they were make up calls - the refs felt bad for the in the
crease call and were trying to help maine - normally those calls wouldn't be
made at the end of a game
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Libbey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: Officiating in the Finals


> I don't think that last 2:00 minutes of play can be
> considered a ref trying to give the game to Maine.  He
> was calling calls that needed to be made.  Just like
> the call that disallowed the goal for Maine.  If they
> want to nitpick there they have to nitpick elsewhere.
> The Denver player closed his hand on the puck and
> committed just as legit a violation as Hamilton for
> Maine.  And the hooking call was also just as legit.
> The blade of the stick grabbed Jackson (I believe it
> was him) and twisted him right around yanking him away
> from the puck that he was going for.  Both calls were
> just as nessessary as the call that took away the
> Maine goal.  If folks want to say rules are rules then
> it needs to go all the way around.  Or don't call
> those two penalties and give Maine their goal.  That's
> going to sound obsurd, but I don't really think so.
>
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