Comments on The Dark Ranger: Brodeur Not Amused By Avery's Chicken Dance

Can the NHL hire some referees please? Sean Avery...

2008-04-17T09:40:46.815-04:00

Can the NHL hire some referees please? Sean Avery's "antics" do not blemish the NHL's integrity. Everyone knows that Sean Avery is over the top and everyone takes what he does with a grain of salt. Somewhat similarly to Dennis Rodman in the NBA.

The atrocious officiating, on the other hand, absolutely erodes the integrity of the game. The Devils' 3rd goal in game 4 should have never occured. The play should have been blown dead when Parise clearly and intentionally interfered with Lundqvist by knocking Lundqvist's stick out of his hands. Instead, the Devils are allowed to tie a pivotal game relatively late in regulation. This non-call could have easily changed the out come of the game AND the series. That's just unacceptable.

Can the NHL make a rule that the Toronto Maple Lea...

2008-04-16T20:07:06.200-04:00

Can the NHL make a rule that the Toronto Maple Leafs get a free pass to the playoffs?

Nuff Said

BlueNationLeafs

1) As we wrote here previusly, we're not Avery fan...

2008-04-15T10:23:22.733-04:00

1) As we wrote here previusly, we're not Avery fans BUT hate it when the league knee-jerks rule changes.
2) There is a way to alter rules if need be. There is a competition committee(Marty is on that right?), then the GM’s/owners approve their suggestions, etc.
3) If what Avery did was a penalty then BOTH refs decided it wasn’t at the time it was done. Seems this was done only because of the negative reaction among non-Ranger fans and the media.
4) Its also the second time that we can recall that Brodeur influenced an intra-season rules change. The first when the visor rule(Ovechkin) was amended because Marty didn’t like the fact that he couldn’t see the eyes of shooters.