It looked to me like Ryan was simply switching his stick from one side of his body to the other. Yes, it hit the DU players's stick but definitely seemed to be without intent. Can a player just let their stick be knocked out of their hand (embellish) to try and draw a penalty?
Yes, a little bit of sour grapes here just curious if (a) I'm the only one who thought that was a bad call, and (b) what the rule book says.
If it was called in the first period in November, it would be a debatable, but not egregious, call. Thought it was ridiculous with two minutes left in a tournament game where you mostly kept the whistle in your pocket the whole game. My two cents. And I know someone will say "A penalty is a penalty regardless of game circumstance etc" but that is not reality.
The better question is about the trips and interferences that went uncalled. There should've been an even up on the second period penalty, and there could've been two or three other power plays for us in that game. DU had their hands all over us anywhere around the net because they were having trouble with our size.
Either call it close or don't, but don't call a weak slash if you're not calling it close, which was clear from the above.
Quote from: Scersk '97The better question is about the trips and interferences that went uncalled. There should've been an even up on the second period penalty, and there could've been two or three other power plays for us in that game. DU had their hands all over us anywhere around the net because they were having trouble with our size.
Either call it close or don't, but don't call a weak slash if you're not calling it close, which was clear from the above.
Yeah, the refs missed Stanley (I believe) getting hauled down at the beginning of the 1st penalty kill. Obviously if that's called DU's PP is over and it's unlikely they score before the end of the 2nd period. That's the one that sticks in my craw.
Was it a slash? 100% even though from my angle at the opposite end of the rink I couldn't really tell but I'll go with those who had a better angle.
Should it have been called? No shot. There were ample opportunities for these refs to do their jobs and actually enforce the rules all game and they didn't.
A penalty is a penalty and should be called no matter what in my opinion but I'd rather there be consistency within the game rather than a random application of the rules.
The referee who called it couldn't see it. He surmised it. The back referee near center ice had the view of it and did not call it. Lame.
Quote from: KenPIt looked to me like Ryan was simply switching his stick from one side of his body to the other. Yes, it hit the DU players's stick but definitely seemed to be without intent. Can a player just let their stick be knocked out of their hand (embellish) to try and draw a penalty?
Yes, a little bit of sour grapes here just curious if (a) I'm the only one who thought that was a bad call, and (b) what the rule book says.
Quote from: Rule 65 - Slashing65.1 Slashing - A player shall not slash an opponent with the stick. Slashing includes all cases in which a slashing gesture is made, regardless of whether contact occurs. Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent's body, the opponent's stick, or on or near the opponent's hands that, in the judgment of the referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing.
PENALTY—Minor, major, game misconduct or disqualification at discretion of the referee.
A player shall not swing the stick at another player in the course of an altercation.
PENALTY—Major and game misconduct or disqualification at the discretion of the referee.
"in the judgment of the referee, is not an attempt to play the puck"
That's where I disagreed 100% with the judgement of the referee.
Quote from: KenP"in the judgment of the referee, is not an attempt to play the puck"
That's where I disagreed 100% with the judgement of the referee.
I don't think it was an attempt to play the puck, but it also wasn't forceful enough to be a slash, especially given how lax the officiating had been.