I'm still looking for that hooking call in the last two minutes of the game - has anyone seen it?

Question

how do you swallow your whistles for most of the game and then call something like that? And THEN you don't call that obvious trip on the Penguins with 10 seconds left that gave the Pens that one final scoring chance.

Answer 1

I could not agree more. I nearly broke my TV when that trip was not called. I do have to say though that the officiating was the worst I have ever seen in the sport. Not just against the Champs(Detroit Red Wings) but all throughout the playoffs with every team. No matter though, the Cup is HOME in HOCKEYTOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

what about when that pens player (I think it was malone) chopped lilja's stick during the 6 on 4 with a minute left, and lilja's stick went flying. Lilja couldn't tie up hossa's stick after that and it led to a goal.

Answer 3

Keep looking. You've got three months to find it.

Answer 4

I'm also looking for the penalty on Dallas Drake and Pavel Datsyuk, not to mention the pansy slash call on Lilja.  Then also the no call on the Pens player who swatted Lilja's stick away before their goal at the end.  The refs gave the Pens every chance to win, but Detroit was too good.

It seemed that whenever a penalty should have been called it wasn't (both ways) and the penalties that were called were crappy.

Answer 5

I was actually expecting it... it always seems to happen in that situation. If they call that a hooking penalty then they would be calling it every trip down the ice..... I was almost having a heart attack at the end while I was watching ..... GO WINGS!!!!! I am very happy though.

Answer 6

they wanted the Pens to froce game 7. that was horrible officiating. but, its over now. time to celebrate.

Answer 7

I saw it last night.  

They let worse by last night.  They missed interference, tripping, and more.  The officiating was all the way around p**s poor.  Even the announcers, whom I felt leaned toward Pittsburgh, said they have to fix this.  

The calls were bad both ways.

Answer 8

It is the freaking PLAYOFFS YOU idiots!!!  If you have watched more than one Stanley Cup finals series in your life, you would know that refs put the blinders on and LET PLAYERS play the freaking game!!!  

It was freaking hooking.  I saw a stick touch the gloves!  Yes much was not called, but how can you complain, when Detroit won in the end...and I know...why...because it says so on the freaking scorecard...and that is ALL THAT MATTERS!!!

Answer 9

There were other call in other games that benefited the Pens. It all equals out.

Answer 10

Horrible officiating last night, I agree.