To me, that is an incorrect way to officiate. There's a difference between giving a player the benefit of the doubt and flat-out refusing to call the penalty. He mentioned something similar about not calling a penalty the first time a player flipped the puck over the glass because he didn't want to. It's not up to him to decide when to enforce a penalty and when not to. If he sees a penalty committed on the ice, it is his responsibility to call it. Whether or not a player has earned a reputation comes into play when he is on the edge of whether it was a penalty or not.
- jmatchett383

Agree completely. Although I am in favor of the so called 3rd period rule book. That's probably contradictory, but I like it when they let minor infractions that don't affect the game much, when it's a tight game in the 3rd period.

What's he going to do with them? Watch sappy movies, eat ice cream and relate?
- mayorofangrytown

i could care less if he paints their toenails or practices taxidermy on them, as long as he remembers to tell the refs that interference still applies in the warmer months.

yeah. they certainly havent been doing a good enough job the last couple postseasons though.

i may have to send a few more hookers over ole uncle gary's this time to really make sure.
- stayinthefnnet

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink

Quick - Evander Kane is returning to the lineup for Jets and is available on waiver wire in your fantasy league.

If you had to choose, would you hang on to Jeff Skinner or drop him for Evander Kane?

Aaaaaaand go.

why would the sharks want coburn if anything they need a play like grossmann i'd ask for mirco mueller in return or braun

i could care less if he paints their toenails or practices taxidermy on them, as long as he remembers to tell the refs that interference still applies in the warmer months.
- stayinthefnnet

Taxidermy? They raise some sick bastards in Western PA. You're all okay with that huh?

Quick - Evander Kane is returning to the lineup for Jets and is available on waiver wire in your fantasy league.

If you had to choose, would you hang on to Jeff Skinner or drop him for Evander Kane?

Aaaaaaand go.
- mcefalu

canes suck so skinner's +/- will be terrible Kane might not put up as many points but the jets have played better as of late

also why the (frank) are we shopping schenn? he just started to score

canes suck so skinner's +/- will be terrible Kane might not put up as many points but the jets have played better as of late
- 2Real

That's what I was thinking too. Kane has no points yet but Skinner is a minus 5 and I don't foresee that turning around any time soon.

those were good times.
- stayinthefnnet

also why the (frank) are we shopping schenn? he just started to score
- 2Real

ever hear of selling high?

Quick - Evander Kane is returning to the lineup for Jets and is available on waiver wire in your fantasy league.

If you had to choose, would you hang on to Jeff Skinner or drop him for Evander Kane?

Aaaaaaand go.
- mcefalu

Drop it, pick it up and lock it

ever hear of selling high?
- aightwebang17

ever hear of letting a young player develop and have time?

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
- BulliesPhan87

You can with a pump.

What's he going to do with them? Watch sappy movies, eat ice cream and relate?
- mayorofangrytown

He thinks they really like him

ever hear of selling high?
- aightwebang17

Jeff (Dan, according to Ek) Petry is not exactly "selling high."

ever hear of letting a young player develop and have time?
- 2Real

I can't hear

Agree completely. Although I am in favor of the so called 3rd period rule book. That's probably contradictory, but I like it when they let minor infractions that don't affect the game much, when it's a tight game in the 3rd period.
- MJL

i think this is probably the one area that you and i really disagree on. and its definitely rooted in opinion, so i really cant tell you that youre wrong. but just to me, i cannot see a pedagogical reason why the time on the clock should have a direct correlation due to how a game is reffed.

a penalty is a penalty is a penalty.

same with other sports, such as baseball. i understand certain refs/umps have their preferences on how lenient/strict they are. and thats one thing. but what generates one result at one moment in time, should generate the same result at a later instance, if the only changing variable is time.

Jeff (Dan, according to Ek) Petry is not exactly "selling high."
- jmatchett383

I used to have some Dan Petry baseball cards.

i think this is probably the one area that you and i really disagree on. and its definitely rooted in opinion, so i really cant tell you that youre wrong. but just to me, i cannot see a pedagogical reason why the time on the clock should have a direct correlation due to how a game is reffed.

a penalty is a penalty is a penalty.

same with other sports, such as baseball. i understand certain refs/umps have their preferences on how lenient/strict they are. and thats one thing. but what generates one result at one moment in time, should generate the same result at a later instance, if the only changing variable is time.
- stayinthefnnet

What is a penalty?

After signing a one-year deal with HC Lev Praha in July 2013, Zherdev celebrated at the Barvikha Luxury Village hotel in Moscow where things turned violent, according to a Russian news report. Zherdev allegedly initiated a bar brawl at the hotel before crashing his Bentley Continental GT, which was later vandalized by locals who were outraged with his behaviour and scratched the words "scum", "bastard", and others into the vehicle's paint with nails. Damage to the vehicle was allegedly valued at $30,000. Barvikha Luxury Village hotel staff also claimed Zherdev spent nights there with various women, prompting his wife, Eugenia, to file for divorce. Zherdev also lost his passport as a result of the incident, meaning that he could not fly to his new team's training camp in Finland.

Jeff (Dan, according to Ek) Petry is not exactly "selling high."
- jmatchett383

Petry for Lecav ?

#wouldyoudoit ?

After signing a one-year deal with HC Lev Praha in July 2013, Zherdev celebrated at the Barvikha Luxury Village hotel in Moscow where things turned violent, according to a Russian news report. Zherdev allegedly initiated a bar brawl at the hotel before crashing his Bentley Continental GT, which was later vandalized by locals who were outraged with his behaviour and scratched the words "scum", "bastard", and others into the vehicle's paint with nails. Damage to the vehicle was allegedly valued at $30,000. Barvikha Luxury Village hotel staff also claimed Zherdev spent nights there with various women, prompting his wife, Eugenia, to file for divorce. Zherdev also lost his passport as a result of the incident, meaning that he could not fly to his new team's training camp in Finland.
- jmatchett383

what a dumpster fire that man is

Taxidermy? They raise some sick bastards in Western PA. You're all okay with that huh?
- mayorofangrytown

excuse me sir. I'm probably more Philly located/bred than 90 percent on here.

And i cannot attest to what mr bettman would in fact do.

All I care about is systematically eliminating the condoning of how the rangers play in the spring as "playoff hawkey"

i think this is probably the one area that you and i really disagree on. and its definitely rooted in opinion, so i really cant tell you that youre wrong. but just to me, i cannot see a pedagogical reason why the time on the clock should have a direct correlation due to how a game is reffed.

a penalty is a penalty is a penalty.

same with other sports, such as baseball. i understand certain refs/umps have their preferences on how lenient/strict they are. and thats one thing. but what generates one result at one moment in time, should generate the same result at a later instance, if the only changing variable is time.
- stayinthefnnet

Time is irrelevant in baseball. You could theoretically have a 5-hour half-inning in baseball.
In football, the refs just spin the wheel of every play and throw a flag when the wheel commands it.
Basketball, I can't even understand what a foul is any more.

In hockey, the reason a penalty isn't called late in a game the same way as it is earlier is because oh how important each goal is in a game, and because, if a game has gone 50+ minutes evenly, you'd hate for one team to lose based on a potentially minor infraction.

That said, I agree with you 100%.