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Post by pureel on Apr 13, 2014 10:53:54 GMT -6
First of all a huge thank you to Access for carrying the games in this series. It was great to watch it with friends who are cheering for both sides. We were unable to get tickets for the game in Melville. I read in the other thread someone was wondering if Stackhouse made the comment why Melville wasn't hitting Thompson if they knew he was rumored to have rib problems. That is true he did mention it twice during the game. As for Fiesel losing it at the end of the game, I did not see that on the broadcast. If it was for the penalty I don't know what to say about that, on TV when they showed it in slow motion it looked bad, but at game speed, I think it was a penalty maybe in the early part of the game. It was a a gutsy call knowing that if Yorkton scores Melville will be in tough for the rest of the series. But Melville did have I think 4 powerplays in the early going and did nothing with them. And I believe that poor special teams are a direct reflection of the coaching of a team. Can't wait for Monday's game
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Post by brewersdroop on Apr 13, 2014 11:59:56 GMT -6
Here's a newsflash for you pureel. The Terriers had the next four powerplays and failed to score, so I don't think I'd be too hasty to diss either team's special teams approach. It was a good game ruined by inept, or at the very least, inconsistent officiating. There were several instances in the first overtime when the Terriers could have been called for a similar infraction and yet, they were not. If you put the whistle away, put it away for BOTH teams. And to say the call was 'gutsy' is absolutely ridiculous. It was a disgusting way to end a very good hockey game with two very good teams competing hard and laying it on the line. It was what makes this the best sport in the world, until the final moments when referee Alan Smith decided the players had gotten enough of the spotlight. Bring on game three.
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Post by flyers73 on Apr 13, 2014 14:15:14 GMT -6
Have to agree that the officiating was inconsistent in game 2. Game one it was much better. Not sure that I agree that the terriers got away with more than the Mils but I am a Terriers fan and we don't always see our teams objectively. I think the call at the end was a legitimate penalty, but at the same time why was that called when other infractions committed by BOTH teams in the first OT were simply let go. Ironically, the penalty had just ended as the Terriers scored, but he wasn't back in the play yet.
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Post by swkot on Apr 13, 2014 15:08:49 GMT -6
I don't think Koopman actually even stepped on the ice. The official time probably shows it not being a PP goal, but given the circumstances I can't imagine they were in a hurry to stop the clock. I thought there was about 3 seconds left when McMullen let the shot go.
It's not often I can say this, but up until this point in the playoffs I think the officiating has been really good. Even last night, they weren't terrible but their penalty selection and consistency after the fact was a bit of a head scratcher. It was almost as if they were kind of picking and choosing something to call at random times early in the game for the sake of keeping it even. Their choice to not call the cfb/boarding on Walz (which was about the worst of the 3 that occurred in about a 2 minute span) because they had already put the Terriers down 2 men was interesting. But in the end I'm not about to get too bent out of shape about what wasn't called against the Terriers when the Mils are content with spending 2 minutes fumbling the puck back and forth between the defenseman and the winger in the corner and giving up more short quality short handed chances for the Terriers than they have created for themselves on the powerplay.
Short of getting totally one sided officiating the Mils are in tough. They are totally outclassed in all areas except goaltending. I'd have liked to see a series like this with Moose, Reeve and Predinchuk out there to bring the Mils some offense, but it just wasn't meant to be. If we were still in the days of our RBC rep being able to pick up a goalie I think Plett would absolutely put the Terriers over the top as RBC contenders. Not that Thompson hasn't been solid this series, but if the Terriers meet their match offensively I am not sure he'd fare so well facing upwards of 20 quality scoring chances a game the way Plett does.
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Post by milsfan on Apr 13, 2014 20:06:08 GMT -6
I didn't see the penalty. I thought the game was called well. Mils fans can moan about the call, but if you really think about it...they had more than enough time on the man advantage or even strength to score more than one goal. That being said, the intensity from both teams has made this an exciting Final. Same with the support from the fans from both teams.
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Post by brewersdroop on Apr 13, 2014 21:48:18 GMT -6
You didn't see the penalty and yet the game was called well? Have you considered running for office? I don't think there's any issue as far as the Millionaires' powerplay, or lack thereof, is concerned -- it's been horrible. Having said that, the Terriers have scored once as a result of a powerplay, although statistically the penalty had been served. So, if I'm reading this right, Yorkton's powerplay has also been shut down by terrific penalty-killing and a fantastic goaltending effort from Isaiah Plett. Remember, neither team has scored more than one goal in a game in regulation in this series so far and both games could have gone either way. My point is: let the player's decide which team wins the game. Don't let a bunch of stuff go and then suddenly decide to be a factor in double-overtime. It's an insult to the teams, to the fans and to the sport. Either let them play or call everything, not a little of each as it suits you. And for people to say, and they will,"if we didn't have Plett...", well, we have him and he's a goalie, and stopping shots is kind of what they do.
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