Agree or disagree: teams that are doing well are penalized more and have more penalties against them ignored?

Question

...than teams that are doing poorly. Examples: The second call on Spacek tonight, the comment Rick Jeanneret made about the refs "putting away the whistles" in the third period. I'm not saying the Sabres specifically are targeted, but good teams in general seem to have this problem. What do you think?

Answer 1

I feel there are many variables. I have seen Crosby and Ovechkin commit many offences that should have been penalties but were not called. Ovechkin hit a guy from behind into the door opening that should have been a suspension but was not even called a penalty. The same was true with Gretzky back in the day. The NHL knows it is better to keep the elite players happy and playing. Anyone remember Rocket Richard's suspension and the ensuing riot? After saying that it makes me wonder why Sundin is called for penalties all the time as I feel he is an elite player, perhaps because he is soo big. Another variable is the size of the player in question. Anyone over 6' 3" is called more often than a smaller player. For example if Daniel Alfedsson goes into the corner with Hal Gill fighting for the puck and both players go down the ref will figure the bigger guy caused the problem and Gill will more often than not be the only one penalized. Lastly it is up to the discretion of the ref. What has always bothered me is how the ref at centre ice makes the penalty call and not the ref in the corner 5 feet away from the puck. The league should do something to stop this. Don't even get me started on Kerry Fraser and his one sided calls against one team and not the other, often times my Leafs. That guy should have his head shaved at centre ice(if they can find a strong enough razor to get through 10 pounds of gel). I am not a fan of either Chicago or Detroit but I am a huge fan of hockey and since I am going to Detoit this weekend I will go to the game. It will give me a rare opportunity to watch an NHL game live and have a neutral opinion. I will be able to judge the refs on how the penalties are called and not be hung up as most of us are in thinking the refs are calling too many penalties against my favourite team.

Answer 2

Not always. the first time I heard the Whistles comment, it was a couple months ago in a Carolina tampa Bay game. Tampa Had just done 2 huge penalties, and everybody saw them, and there were moans from the crowd when tampa did that, as it was at the end of the 3rd period and tied. They didn't get a penalty either time, and that's when they made the comment. It didn't matter, the Canes won in overtime. Tampa hasn't been the best team this year, so it's not just the good teams.

In my observation though, the away team often draws more penalties then the home team, especially with a full house.

Answer 3

Disagree.

I don't deny the officiating is inconsistent but I think it has more to do with how much respect the player commands and the game situation. If Shaun Avery even opens his mouth, he'll get called for something. If somebody cleanly checks Sidney Crosby or Jaromir Jagr in Pittsburgh or New York respectively, it's a penalty if the Refs can think one up. Except the last 10 minutes of a tie game or overtime. Then do anything you want to anyone, they aren't going to call it.

Answer 4

No i do no longer accept as true with Harold. there are various reason Felix ought to win. between the main use reason is with the aid of the fact he extremely gets any runs and in case you recognize that your group extremely scores any runs that places greater stress on the pitcher to no longer supply up any runs via little run help he gets. 2 are his stats. His numbers are very such as Roy Halladay. W-L Felix13-12 Roy 21-10 era Roy 2.40 4 Felix 2.27( bear in mind that felix is pitching interior the AL the place there's a DH and he nonetheless had a decrease era then Halladay who's pitching against pitchers.) IP Roy 250 Felix 249.2 and thats via fact he skipped his final start up of the season so he could have serpass halladay. CG Roy 9 and Felix 6. Harold additionally suggested that your right here to win a game. How do you win a baseball game by applying giving up as little runs as achievable at the same time as you desire your group does the offense. the only thank you to win is to purpose and end as little runs as achievable and Felix did that yet his group did no longer do there portion of the bargin and thats score some runs there ensuing in greater loses then wins. one greater factor he gained all of his starts off against the Yankees and purple SOx

Answer 5

disagree

the Boston bruins are the most penalties team in the NHL
for the last 2 seasons and NJ was the least penalties
I'm a bruins fan and I'll tell you the bruins suck the last two
years
I'm like one of them old red sox fan
maybe this years maybe in my life time

Answer 6

DISAGREE