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Not The Way To Lose A Game
by Paul on 04/24/09 at 09:01 AM ET
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from Michael Arace of Puck-rakers at the Columbus Dispatch,
It is tough to swallow. There is 1 minute, 34 seconds remaining in a 5-5 game. The crowd is doing something beyond booing—howling with anger, you might say. The Detroit Red Wings—who to this point have scored two power play goals in the game and six in the series—are given a man advantage with 94 seconds remaining in a potential elimination game.
“To lose an elimination game, when there were no holds barred, on a call by a linesman . . . It’s just not right,” defenseman Mike Commodore said.
With 46.6 seconds remaining, Johan Franzen scores a power-play goal to win the game and complete a sweep of the series. The fans in Nationwide Arena are livid. They toss cans and bottles on the ice, with much of the debris aimed at the officials.
Once I got out of the Jackets’ room, I headed straight for the area near the officials’ dressing room. I hoped to find Kevin Collins, and ask him about the call.
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