Yes. It was the right call. It may be a stupid rule. The rule's phrasing may change the spirit of the thing. It can be argued in common-sense terms, or in terms of 'what is right' that it should have counted. It can't be argued that the wrong call was made, according to the rule as written. Let's move on.
I guess Stamkos's brain damaged head isn't as good at hockey as Kariya's brain damaged head. Luckily Steven is young and will have more opportunity to damage his noodle and play immediately after. Are we actually surprised that a bunch of kids ignore advice and don't think in terms of safety and the long term effects that concussions can have? If they listened to odds they would be bankers and lawyers and home town rec league hockey heroes. (I know. I know. It's the teams job to step in. That's definitely not going to happen).
P.J. Stock has all the intelligence and class of Don Cherry's HNIC persona, without the underlying actual intelligence, charisma or knowledge of the game.
I knew San Jose couldn't score at will on LA twice in the same series.....oops. It's hard to imagine the Kings can come back from this. Of course, I think that every time a team wins the first two games. They routinely come back from two down to win the series. And the score of a game isn't that indicative of the future. The difference between a 3-2 game and a 7-2 game isn't as great as you'd think. But it sure feels different. Usually, it's luck, bad bounces and a confluence of events. Sometimes it's a sign of dominance. Often, it's the sign of physics conspiring to bounce the puck the wrong way a few extra times.
Boston--that's better. And, go Iggy!
Philly and Rangers. Hard to care. Neither team gets past the second round.
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