Ann 2Game 33 Review: Hurricanes Steal OT Win Against Canadiens (Highlights Video Included)
December 28th 2008 22:50
Every time the Montreal Canadiens play against the Carolina Hurricanes, you know something will tip the game in either team's favor. The close scorelines don't make matters any better as they only fuel the fans anger at the injustice of it all. After his team received eleven consecutive penalties three games ago in Carolina, all that guy Carbonneau hoped was that the same thing wouldn't happen in Montreal against the same team. It didn't, but the Habs still faced some adversity throughout this game.
Like their previous game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Canadiens fell behind three times in the game, the final goal being an overtime winner. Sergei Samsonov once again came back to haunt his former team by scoring the first goal halfway through the first period. The Habs came back early in the second via D'Agostini assisted by Tanguay and Roman Hamrlik. With six minutes left to go to the second period, Montreal picked up two penalties in the same minute with both Maxim Lapierre and Tomas Plekanec going off for slashing. Rewarded with a 5-on-3, the Hurricanes did the exact same play they had done a few days before to put the score at 2-1. However, this time, the Habs too would score on the powerplay to equalize the mark halfway through the third period when Robert Lang's shot beat Cam Ward. It took less than two minutes for the Canes to score in overtime as Tuomo Ruutu pushed the loose puck behind Carey Price who thought he had made the save.
When I summarize the game like that, it looks like any other game where both teams fought until the end. What I haven't told you is that two Montreal goals were disallowed because every time Ward touched the puck, the play stopped, even though he clearly didn't have it in his control. Those incidents aren't bothersome though. I mean, the rule is that if the referee loses sight of the puck, he should stop the play. The problem is when the same call doesn't go the same way at the other end. In overtime, Price made the initial stop, and it took forever for the referees to whistle, enough time for Ruutu to jump on the puck which was just outside Price's post after slipping through his pads. The same goal at the other end would've been disallowed due to stoppage of play.
I don't really mind seeing other teams win. Heck, I can even predict when the Canadiens are going to lose a game, but the idea of having two referees on the ice at all times is starting to bother me a bit because there's no telling if they are on the same page or not. I guess this is why this type of officiating never took in soccer.
My 3 Stars:
3. Robert Lang
2. Eric Staal
1. Matt D'Agostini
Like their previous game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Canadiens fell behind three times in the game, the final goal being an overtime winner. Sergei Samsonov once again came back to haunt his former team by scoring the first goal halfway through the first period. The Habs came back early in the second via D'Agostini assisted by Tanguay and Roman Hamrlik. With six minutes left to go to the second period, Montreal picked up two penalties in the same minute with both Maxim Lapierre and Tomas Plekanec going off for slashing. Rewarded with a 5-on-3, the Hurricanes did the exact same play they had done a few days before to put the score at 2-1. However, this time, the Habs too would score on the powerplay to equalize the mark halfway through the third period when Robert Lang's shot beat Cam Ward. It took less than two minutes for the Canes to score in overtime as Tuomo Ruutu pushed the loose puck behind Carey Price who thought he had made the save.
When I summarize the game like that, it looks like any other game where both teams fought until the end. What I haven't told you is that two Montreal goals were disallowed because every time Ward touched the puck, the play stopped, even though he clearly didn't have it in his control. Those incidents aren't bothersome though. I mean, the rule is that if the referee loses sight of the puck, he should stop the play. The problem is when the same call doesn't go the same way at the other end. In overtime, Price made the initial stop, and it took forever for the referees to whistle, enough time for Ruutu to jump on the puck which was just outside Price's post after slipping through his pads. The same goal at the other end would've been disallowed due to stoppage of play.
I don't really mind seeing other teams win. Heck, I can even predict when the Canadiens are going to lose a game, but the idea of having two referees on the ice at all times is starting to bother me a bit because there's no telling if they are on the same page or not. I guess this is why this type of officiating never took in soccer.
My 3 Stars:
3. Robert Lang
2. Eric Staal
1. Matt D'Agostini
| 56 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
subscribe to this blog
