I’ll give them getting boned on the no goal today but the goal off the linesmen’s ass was legit.

FSN Detroit showed a shot from across the ice of him clearly standing on the line when it hit him.

Posted by moocat on 04/12/08 at 05:54 PM ET

Lidstrom gave Detroit a two-goal lead in the opening minute of the second period when Tomas Holmstrom could’ve been called for goaltender interference.

“When I really watched it in review, his feet were in the blue,” Predators coach Barry Trotz said. “According to the rules, you can’t be in the blue.”

I have a lot of respect for Barry Trotz, but Homer wasn’t even close to being in the paint. The replay and Doc’s comments on it proved that.

But, just for the record, Barry, an opposing player can be in the paint as long as he’s not interfering with the goalie.

Rule 78 Protection of Goalkeeper

The revised crease rule is intended to implement a “no harm, no foul, no video review” standard. The rule is based on the premise that an attacking player’s position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed - i.e., goals scored while attacking players are standing in the crease may, in appropriate circumstances be allowed. Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal; or (2) an attacking player initiates more than incidental contact with a goalkeeper, inside or outside of his goal crease. Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal crease, provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid such contact. The rule will be enforced exclusively in accordance with the on-ice judgement of the Referee(s), and not by means of video replay or review.

A smart guy like Barry should have known that.

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 04/12/08 at 05:57 PM ET

At this rate, the Nashville Predators will soon be mumbling about bad bounces and officiating on a golf course.

Yeah, that was an awful bounce that led to Radulov’s goal.

If Poile wants to be sour about something, how about the fact that nobody on his roster who isn’t a lawn gnome has put a puck past Hasek?

Posted by shep from california on 04/12/08 at 06:08 PM ET

Wings had bad luck on the Radulov goal. Preds had bad luck with the ref losing sight of the puck on Radulov’s no-goal. Squares it up, result is the same.

Posted by Nathan on 04/12/08 at 06:39 PM ET

Prepare for the whistles to be tilted in one direction opening up Game 3 in Nashville.

Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/12/08 at 07:11 PM ET