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Terry Gregson Needs to Review the officiating of Steven Walkom

by 11 Cups on 03/20/11 at 12:20 PM ET
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I have seen several games this that Stephen Walkom has refereed.  I have been less than impressed with the on ice calls of the former Director of Officials..

First, I’ll admit that I believe being an NHL referee is the most difficult refereeing/umpiring job in sports.

Second, I proudly admit that I am a biased Red Wings fan.

While I am not wining about the Red Wings loss to the Preds on Saturday night 3-1.  However, the standard of officiating in that game was amongst the worst I’ve seen.  I am not only complaining about the wrong call taking away a Wings goal because the goaltender interference.  However, ironically just after the GM meetings about player safety and addressing concussions, the pair refereeing the game obviously did not get the memo.  Elbows directly targeting the head were ignored, , repeated punches to the head from behind allowed and charging/ boarding were let go.

I’m not sure every game is reviewed for the quality of officiating, but Terry Gregson, you need to ok at this one.  Maybe Walkom is better suited to reviewing calls from the press box.

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Watch for Nabby to Sign With Wings on July 1

by 11 Cups on 01/23/11 at 06:59 PM ET
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Here’s a prediction for all you frustrated with the re-entry waiver process for players who were free agents returning from a non-NHL professional team.  Watch for Chris Oswood to retire at season’s end and for the Wings to sign Nabokov once free agency begins on July 1.  He will be a great experienced back-up for Jimmy Howard.  Ken Holland and Jill Nill knew he would be taken in the waiver process.  This was all about building good will toward next year.

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Kostopoulos Deserves 10 Game Suspension For Blind Side Head Shot Breaking Brad Stuart’s Jaw

by 11 Cups on 01/08/11 at 12:39 PM ET
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On Friday night during the Wings/Flames game, Brad Stuart sustained a broken jaw that will require surgery.  He will be out indefinitely.  The injury resulted from a blindsided, vicious hit to the head with a deliberate intent to injure by Tom Kostopoulos.  Unbelievably, Kostopoulos only received a two minute minor for roughing.  Stuart left the game hunched over and bleeding.  How did four on ice officials miss the severity of this deliberate intent to injure?

Well, now it’s up to Colin Campbell.  If we want to get blindsided hits to the head out of the game, here is your clear textbook opportunity to do so.  This action deserves a ten game suspension.  Maybe that will wake up the players to knock it it off.  Someday, I hope that the discipline becomes that you are out as long as the injured player is out.  That will hit them hard on games lost and in the pocketbook.

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Is Roberto Luongo The Most Overrated Goalie In The NHL?

by 11 Cups on 12/23/10 at 12:20 PM ET
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Roberto Luongo has for a long time has been discussed as one of the premier goalies of the game.  He has a gold metal to his name backstopping Team Canada in the Olympics earlier this year.  He also is the #1 goalie for one of the best teams in the NHL, the Vancouver Canacks.  On the flip side of the coin, he has not been able to lead his team over the Blackhawks the last two years in the Stanley Cup playoffs and his play can be inconsistent.

Last night in Detroit, the Canucks lost 5-4 to the Red Wings in overtime.  Two of the Wings goals, including the game winner in overtime, were shots that any NHL goalie should make.  The first ugly goal was a backhand shot from Zetterberg from the side of the net from an impossible angle that went in past Luongo.  The second bad goal was a Zetterberg slap shot from the top of the circle with no screen in front.  Rubbing salt in the wounds was the fact just moments before, Jimmy Howard made a game saving save in overtime stopping Sedine from the top of the slot.

I recognize anyone can have a bad game.  However, I have long thought that Luongo was overrated.  Do you think the Canucks are happy they have a big, long term contract with him?

Do you think he is overrated or do you think I’m full of fxxxxxx xxxx as the Washington Capitals coach might say?

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The Passing of Pat Burns and the Shame of the HHOF

by 11 Cups on 11/20/10 at 05:13 PM ET
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Everyone in the hockey world was saddened to learn of the death of Pat Burns.  Pat was known for being a policeman in Gatinuea, Quebec.  He was a fair, but touch coach that held his players accountable.

Coach Burns record in the NHL speaks for itself.  A head coach in the NHL for 14 years with the Canadians, Maple Leafs, Bruins, and Devils.  Pat coached over 1000 games and won more than 500 of them between 1988 - 2004.  He won the Jack Adams award with three different teams, and was Coach of the Stanley Cups champions with the New Jersey Devils in 2003.  He retired in 2006 and courageously fought three different types of cancer (colon, liver and lung) before finally succombing to the disagree at age 58 on Friday.  

As you look at Coach Burns record, it obvious that he is a Hockey Hall of Famer, right?  Well, obvious to everyone except the Hockey Hall of Fame.  Coach Burns deserves to be in the Hall based on his credentials by itself. Yet, knowing that his cancer was in final stages, the HHOF failed to vote him in this year, in the same year that Dino and two females greats were inducted.

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