The interference and tackling the rangers get away with is mind boggling.
- Flyersgod

they're also champions of moving picks - never get called.

- PhillySportsGuy

Stupid penalty by Pouliot. Great embellishment by Giroux. Don't be blind to Claude's acting skill. He's played against Crysby enough to have honed his craft. Both sides are doing it. equally. I wish both teams would just play and stop that crap
- DONMURDOCH14

yeah, you're right.....I was just walking down the street and a guy came running up from behind me and grabbed me by the head as he ran by......I just kept right on walking......(frank) him

they're also champions of moving picks - never get called.
- hammarby31

what happened to jmatchett?

yeah, you're right.....I was just walking down the street and a guy came running up from behind me and grabbed me by the head as he ran by......I just kept right on walking......(frank) him
- hogweed

If both teams are complaining about the officiating, does that mean its been good?

Stupid penalty by Pouliot. Great embellishment by Giroux. Don't be blind to Claude's acting skill. He's played against Crysby enough to have honed his craft. Both sides are doing it. equally. I wish both teams would just play and stop that crap
- DONMURDOCH14

Please do not say both sides are doing it equally. You have to see as a hockey fan how the Rangers, especially Dorsett, have been over doing it.

what happened to jmatchett?
- hogweed

I got a PM from him the other day, but thats it. I asked where he's been and got nothing back.

We need his 'casm

Uh oh, just got in the car and Ant' is all flyered up. Going to be an interesting listen

Its a necessary evil. The Rangers have really been going after Giroux. He wasn't flopping early in the series then began to do it in order to get the calls.

If I were Giroux, I would keep doing it. The refs reinforce the flopping by not calling legit penalties unless the player flops.
- PhillySportsGuy

100 percent. if the refs do their jobs, and call the original actual infractions, and stop only rewarding oscar performances. there would be less of them.

Uh oh, just got in the car and Ant' is all flyered up. Going to be an interesting listen
- funmaster18

Yo Cuz, we need to get a Primos hoagie fors the games tonights

100 percent. if the refs do their jobs, and call the original actual infractions, and stop only rewarding oscar performances. there would be less of them.
- stayinthefnnet

Its a major issue that they don't call a penalty where the players work their arse off to get though it. Quite comical really.

It should be an automatic 1 game suspension if a guy fakes being hit with a high stick when the camera clearly shows it didn't touch him.
- FlyersSteve118

ive defended giroux a ton with this stuff, but i seem to remember a certain skate by the pens bench in which he was somehow seemingly decapitated by air. so i dont know about jumping to a suspension conclusion.

but maybe just calling the game fairly to begin with? interference is still on the frickin books. call it.

100 percent. if the refs do their jobs, and call the original actual infractions, and stop only rewarding oscar performances. there would be less of them.
- stayinthefnnet

Its been like that for a while now. Even when they call a flop it's ruled 'embellishment' and both guys go to the box.

There is no downside to flopping.

If both teams are complaining about the officiating, does that mean its been good?
- PhillySportsGuy

Are both teams actually complaining? Or is it just their respective fan bases?

Its a major issue that they don't call a penalty where the players work their arse off to get though it. Quite comical really.
- JFlyers00

EXACTLY. like okay, you were hooked by 2 people simultaneously, but youre a stud so you got through it to get a shot off. well, hey you got a shot off, so it couldnt have been that bad. if youd have gone down i would have rewarded you, but you didnt so....

then people wonder why when there is a stick in the skates and players are quick to go down. its all systemic from how shoddy officiating is.

ive defended giroux a ton with this stuff, but i seem to remember a certain skate by the pens bench in which he was somehow seemingly decapitated by air. so i dont know about jumping to a suspension conclusion.

but maybe just calling the game fairly to begin with? interference is still on the frickin books. call it.
- stayinthefnnet

Its impossible for the refs to know. Thats why the players take advantage of the situation.

If a player goes down to the ice and grabs his face after a non-high stick, that should warrant a suspension. Not in the playoffs though.

Uh oh, just got in the car and Ant' is all flyered up. Going to be an interesting listen
- funmaster18

are your ears bleeding out of your eyes yet?

yeah, you're right.....I was just walking down the street and a guy came running up from behind me and grabbed me by the head as he ran by......I just kept right on walking......(frank) him
- hogweed

So Giroux didn't embellish? Come on,man....you're smarter than that. Aren't you?

Are both teams actually complaining? Or is it just their respective fan bases?
- JFlyers00

Its the fans. THats what I meant though

Its been like that for a while now. Even when they call a flop it's ruled 'embellishment' and both guys go to the box.

There is no downside to flopping.
- PhillySportsGuy

yup. i dont really fault giroux for doing it in the slightest. its kind of sad to have that mentality, because yeah i get the whole integrity argument or what not. but you know what, (frank) the refs. they should show some integrity.

im not saying it needs to be like the nba and if you breathe near a star its called. but what goes on now is ridiculous. this need to foster this whole "playoff hockey" mentality just leads to a gum up show.

So Giroux didn't embellish? Come on,man....you're smarter than that. Aren't you?
- DONMURDOCH14

sure he did. i'm at the point where i don't care because he's been targeted and mugged all series with very little consequence for the rangers. if that's what it takes, and they score on the powerplay, and win the game and the series, terrific.

Its impossible for the refs to know. Thats why the players take advantage of the situation.

If a player goes down to the ice and grabs his face after a non-high stick, that should warrant a suspension. Not in the playoffs though.
- PhillySportsGuy

so youd have suspended giroux for that incident? forgive me if you dont remember which one im talking about.

So Giroux didn't embellish? Come on,man....you're smarter than that. Aren't you?
- DONMURDOCH14

He did, but for you to call him out and Crosby saying 'he learned it from him' is ridiculous. The Rangers have been flopping like fish this whole series. I would argue Claude learned it from them. He saw the Rangers getting calls for flopping and thought he'd do the same.

ive defended giroux a ton with this stuff, but i seem to remember a certain skate by the pens bench in which he was somehow seemingly decapitated by air. so i dont know about jumping to a suspension conclusion.

but maybe just calling the game fairly to begin with? interference is still on the frickin books. call it.
- stayinthefnnet

I don't care if it's called tight or loose as long as the refs are calling what they see and not being all reactiony towards the players' antics

so youd have suspended giroux for that incident? forgive me if you dont remember which one im talking about.
- stayinthefnnet

I don't know which incident, so I can't speak to it.

I think players should be told they will be suspended for diving. Then break down what constitutes a dive.

If a player does it, he will be open to a potential suspension.