Why isnt anyone else commenting on this? Just turning the blind eye and sweeping it under the rug. Both of Carolinas goals were scored 5 on 3 and even when the Habs tied it the refs continued calling PP's to ensure another man advantage goal for the Canes to give them a lead once again. Please tell me when was the last time you seen a fucking 11-0 PP advantage for one team I am dying to know. Anyone who had money on the Habs tonight should be disgusted that the officiating cost them this game.
Yea forgot about that one. Stick was clearly at his waist that was for sure a goal. Cant believe that was called back no doubt about that one but they refuse to look at camera angles that define it easily like the goal cam. Funny thing is because this is the NHL nobody will end up saying anything about this game but this is as close to a blatent fix as it comes. Never and I mean never have I seen an 11-0 PP advantage and probably wont again. It is clear who the money was on in this game especially with a well known team like the Habs getting plus money. They sure ensured a Canes victory single handedly hillarious!
I thought the NHL was a clean sport as far as corruption goes.... but after that game, now I'm not so sure anymore. There was only a couple of legit calls on Montreal as far as I can tell (Hamrlik boarding was legit) but most of the other ones were borderline at best. And the Canes weren't getting called either.
With the Donaghy scandal in NBA, to the Pittsburgh/San Diego NFL game this year, and now this game... where there is cash, there is corruption.
I wonder what the line movement was on this game
With the Donaghy scandal in NBA, to the Pittsburgh/San Diego NFL game this year, and now this game... where there is cash, there is corruption.
I wonder what the line movement was on this game
I couldnt agree with you more here. Watched the whole game am not a fan of either team nor had money on this game which makes my similiar opinion on it unbiased. Canes didnt get called for anything it was hillarious. As for the line movement it opened at a pick em and Carolina closed as a -120 favorite. Shocker. This game also really disappointed me as a huge hockey fan I have always thought that this league was the purest of them all but after tonight I am saddened to say it can also be suspect to a fix with money involved. Really hope we dont see something like this again because it made me sick as a fan. Total garbage Habs had no chance and you could just tell. They would have most likely won this game if it wasnt for 11-0 PP advantage scored 2 goals and played great defensively there is no doubt in my mind there was big money on Carolina involved in this game because 5 on 5 they got totally outplayed and squeaked out an undeservant win. Terrible to the credibility of the league to say the least.
Maybe so.
Habs have internal problems. They are somewhat devided in the locker room.
Officiating does not help, quite a discusting aspect. If they were on, Habs would have crushed them.
Does not help also that the French Frog press is always on their back.
Guy Carbo is a phenomenal coach, but even he has a breaking point.
You do the best you can with the players you have, and don't look
back at the the players that could not be lured to go to Montreal.
Sundin, Hossa, they would have been a perfect fit for this unit. One chose Detroit, the other should have chosen Montreal. Has much as many think that Sundin has lost a few steps, the fact remains that he has a huge PLAYOFF HEART, and deserves better than hanging between decisions about retirement or playing another year.
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hahahahahahaha did you guys just hear the TSN panel there at the intermission of the Oilers game total shaking it off and sweeping it under the rug laughin about it and Garbo also said no comment. Why dont they state the obvious and admit that there was something more to it than this. 11-1 are you fucking kidding me?
Saying anything negative about the refs in the NHL merits an automatic fine with the league. Carbo was seething though, you could tell.
There is so much parity in the NHL that a discrepancy in penlties of this magnitude is unheard of. With the new rules, refs can call penalties at will. Your stick is parallel with the opposing player? That's a penalty, when it suits the ref and/or the league. You don't even need to tug a player to get called for a hook anymore. Just like the NBA, where a ref can call a foul whenver he pleases.
Being short handed for that amount of time takes a tremendous role on a team. Not everyone is meant to killed penalties, and when you are forced to spend 22 of 60 minutes shorthanded, that just kills a team. They can never gain momentum in a game. I actually thought the Habs played extremely well under the circumstances, but even the Sharks or Red Wings would have a tough time winning games if they were shorthanded for that amount of time in a game. And who calls a penalty right at the buzzer at the end of a period? That was the shadiest call of all right there.
Line moved 25 cents at theGreek
MONEYLINES
12/15 01:37PM: -110 / -110
12/16 09:14AM: +105 / -125
12/16 06:46PM: +115 / -135
17 cents at Pinny and all of that occurred from the opener, (2:37pm 12/15), to 9:00 am the next morning.
MONEYLINES
12/15 02:37PM: -105 / -105
12/16 06:08AM: -102 / -108
12/16 09:08AM: +101 / -111
12/16 09:10AM: +110 / -120
12/16 09:11AM: +108 / -118
12/16 09:14AM: +111 / -121
12/16 09:17AM: +106 / -116
12/16 09:50AM: +109 / -119
12/16 09:52AM: +108 / -118
12/16 10:56AM: +113 / -123
12/16 11:12AM: +111 / -121
12/16 01:17PM: +109 / -119
12/16 04:33PM: +112 / -122
12/16 05:42PM: +110 / -120
12/16 05:55PM: +108 / -118
12/16 06:30PM: +111 / -121
12/16 06:31PM: +110 / -120
12/16 07:00PM: +112 / -122
All in all, normal line movement considering the Montreal injuries, playing on the road, and the public's propensity to bet on favorites.
I didn't see the game but what I found interesting is that Carolina had as many power plays in the first period as shots, (both at 5). How bad is that?
Yea, people react the same way when corruption happens within the government. The 24 hour a day entertainment networks called the news media pumps so much b.s. down our throats that the average person forgets about it the next day...like the Steelers game...never to be talked about again.
