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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs
Another bizarre "intent to blow" call, this one from OT of last night's Canes/Leafs game:
At least this one involved a scramble. But the whistle comes a good two seconds after the puck is clearly in the net. And the ref has the whistle in his mouth the whole time. |
Hm. I didn't see that angle on our FSN feed. I saw the normal center ice angle and I thought it was a legit stoppage, especially after Legace got pulled over backwards and the puck disappeared from view. Obviously it hadn't finished moving but with bodies all over the place and Legace being bent over like that, it's not unreasonable that the ref lost sight of the puck momentarily and blew it dead "in his mind" to protect the players only to see it slide in afterwards. But, yes, it's a pretty damned arbitrary thing and I wouldn't blame Leafs fans for being upset about it.