It's understandable that you would leap to protect McCauley. Questioning his impartiality is quite legitimate. Were you aware that he has officiated 10 Leaf playoff games? Were you also aware that the Leafs record in playoff games in which McCauley officiated is 0 and 10? Were you also aware that in the Florida series, a team that had 3 players among the top 20 penalty minute leaders in 2022-23 had 0 (ZERO!!!!!!) Penalty minutes in a game in which McCauley officiated. There is absolutely no accountability in the NHL for officials or the department of safety. The evidence is very strong and clear.
- winsix
Questioning his impartiality is quite ridiculous. Wes McCauley doesn't care one iota which team wins a game. His late father, legendary referee John McCauley, didn't care which team won.
The Leafs are 0-10 in playoff games McCauley has reffed for two reasons: 1) They deserved to lose most of those games, 2) In a few of them, a bounce went against them. That's not to say there haven't been some bad calls that figured in an outcome. That happens to every team. Referees are human, too.
There are many reasons why the Leafs haven't played in a single Stanley Cup Final since 1967. Wes McCauley is not one of them.