can we please get rid off Mike Brown
- ItsMeBoo

He's never in the lineup long enough to worry about.

it's a dangerous play. it's taking advantage of a player in a vulnerable position.

if you're the Leafs and you're gonna run around all period the way they did, looking to decapitate guys, you're putting a bull's eye on your back and you get nailed with these calls. it's very simple.
- DoubleDown

That's not how penalties are called...no way that's a 5 minute penalty, sorry to say.

This has everything to do with what happened last game. The refs think they have to lay down the law early. They might cost the Leafs this game in doing so. NHL refs try to do way too much to influence the game.
- Jeffmt

Leafs take too much ref abuse..

damm missed the brown hit


5, 10 & da game ......

it's a dangerous play. it's taking advantage of a player in a vulnerable position.

if you're the Leafs and you're gonna run around all period the way they did, looking to decapitate guys, you're putting a bull's eye on your back and you get nailed with these calls. it's very simple.
- DoubleDown

If thats the case, every hit on the Habs players is a call...

you can't hit someone in a position where they are prone to falling into the boards, regardless of whether it's in the numbers or in the hip. it's a textbook boarding penalty.
- joel878

you sound like Kerry Fraser - "Textbook boarding penality".. and just like him your selecting your moment to creatively interpret the "clear cut rules".

Absolutely nobody on TSN's panel seemed to think so.
- Leeman4Gilmour

Some said minor penatly.

When you said "ragdoll" all I could see in my mind was poor little helpless Brian McCabe being ragdolled by Chara using one hand. lol.

Carry on.
- sens_in_5

Funny, because when I think of Chara on the Sens, all I can picture him doing is shaking McCabe's hand at the end of the series.

interesting perspective, i'd have to agree.

refs have to be consistent. they can't be making potential game changing calls basaed on the need to lay the law down.

the reffing has been horrible this season. they need more accountability.
- joel878

reffing has been brutal fair enough but if this turns out to be a game-changing call, you can't blame the refs for costing you the game. Brown could easily have just....not hit Gorges. and the Leafs PK can do their job and make the call a moot point.

can we please get rid off Mike Brown
- ItsMeBoo

Thats another debate but, with everyone else now and Orr....hmmmmm?

My sisters were all catholic... I was the protective brother.. nothing easy here... but Catholic girls still rock... I married one too...
- DoctorNHL

I take it patience and a long fuse are traits of yours?

damm missed the brown hit


5, 10 & da game ......
- dmnted

Terrible hit. I'd say probably 5-10 games. I'm sure the Habs will send video evidence to the league.

it's a dangerous play. it's taking advantage of a player in a vulnerable position.

if you're the Leafs and you're gonna run around all period the way they did, looking to decapitate guys, you're putting a bull's eye on your back and you get nailed with these calls. it's very simple.
- DoubleDown

waaaah.

it's a boarding penalty. textbook in the rulebook, consistently called under the same circumstances. bumping a player when he's in a prone position to fall into the boards.

you're a joke if you think it's a major. everything else that just dribbled out of your mouth is perspective at best.

Funny how the TSN panel agreed it shouldn't be a 5 minute major. Ah well, move on...hopefully they can limit this PP to 1 goal at the very most.

Boy what a dirty hit that was.

5 and a caning.

If thats the case, every hit on the Habs players is a call...
- lumlums

i assume you're mocking the Habs, but this makes absolutely no sense.

It was as clean as your *mom/sister/other close female relative...

*Delete as appropriate


How are you doing anyways, its been a while since I saw those tears on my screen?
- lumlums

Im fine and dandy. Busy with my job as a pineapple peeler.

5 mins major. Garbage.

Funny, because when I think of Chara on the Sens, all I can picture him doing is shaking McCabe's hand at the end of the series.
- Leeman4Gilmour

reffing has been brutal fair enough but if this turns out to be a game-changing call, you can't blame the refs for costing you the game. Brown could easily have just....not hit Gorges. and the Leafs PK can do their job and make the call a moot point.
- DoubleDown

Can you believe they are calling Brown "grease ball" over in the Engels' thread? Now they are bunching him in with your kind.

Funny, because when I think of Chara on the Sens, all I can picture him doing is shaking McCabe's hand at the end of the series.
- Leeman4Gilmour

Nice

Brown ducked down to hit him shoulder to shoulder, and the hit was from the side, don't know what he could have done to make it any cleaner.

Horrible call.

Terrible hit. I'd say probably 5-10 games. I'm sure the Habs will send video evidence to the league.
- weirdoh

waaaah.

it's a boarding penalty. textbook in the rulebook, consistently called under the same circumstances. bumping a player when he's in a prone position to fall into the boards.

you're a joke if you think it's a major. everything else that just dribbled out of your mouth is perspective at best.
- joel878

i'm the joke? dude do you read your posts? you are among the dumbest posters on this site.

Funny how the TSN panel agreed it shouldn't be a 5 minute major. Ah well, move on...hopefully they can limit this PP to 1 goal at the very most.
- blahman20

I'm sort of hoping they limit it to no goals. But that's just me.