Game 60. Devs versus Leavs. Criticality.

[lc9]

Truculence baby.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

So much for signing Parise this summer.

I actually had that thought also.

 

[Bender]

Our goaltending is terrible... I don't care what anyone says.  He HAS to have that.


Yay got 1 back

I honestly think we can get Halak for a good price. I can't believe he's not an option right now.

 

[Zee]

Instigator penalty?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Instigator penalty?

This is why I hate the instigator penalty. It's never called properly. How is that not a textbook instigator?

 

[Tigger]

Missed the second Devils goal for the most part, did Franson get a stick on it?

Oh, and Clarkson should get an instigator there too.

 

[L K]

Yeah, I'm not sure how something like that isn't an instigator.  He literally came off the bench for Parise to fight Phaneuf.

Errr, so he did get a penalty.  Good.

 

[Derk]

So Yahoo has the Leafs on the PP.

 

[Mikhail Bloodnovsky]

The drop pass on PP, dear god, they gotta stop that on every freaking rush.

 

[TML fan]

Well that was stupid.

 

[Tigger]

I saw Kessel check Parise but couldn't see a trip on the replay with the boards in the way, seemed weird.

 

[Derk]

Don't look now, but Nash and Carter both have goals tonight!

(not that it means anything. I don't see how that could possibly change their trade value)

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah, I'm not sure how something like that isn't an instigator.  He literally came off the bench for Parise to fight Phaneuf.

Errr, so he did get a penalty.  Good.

They called it a roughing call officially. Not sure if it was something that happened prior to the fight. Still, clear as day instigator penalty (obvious retribution for a previous incident in the game or season) and it wasn't properly called. Happens all the time when there's a big hit and a fight afterward.

 

[Courtnall]

The refs this game have been bad so far.

 

[Zee]

Well at least the Leafs seem irate tonight.

 

[Tigger]

I've seen the Devils make contact with Jonas twice now...

 

[leafplasma]

I don't consider Phaneuf much of a fighter but I would have to say he won that bout with Clarkson.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Nice to see MacLean and Kyper not knowing what an instigator penalty is. Throwing the first punch/fighting back is only part of the instigator. Then again if the refs don't understand it why should they.

 

[Zee]

Man McLean is an idiot.

"Dion threw the first punch!"

Clarkson comes off the bench for the sole reason of challenging him to a fight, but since he didn't throw the first punch then it's not an instigator.

The NHL is such a joke at times.

 

[Tigger]

I don't consider Phaneuf much of a fighter but I would have to say he won that bout with Clarkson.

I was a little worried for him at the end, looked like he hit his face on the ice but yeah, he won that one.