Arrrrrrrrgh. We were fortunate enough to have tickets and were half a minute from seeing them win the Stanley Cup... Fleury was terrific, he is the reason the Penguins were able to win that game. He faced over fifty shots and stopped just enough to allow them to win. I thought the officiating was terrible. It began with a tripping call in which the Penguins player was already falling down before he came in contact with the Wings player's stick. They also were giving way too much leway, there were numerous instances where a penalty should have been called but wasn't. And the Red Wings aren't the only one with a goalie who dives.
If Fleury makes the save, gets bowled over by the Red Wing, and then someone else taps in the loose puck with Fleury knocked out of the way, then you've got yourself a HUGE problem. During the regular season, when this happens, it was regular practice to disallow the goal and not call a penalty. There were some goaltender interference calls during the reg season, but players have typically been allowed to bump into the goalie if it was part of their drive to the net and wasn't intentional. I would argue those fall under that, but I see your point. Just hoping for another entertaining game 6.
I am just happy to finally see Malkin on the score sheet. He assisted on the OT goal. YYM, i will give you that trip was a bad call, the problem is the refs need to call everything or nothing. They seem to change period to period as to how they are calling the game.. That was the right call in OT. My favorite part of the game was watching that guy put the cup back in its crate. I just hope Fluery can keep it going. Dont stop believing.
During the regular season, when this happens, it was regular practice to disallow the goal and not call a penalty. There were some goaltender interference calls during the reg season, but players have typically been allowed to bump into the goalie if it was part of their drive to the net and wasn't intentional. Exactly. They must have thought Zetterberg was Holmstrom or something. The officiating in that game was awful. Super inconsistent. And I say this as someone who's not really pulling for either team. As mentioned though, at least it was an obvious call for the game-winning power play.
And the Red Wings aren't the only one with a goalie who dives. I didn't see Fleury fishing for a call. Especially in OT, when you'd be crazy to think you're going to get any calls.
There was an interference call where Fleury was barely touched with a stick and went sprawling. It is essentially the same situation as some of the times that Osgood has gone sprawling due to the same sort of thing.
so coach, are you a Detroi fan? Do you like the Detroi team? I think the PittsburgH Penguins played a helluva game, but Detroi will probably still win the Stanely cup. Just not in Detroi.
