On Fri, 31 Mar 1995, Ronald Correia wrote:
> Ryan,
> Actually, a number of us commented on how much we liked the lack of
> penalties in the OT's. I've always believed just the opposite of what you
> stated. An infraction in the later stages of a game should ONLY be called if
> it directly effects the outcome of the game. I thought there were a couple
> of instances in the OT's where something could have been called, but since
> the game was not getting out of hand I'm not disappointed that nothing was
> called.
>
> -- Ron
>
Not that my opinion is worth anymore than the next fan's .... but a
penalty is a penalty is penalty. It shouldn't matter what stage the game
is in. The rulebook should not be put away simply because it's an
important contest.
Having said that, the best thing the refs did by not calling any
penalties is that they didn't call any either way.
It's going to be a great game today.
Congrats to Holzinger!