Exactly my point on this topic, and I know they get pp practice, be foolish to not practice it, we just need some players that can put the puck in the damn net!
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> From: "Chesley, Clair" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/04/13 Tue AM 11:54:06 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hard to complain
>
> He was probably waiting for the player to drop the puck down to his stick
> which is what happens 99 times out of a 100.  Once he threw it, and since it
> was such an obvious "throw" there was only one call and it had to be made.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff and Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hard to complain
>
> How about maybe the ref watched the play to see what the player would do.
> He gave him the opportunity to bat it out, and he held it a second too long,
> with his hand closing on it.  The player  was probably trying to get an
> outside the zone faceoff to stop the pressure.  A simple, smart play that
> turned out differently than he planned, and it went against himself.  We're
> forgetting that in the heat of play, under tons of pressure, the mind and
> hands have a "tape delay".  The only thing we have to gripe about is our own
> lack of offense and power play.  We all admit we didn't think we'd get here.
> This was a true blue heart breaker, even more than Metcalf's unsuccessful
> attempt a couple of years ago.  Tim was right on by saying that this is a
> better team than last year, without the talent of last year.  Thanks for a
> great season.  Congrats to Prestin for his signing.  May he not visit the
> bin as much in the AHL so he can show what his real talents are.
> >
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: 2004/04/12 Mon AM 10:38:54 EDT
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Hard to complain
> >
> > In a message dated 4/12/2004 10:01:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > > Re: Deron's mention of penalties that had to be called.
> > >
> > > the ref actually gave Maine a gift, and a huge one with the delay of
> game
> > > call.
> > >
> >
> > I agree with Deron--it was a penalty that should have been called.  The
> > player didn't bat the puck forward, which would have been legal, he closed
> his hand
> > on the puck and threw it forward, which is a penalty.  In addition
> committing
> > a technical violation of the rules, the player's action gave his team an
> > advantage because he threw the puck out of the zone.  That transformed a
> "let the
> > players play hockey" non-call into a penalty that had to be called.
> >
> >
>