Red Wings fans are going to be bitching like there’s no tomorrow in the morning. And you know me, I’ve had my fair share of run ins with those folks. But man, if there was ever, ever, EVER a time when everyone in the nation could agree that the bitching coming from Detroit was actually, you know, legit and justified… This would be it.
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I’m not sure how, but this was not ruled a goal. Go ahead and watch the video. Feel free to fast forward to the 3:00 mark, since it’s kind of hard to tell what happens in real time — and not because it’s tough to see, only because the goal light doesn’t go on and everyone seems generally confused.
Watching the replay at full speed, it’s clear that Brad May takes a backhand shot and the puck squeaks into the corner of the net. There’s no doubt it’s over the line. No one had to jab at it five times to push it over. Goaltender Alex Auld didn’t sell a save really well (did he even try to sell it?). It’s just a straight shot going into the net without any real issues or early whistles. And when refs are blowing this call, man, you gotta wonder what they’re thinking.
Not only did they blow it (and my, did they ever blow it).
But they didn’t get it right after all the on-ice officials conferred and they couldn’t get it right after video review.
Ouch. The only consolation is that this was a 1-of-82 situation and not 1-of-7.
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