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by IwoCPO on 11/19/09 at 03:25 AM ET
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Now it gets interesting. Now we see who piles on and who sees this for the travesty it is. Now we get to see who the bloggers and media members with conviction are…and on the other side of the coin we see who is going to use this as a punchline.
Wyshynski? You choose the camp he belongs to. You’ve had suspicions before and it appears they’ve just been confirmed.
Beyond Detroit losing a goal, the worst thing about this situation is that it’ll provide further fodder for the tin foil hat society among Wings fans, who are convinced that Gary Bettman and the NHL and the Illuminati and the Stonecutters are all conspiring in some secret cabal to undermine their franchise. Because what business would want one of its most popular, ratings-driving, star-studded franchises to, you know, succeed?
Here’s the response, the only comment—I think—I’ve ever left at Puck Daddy.
At what point, in the post you linked to, did I—or any of my readers—claim this was a result of a conspiracy Greg? Have we said that before? Yes. Do we believe Bettman has a personal issue with the Ilitch family? Yes. But in this case, it’s simply a case of extreme ineptitude and it should offend every hockey fan. Not just us.
Bettman is responsible for every good or bad thing this league is about. That’s called leadership. Your “tin hat” reference gives him a pass just as it trivializes the complaints of Wing fans. I’d expect that kind of reference, in this kind of situation, from Ryan Lambert (Two Line Pass). The fact that it comes from you is interesting.
Prior to his last-minute, kick to the nuts of a statement at the end, which was unnecessary, uncalled for and a clear hint at bias? Wyshynski hinted at an appropriate level of outrage over this disgusting call.
And then he proves what many of you have said time and again.
It doesn’t take a tin hat to figure out that was a butchered call. It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to claim that the officiating in this league is a pathetic joke. At no point in our original post did we claim conspiracy. In fact, not a single comment from the 19 even hinted at that. We don’t believe this situation is an indication of anti-Wing bias on the part of Gary Bettman, just a horribly run league.
If you want an example of anti-Wing bias, if you really want me to point one out to you, something you can sink your teeth into and point fingers back at us claiming we see ghosts around every corner? Don’t look to Toronto, not in this case. Look no further than Yahoo.
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Again, you’ve missed the whole point, jones.
The system is broke. The NHL’s ways & means to enforce fair and just competition. Professional hockey needs to be “professional” - the highest standard of the sport.
Fix the system so this dosen’t happen again - to any team.
But, as I said earlier, ...
I seriously doubt jones is trying to actually display any semblence of intelligence.
Don’t waste your energy on trolls looking to be ... uh, conversational?Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 11/19/09 at 11:15 PM ET
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 11/20/09 at 09:19 AM ET
Blogs give opinions on things. Remind me again what was so wrong with what Wysh said?
Posted by j0ehoe on 11/23/09 at 01:52 PM ET
why is everyone bashing the wings fans after the wings got hosed on that call? that was a clear goal, and it was waived off because the ref “intended” on blowing the whistle. what if a player scored a basket in basketball and the ref whistled 2 seconds after the shot and said, “oh sorry. i meant to blow the whistle earlier.” he could do that every basket the guy makes. same with goals. the league should at least reprimand this ref for making such a huge mistake and the commish should start cracking down on the horrible officiating. wings fans complain just like ALL fans of ANY team complain. you dont like to see your team fail, so of course you will complain about a questionable call. and it did seem a bit unfair last year in the stanley cup finals. being a wings fan myself, i thought the pens were being awfully rough and the wings were getting lots of calls against them. but thats just how the game goes. you get good breaks and you get bad ones. the wings just got a bad break. better luck this year i hope…
Posted by anonymous from kalamazoo, michigan on 11/23/09 at 07:25 PM ET
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You schlubs can go on ranting about how it was a bad call all you like. It isn’t going to change the fact that the referee made the call within the constraints of the rulebook. I’d suggest you suck it up, accept that you lost fair and square, and focus on trying not to get outplayed yet again by an allegedly inferior team in your next game.
Or…you can continue acting like big, insecure babies about it. That’s what you guys are best known for, and you know that. That’s why what Wyshynski said bothers you so much: because deep down, you know it’s true.
Posted by Anthrax Jones from Reality on 11/20/09 at 08:32 AM ET