Fans come forward with evidence on a NHL referee favoriting opposition and it goes viral
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The NHL has had so many issues with officiating over the past few years, especially with the Tim Pool controversy.
People have had it with referees, and have decided that they're not trustworthy in many ways. Honestly, who can blame them?
Another Zebra missed a vital call during the Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche game on Friday. The Avalanche would finally secure the first win of the season, in a game that went to OT.
Alexandar Georgiev would put up another suspect performance for the team, posting a whopping .811 save percentage, and a 4.99 GAA! How is Chris McFarland, and Jared Bednar justifying this?
The Ducks would go on to lose 4-3 in OT, despite help coming from the NHL's referees, who failed to call a glaringly obvious penalty.
Here's the play that the referee missed:
Fans would share their frustration with the lack of a call on X:
Ryan Strome would later score on the Avalanche which led the Ducks to take control of the game.
This would of course, lead the Colorado Avalanche, and Nathan MacKinnon to do their best to take the lead in the game. MacKinnon would rally the team to do the unthinkable, in a dire situation.
«It trickled in somehow,» MacKinnon said while sporting an oversized Avs hat that will be the team's player of the game award this season. «Wasn't a great shot, but we were due for an ugly one to finally go in.
«It's just (49) to 20 shots. That's the way it's going, obviously. I think we've honestly played four of five solid games.»
«It's just (49) to 20 shots. That's the way it's going, obviously. I think we've honestly played four of five solid games.»
The Avalanche will look to put two wins together, as they take on the rebuilding San Jose Sharks, who have some legitimate weapons in Tyler Toffoli, Fabian Zetterlund, and Mikael Granlund to lead the way.
Can the Avalanche look like the team from 2022? Not this iteration in my opinion, but it should be a competitive matchup regardless.
Previously on HawksInsider
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OCTOBRE 19 | 59 ANSWERS Fans come forward with evidence on a NHL referee favoriting opposition and it goes viral Do you think that the NHL offiicating is the worst it has been in recent years? | ||
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