NHL Worst Plays Of The Week: CALL SOMETHING!!! | Steve's Dang-Its

[@kaslyan]

”If you’re a referee, REF THE GAME!”

[@Oshidwhaddup]

Hey, woah. You're asking WAAAYY to much.

[@sportsentertainmentman3263]

@@Oshidwhaddup yea, not like these games could send you to the Stanley Cup finals… wait

[@ginoderose1258]

It's insane that penalties are subjective. If it's a penalty, IT'S A PENALTY!!!

[@canadianrage5224]

Ehh, it’s just the Stanley cup on the line. No biggy

[@wooptyblue3700]

@@canadianrage5224 that was the leafs mentality against the Habs.. Lol marner got his paycheck he didn't give a crap about the cup.

[@drewtash3987]

"If you count the goalie, they had 8". ...the amount of self-control it just took me to not splatter my screen with coffee. GOLD.

[@itzclipz8743]

I didnt have my self control, my coffee is everywhere 🥲

[@watchthiscrap]

If he's at the bench-wall going in, it's not considered an extra man on the ice.

[@TheZombiemofo]

@@watchthiscrap the problem is that the other player that was supposed to be going off was in the middle of the ice. There were two players coming on and only one player near the boards to go off.

[@angrytwxgaming8423]

@@watchthiscrap there was 7 excluding the goalie on the screen. That means 8. There are 6 allowed on ice. Your explanation covers 1 at the wall.... that's still 7. You should be a ref. You've already shown excellent ignorance to basic common knowledge to fit in quite well.

[@angrytwxgaming8423]

@@watchthiscrap they've called to many men because the guys left skate was still on the ice while climbing over the boards. Actively in the process of getting off the ice but his skate was still on it therefore to many men.

[@Matthews34]

“If you’re a goaltender THEN TEND THE GOAL” definitely gonna hear that

[@TheTruMan196]

That's definitely the new "THEY LOST TO A..." You know the rest 😁

[@kevinvaldez5163]

Missing the Perry high stick just doesn't even make sense. If the ref was watching the puck it was literally at eye level with Perry's face. You couldn't watch that play and possibly miss the stick to the face.

[@buddy7136]

The camera picked up the crack of the stick in the rafters. How do you not hear it 10 feet away?

[@ctlraltdestroy]

Experience Chris Lee games as a Habs fan.

[@sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia]

I don't know. I'm rooting for the Habs here, and at first glance this looks awful. On replay, I don't think the stick comes above the shoulder, so it's not technically a high stick. It might look like it from parallax, but I think his stick was down until it hit Perry's stick and then glanced up to the face. Also, the play was very clearly for a puck. It was just a sucky accident. That being said, I wouldn't have cried foul if he'd gotten a penalty for... recklessnes or something. Maybe that should be a new call? Reckless endangerment? I actually like that idea. I'd have settled for a high stick though. But really, I'm on the fence about that one. Seems like one of those crappy things that just happens in hockey, not entirely sure if it should be a penalty.

[@thomaslafrance9231]

@@sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia doesn't matter if it's high stick or no... A stick to the face is still a stick to the face

[@juhomantynen4638]

@@sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia you are always responsible of your stick. Even if a player is laying on the ice you can't slapshot his nose to the standings. He whacked Perry's face with a two handed stroke that could cut a tree ffs. It's the clearest penalty in the history of the NHL and a ref standing near poking distance missed it. Probably on purpose.

[@onlybuilt4donut249]

fleury turning it over a few minutes after steve talking about him turning it over was hilarious

[@linkolinguino]

Huge fan Kanye

[@gregchezick7757]

Better yet was Pierre McGuire saying how great Fleury was at stick handling and how that was why they where going to win like 15 seconds before.

[@jacp5628]

Not as good as the NBC commentary. "Fleurys puck handling has been huge for Vegas tonight. Vegas isn't giving Montreal much of anything." and then they score.

[@onlybuilt4donut249]

always nice to meet fans, chad

[@HousewolfDaddy]

@@gregchezick7757 I thought that was hilarious because I was already thinking he was playing it unnecessarily - and that just opens you up to mistakes.

[@Daniel-36]

Refs in the Vegas Montreal series: “it’s better to make no call than the wrong one”💁‍♀️

[@Jessafur]

Refs in the Tampa NYI series: "its better to make no call *and* the wrong one"

[@alexbeausejour9954]

Even better: "It's better to make no call than to make the right ones"

[@cupguin]

@@alexbeausejour9954 yeah, that.

[@evanmiller3006]

If Vegas wins the cup, the refs should win the conn smythe

[@black7monkey]

@@evanmiller3006 well Vegas just got ousted, thankfully.

[@greathoonta3461]

The Islanders really need to stop hitting people into their goalie. It’s like they want him injured.

[@stonepreacher]

They want penalties and/or for goals to be disallowed

[@LighthawkTenchi]

The Lightning are beating the Islanders goalies on their own, they don’t need the help

[@greathoonta3461]

@@stonepreacher if he gets injured then it does more harm then good

[@alexkorneev6469]

They're getting PP from that, why would they stop it?:D

[@dislikebutton966]

@@alexkorneev6469 ahh big PP

[@marc-andretremblay3728]

Suzuki getting a penalty for "hooking" is just ridiculous...

[@charlo8998]

Yeah i know, like yes it is a penalty but bro… the ref didn’t call a penalty when perry received a high stick in the face, when suzuki got a glove in the face sooo…. don’t raise ur harm on this shitti “penalty “

[@gbailey24]

It's *"questionable"*

[@Deleaubro]

Literally fire every single ref who worked these playoffs. Hire and train some new guys during the off season, and start fresh. I know it gets said every year, but these playoffs are literally the worst I've ever seen in 30 years of my life.

[@jameshillaby4263]

with the exception of wes McCauley i agree with you

[@HousewolfDaddy]

@@jameshillaby4263 Agreed. I do wonder if there’s been some micromanaging affecting them because it’s so blatant though, but either way it’s atrocious and they need to fix it. I think McCauley genuinely is a good ref though and tries to do things the right way. I don’t know for sure if he was reffing any of the really egregiously bad games but if it’s gotten to a point where he’s missing things, I guarantee they’re being micromanaged by the league and being told what to focus on or not focus on.

[@jameshillaby4263]

@@HousewolfDaddy I absolutely 100% agree

[@lolbryce9]

@@HousewolfDaddy Wes has been at home for the playoffs. They said he might be reffing the finals

[@laurenwilliams777]

Refs are only there to make sure the right betting line comes through. If you haven’t figured that out in 30 years of watching NHL then you may believe that American sports are all fair and not rigged at all. ;)

[@jeremyway800]

The tripping call wouldn't have been called if he just tee'd off on his face with the stick like a fastball down the middle!

[@Gaffneydaniel92]

I laughed so damn hard at this

[@xdoctorblindx]

I agree that the trip on Clutterbuck is "questionable," not explicitly wrong. This would be called in the regular season; the problem is that they change the rules every game in the playoffs.

[@SlapHappyGreen]

agreed especially if u think Hedman got the puck first before getting clutterbuck, contact is minimal and there's literally a section of the rule for in that situation when u get the puck first

[@slipperynodd578]

I see Steve is wearing Vegas’ reverse retro jersey

[@joshdifulvio5049]

Bruhh 😂 why you blaming Vegas. The refs are such a joke. Even though Vegas has gotten away with a lot the elbow to Stephenson and the carrier hit are both terrible penalties to just “miss”

[@slipperynodd578]

@@joshdifulvio5049 you see it’s a joke, The punchline is that it’s insinuating that one Vegas has the refs in their hand and two that the refs have been babying Vegas. It’s funny because it can be interpreted as both ways and not meant to be 100% accurate. Just like most comedy it is based around a unfortunate event which you make light of in your joke in a happy way to try to cope with what’s happening.

[@BillyBob-fd5ht]

that is funny

[@andidollinger7062]

one sentence stands out for me "if you wanna lose control of the game, that's how u do it" - it seems like there has to be a seriously injured player before the NHL reacts properly to their poor officiating - that's a dang it!

[@ARTOFFICIAL66]

Sadd but true

[@treeman10]

Didn’t happen with the Wilson/Panarin incident though

[@hannaha4305]

@@treeman10 even before that, how about putting a player out for good, like Torres has done the league doesn't learn.

[@ARTOFFICIAL66]

@@treeman10 that's the Point

[@mattweston75]

The league has already lost control of the game. When GM's, coaches, and players are getting fined for speaking out against the league and the abysmal calling of the game, you've already lost control of it.

[@iliekgaems2626]

nba: our referees are bad and there are no rules nhl: we aspire to be this

[@thecaynuck4694]

MLB: Let our umpires introduce themselves!

[@ard1choke]

@@thecaynuck4694 at least poor umping in the MLB doesn't lead to players getting injured

[@inneedofmedication]

NHL: Hold my beer.

[@mkneriahosborne]

NFL: eh, let’s make Saints and Lions lose

[@Jordan-432]

Fleury wanted to smash his stick so many times but would’ve hit people

[@SavitTheGoalie]

That’s why he didn’t

[@toeknee9072]

Lolol then he hits it on the ice and was like “ yeah I’m still mad” and smokes the crossbar

[@PolarShots]

@@toeknee9072 and lol. So many goalies do this now. So do players… oh I’m mad. Hey goal post. Smash well there go my stick

[@Torgo1969]

He's such a nice guy. He makes horrific plays far too often, but at least he's a nice guy.

[@toeknee9072]

@@PolarShots I just like how he’s so mad he has to smash his stick but has enough composure to not hurt anyone while he does it

[@trenthowell26]

The real "Dang Its!" of the Fleury play was him trying to bash his stick to pieces afterwards: Fleury, winding up, sees another player about to get in the way: "Dang it!" and halts his swing Fleury, about to swing, seeing another player in the path: "DANG IT!" as he halts his swing Fleury, trying to swing again, yet again with a player in the way: "FU-

[@mattvieira381]

but if he chops a player in the face, weve learned its not a penalty

[@thedylanandgavinshow4792]

Ck

[@jamesgabriele1066]

“SHOCKING! With a CAPITAL BAD!” Lmao that got me

[@jackson5802]

It's been a week and I now quote it daily

[@spookermc]

Ppl should stop saying “Chris Lee should stop reffing this series” They should end the comment at “Reffing”

[@gabrielthesnake4063]

He’s not reffing tonight

[@greathoonta3461]

This is a fact right here

[@N1GHT25]

@@gabrielthesnake4063 he should be banned from reffing

[@ATotalDork]

I don't know if what he's doing is "reffing". He's just standing on the ice

[@gabrielthesnake4063]

@@N1GHT25 agreed, or “relieved from his officiating duty”

[@SamGautreau7]

This is probably the Dang-itest week of the season and it's the third round of the playoffs!

[@knightradiant4990]

Steve was wearing a ref shirt instead of a Leafs shirt, even tho both are failures.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

😆

[@bullet996]

F

[@emiljohansson400]

🤣🤣🤣

[@fanfanca08]

😂

[@meledy788]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@boatsinking123sub4content]

as a habs fan ive been waiting for this vid all week...

[@dragbug100]

Good. Maybe you can take to Twitter and let all the Hab fans know that there is dirty plays on both Vegas and Habs that are not getting called. Steve didn't even show the one that happened to Stevenson.

[@charlo8998]

@@dragbug100 when i type his name in google they don’t even show what happened to him so i don’t think it’s a biiigggggg dirty move…

[@emiepoirier9147]

Just sad to see so many players of the Habs having cuts on their faces...

[@winslow_gaming]

Instead if “if your a goaltender TEND THE GOAL!” Now it’s if your a referee REF THE GAME!!!!

[@esharp48]

"I haven't seen fans saying this team or that team is getting an advantage" Uh... your buds at Habs Live are selling Vegas Golden Refs shirts

[@darrindimenna4351]

I'm a wings fan so no dog in the fight, but I'd almost say vegas has gotten away with more (mainly mcnabb and a few others), BUT there's been huge mis calls on both sides. Chris Lee couldn't even ref a bantam game properly.

[@esharp48]

@@darrindimenna4351 yeah, Knights are a bigger, more physical team, so when the rulebook goes out the window, they are gonna get away with more, on a minute by minute basis. But I would take more penalties and a less physical game, if that means Habs don't get away with an intentional elbow that took the Knights 1C Stephenson out of, potentially, the entire series. That's HUGE and every one seems to be ignoring it.

[@darrindimenna4351]

@@esharp48 I agree, it's not the knights fault, or the habs, it's on the refs and the league. the players are going to continue pushing the envelope until something is called and so far nothing is LOL

[@joe-ioj8885]

@@darrindimenna4351 or untill someone gets hurt real bad...

[@esharp48]

@@joe-ioj8885 I'm just very worried about what is considered "real bad" because Perry got his nose split open and Stephenson got a concussion that lasted 5 days

[@lawrencedavid9728]

I believe Chris Lee's life is in mortal danger in parts of Canada

[@CarltonNoles]

And Florida now as well.

[@violetbluejay]

Andy Green was reliving his New Jersey Devils days with that own goal

[@Matthews34]

Lol

[@lastnamefirst650]

Considering how many times they’ve been in dang it’s Steve really missed a golden opportunity on that one. You got my like good sir

[@adammarchand1162]

Im scared to even watch tonight. Pretty Bad When Dangles the defending voice of the habs and saying the words " thank god montreal won that gane " on camera. I hate excuses but like he said. This is just bad, reckless, blind idiocy, and might just cost me of ever seeing my team win a cup Ill be old enough to remember. Christ. Can Chris Lee test positive and give us a fair best of 3 at least. #GHG🔵⚪🔴

[@jamesp7972]

Sutherland is reffing tonight... search the last win for Montreal when Sutherland refs

[@frankoliver2913]

@@jamesp7972 The Canadiens are 1-9 under Sutherland over the past four seasons, and 2-14 the past 5. (source: scoutingtherefs.com) Yikes! haha

[@jamesp7972]

@@frankoliver2913 haha atrocious isn't it? Doesnt matter tonight, Habs are getting the win regardless

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@jamesp7972 January 7, 2018. 1-9 record over the last 4 seasons (1st game he's reffed for them this season). Furlatt's also reffing the game and the Habs are 5-1 with him reffing this postseason. The Knights are 1-1 with Sutherland reffing this postseason and 6-9 with him reffing over the past 3 seasons. The Habs are 11-13 with Furlatt reffing over the last 3 seasons, Knights are 1-4 over that same timeframe (0 games this season) with their last win in the 18-19 season. scoutingtherefs.com/2021/06/31908/todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linesmen-6-22-21/

[@predat0r178]

@@jamesp7972 you saw the future buddy

[@raniraoof]

“If you’re a goaltender THEN TEND THE GOAL” Sportsnet need to put this on a shirt with Steve's face on it

[@spottyhead]

Bettman sitting in his Commissioner chair like Dr. Claw like "If it bleeds it leads...ratings baby! Player safety be damned!"

[@Raven-be5rq]

after mcnabb's punch what was pietrangelo trying to do ripping suzuki's helmet of like that, why? in front of another ref no less.

[@alexmac6825]

And Susuki didn't even have his stick to protect himself.

[@BustinTheRecords]

McNabb - 9 shots Suzuki - 1 shot SteveDangle - Yeah they were both going at each other

[@rjdaire38]

"...anyway heres Marc-Andre Fluery" best part of the video lol

[@Riptide27]

Surprised he didn’t mention that the Point call was the SECOND time the Lightning have been called for BS interference call in these playoffs, especially since the Kucherov one was on a Dang-Its episode too!

[@BobSmith-ts2cs]

And there was another one tonight

[@maxtoussaint6671]

12:15 bring back this character he's amazing XD

[@michaelhiltz7846]

You missed a few missed boarding calls from McNabb. That guy had a get out of jail free card in Montreal

[@139mlynch]

You have to go to settings and change the penality option, it’s in Arcade mode!

[@joesnare]

@1:43 Just keep clicking on that over and over again. I couldn’t wait to watch that here in the states after the fact. I watched Steve’s entire feed of the game and heard him answer that Fleury had caused his ultimate “Dang-It”. His response was unreal!!!

[@ordinaryjacob32]

"In no other work place..." Sir, I work in retail. If you find bodily fluids on the ground, you don't ask questions and clean it up.

[@tocirpa]

Thanks for making my understanding of the game of hockey so much more pleasurable Mr Dangle! :-D

[@kinfebreeze3379]

The hooking of Suzuki in the game 4 was also a dang it

[@nielsbraam6055]

That slight brush was very obviously hooking Not.....

[@leoberget750]

”So that gave you the right to brain him with an ilumium bat?”😂😂😂 i love Steve

[@feiny9361]

16:58 Steve: What do you think? Me: Well Steve, I think the refs suck.

[@joshuasykes4817]

I was looking forward to this week's Steve Dang it's! Watched your live stream as well!!

[@skiddy3715]

Now Fleury gets to see that in his nightmares until October

[@mattc4284]

There are only 4 teams left and we have one of the longest dang it videos in a while

[@stephenmason5773]

"shocking, with a capital BAD" haha love this guy!!

[@thegoonge]

Dang-it, the Bruins patented the “Punch an opponent in the face after the whistle and get away with it” over ten years ago.

[@shawnpitman876]

how many years over ten? twenty is the duration of a patent ahahhahaha

[@nikkideede7972]

Nah they stole it from the habs, the refs favorite team

[@bigbobfromto5752]

My favourite dang-it moment is the ref caught on camera signalling to "run the clock" like it's house league hockey.

[@LeSyd1984]

That's vintage Fleury right there! Takes me back to the good 'ol pennsylvania series... Honestly the Staal dang-it was billions of times worst than MAF's lol... Eric Staal's best and most clean assist in years!

[@Matthews34]

I didn’t know the Golden Knights acquired the refs and Eric Staal 🤷‍♂️

[@kevo7052]

Best call!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Spartan086]

For real, and we’re all mad about Tampa being over the cap…

[@Kaiyoku7]

@@Spartan086 there is no cap in playoffs

[@SweetP230]

Just realized you sign thank you at the end of your videos! That’s awesome! My first season watching hockey cause I just moved to Vegas recently, this is a nail biter for me 😅

[@ihavenoname3014]

5:25 Let's not forget Kucherov had the LITERAL EXACT SAME THING happen to him against the Panthers - on a breakaway, shoved into the goalie by the goalie's own teammate, and Kucherov gets the penalty. Unreal how bad the officiating has been this year.

[@jordanlarson6488]

Great commentary on these issues.

[@Matthews34]

Best time of the week is Dang It’s time

[@adamhimes7198]

i love the emotion in these videos

[@stolenmemesforstolenkids9875]

For the call. Twin penalties, 2 min hedman for tripping, 2 to Clutterbuck for embellishment Also if McNabb gets the extra two for punching someone he's going at it with Weber should be suspended for punching someone in the back of the head who is skating away and had no intention of fighting

[@ryanberry7324]

Agreed, but the player that Weber hit should’ve also been called for boarding, along with Edmunson after he got shoved from behind and then boarded tuch, the officiating needs to be consistent and it’s not, that’s the problem 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@andrewmacpherson3477]

Weber and Nosek both got penalties from that play so what's your point? No injuries, and the hit on Weber was definitely more dangerous

[@ryanberry7324]

@@andrewmacpherson3477 yeah but Weber cross checked nosek and punched him in the back of the head, and the penalties were for unsportsmanlike conduct, my point is we need some consistency, sure don’t call mcnab for punching Suzuki, but don’t call Suzuki for a light hooking call either, if the big stuff isn’t going to be called, the little stuff shouldn’t be called either

[@stolenmemesforstolenkids9875]

@@andrewmacpherson3477 I see your point, but it was a sucker punch from behind, the same type of hit that ended Steve Moore's career Not saying Noseks hit wasn't bad. More that Webers actions were worse because you dont sucker punch someone in the back of the head with good intentions

[@frankk942]

Thanks for the ref'ing Dang its. Thing is, it's always been an issue. The Edmundson issue doesn't happen if they call the first check from behind. His hit far worse, but doesn't happen if the refs do their job. Slash to break opponents stick is ALWAYS 2min. Feels like habs have been getting the shaft as the league doesn't have anyone but Price, and maybe Weber, to consider stars to promote. But a goalie doesn't get much more often than not, as more scoring is what the league wants to try to sell south of the border. It's been a great run for them, but boy there has been very bad officiating along the way.

[@Fafnir6803]

Solution: Refs answer post game questions. Steve Dangle join the officiating crew

[@kontos526]

“Shocking with a capital BAD” was my favorite quote from this video

[@Cate_78]

Fun fact, the referees are in fact all auditioning for the live-action Hollywood remake of Mr. Magoo.

[@TheLouisManuel]

Im glad I discovered you vs Toronto, and even more with you replacing Kes, keep your good work

[@jamesgabriele1066]

Although it’s a follow-through it’s still a penalty. I had a high-sticking penalty like this, it still is against the rules and in more extreme versions of this it’s definitely necessary.

[@nrdejong]

depends on whether or not you count the swipe on the puck as a "completed play". From rule 57.1 "Accidental trips which occur simultaneously with a completed play will not be penalized".

[@mattcraig163]

I love that Fleury went to smash his stick twice but there were players around both times so he waited until it was all clear….. haha. Class act. 😎

[@acemykiss]

Do you have merch? I definitely want to buy a shirt that says, “Tend the goal!” 🤣

[@nitePhyyre]

I'm a goalie and I'd buy it!

[@jffrigo4046]

I was waiting for this video!!

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

Clutterbuck taught Michael Phelps how to get into the water with that "call"

[@MsRegPhalange]

Watching the Dang-It’s in reverse chronological order has been an absolute delight, but I haven’t laughed as hard as I just did at the Mario Kart star moment. That’s definitely going to be stuck in my mind for a bit. 10/10: that reaction is a hat-pick. 😂

[@the_sticks]

"Its not like the habs are saints." Steve.... think u need to change ur wording, we in Boston might know something about that.

[@CharlesLavallee]

I'm a Habs fan and I've seen Gallagher slash opponents' hands at least five times in these series. It's not gonna get any better

[@MatthewBaran]

Lightning fan here, you guys had terrrrrrible officiating.

[@fasd538]

You know what came to my mind when I watched that Fleury mishandle? "If you're a goaltender, TEND THE GOAL!!" ... yep, you learned me something. Thanks mr Dangle.

[@vegaslouis702]

I'm surprised you didn't show the Shea Weber and Tomas Nosek dust up. Penalties should have been dealt there as well.

[@-gumby-3381]

Just comes to show how disgusting these referee have been if Steve can't even cover all of them in a full week.

[@JarradBruessel32]

They were assessed penalties.

[@DarkCT]

what a year to finally watch hockey. right when the question is "what is a penalty?"

[@justbemo9735]

Punch to the face in front of a ref happened to the bruins with no call. So I guess it really is legal in hockey

[@pikkisful]

00:50 dudes spilling beer all over the seats 😂😂😂

[@seraphimfahmy3510]

The ones for the SCF are gonna be Steve's Ref-its

[@jcamps969]

I keep thinking about the Suzuki hook on Martinez. I am a habs fan, but as a ref you just can’t let Suzuki get punched in the face then call him for tapping Martinez on the hands with his stick. Great video, as always!!!

[@Spartan086]

The fact that McNabb didn’t get a single penalty in game 3 should be a crime

[@Blues05216]

It feels like the refs were traumatized by that five-minute major penalty in Game 7 between Vegas and San Jose. So, being afraid of getting a call wrong, led the refs to make ANOTHER call wrong!!!

[@IslesGirl3]

Missed the Pelech "interference" penalty but yah vids spot on

[@laprankster3264]

I’d take the nfl replacement refs over the reffing I’ve seen in these playoffs lol.

[@HousewolfDaddy]

“Hey there’s a puddle of blood… Hey Tom, you wanna ask some questions? Or should we just keep going?” Paraphrasing, but it was absolutely hilarious because that’s exactly what I was thinking - except it is pretty normal for there to just be some teeth or blood randomly on the ice or your jersey or whatever. I do appreciate that you covered the correct theme here Steve - it’s not any one team getting favoritism, it’s just horrible officiating. The Pelech cross check on Point was one of the worst ones I’ve seen live too… the Perry getting high sticked was awful too, even though it was an accident. However, there’s no excuse for not only just getting a call wrong on a scoring opportunity on the player who’s got the advantage, but getting so wrong that instead that player gets penalized for getting cross checked in the back, losing his scoring opportunity, and having his head bounced off the cross bar. None of these are good though… this is why rules should be called by the rules, and if the rules are too subjective they should be changed. You don’t want the refs deciding which things to call or not call because they feel like it. Every playoffs recently has been horrible and there’s always a different standard of how they call the playoffs, but they do seriously need to evaluate this.

[@TeamOT]

8:17 is all you need to watch. Someone please make a gif.

[@joshualabelle2744]

Someone needs to edit it and give him the star effect lmao

[@BobSmith-ts2cs]

Lmao

[@CRlMZlN]

Been waiting for this one in particular ⚪⚫

[@Ep1cjakman95]

hi sportsnet

[@powergi3996]

8:13 You made me lol irl... Thanks for that! :)

[@willtollefson4746]

I mean, they can defend all they want, Knights are a pretty dirty team, honestly

[@victinination8617]

That trip reminds me of the tripping mechanic in nhl 21. The stick barely touches them and they fall over.

[@TopShelfPullz]

14:06 Mom "Tommy, do you want to explain yourself?" Tommy "Well, we were playing tag, and he didn't tag me, he pushed me" Mom "He pushed you?" Tommy "He PUSHED me" Mom "and so that gave you the right to brain him with an aluminum bat Tommy?" 😂😂😂

[@ozma6918]

These little quips from Steve are soooo awesome!!

[@arya_moghadam]

8:12 I love this reference 😂😂😂

[@hockey582004]

Boy, officiating in the NHL is going to need to have some tweaking this off-season.

[@RickinBaltimore]

Fleury's gaffe reminded me of the misplay Jonathan Quick had in the playoffs against the Blues a few years ago, but THAT one was in OT. (We won't talk about how that series ended though)

[@kuziora1]

NO that is not a tripping penalty, tampa player clearly is going for the puck, and the new york player is clearly the main possessor or soon to be possessor of the puck. And the force of the stick swing seems relatively light. And the stick hits him above the skate level.

[@dylanhoward4978]

Since when do any of those things impact whether it's tripping or not? Going for the puck or not doesn't matter (actually hitting the puck first hasn't even mattered for at least 5 years), tripping the player with the puck has never been more allowed than tripping a different guy, and I don't even know how you argue that tripping a guy by hitting him above the skates is anything different (he also hit him directly in the skate anyway). Maybe the statement about it being light contact is something but claiming how hard any of these things are from video that's slowed down is nonsense.

[@LeSyd1984]

Textbook tripping since the new CBA and reworking of the rules. Sadly this is akin to pitching the puck in the stands or accidentally slightly brush an opponent's glove with your stick. They will call that 100% of the times but guys running each other's face into the boards or the ice it'll always be questioned and might be called depending on the status of the game. (When sliding/going for the puck you have to touch it otherwise it's tripping...) Hooking is also a funny one since you can easily grab a dude's stick, plug it under your armpit and spin around for a near automatic 2 min PP. But if you touch a guy with your bare glove to avoid slamming his face in the corner you'll get an equal odd of drawing a 2 PK. (+/-50% chance depending on the colour of your jersey: red counts double, lol!)

[@DGrady-xm7hs]

Good video. Thank you. One more I would add right after the Hedman ‘soft’ BS tripping, with about four seconds left and down one, McDonagh does a spin move and Nelson does one of the most blatant trips in playoff history. He literally completely misses McDonagh’s body but gets McDonagh’s right leg with his own legs. Because he was falling down from the trip, McDonagh couldn’t lift the puck or get much heat on it, which is why Pulach was able to make the hand save on the goal line. That was no ‘questionable’ call either. Check it out.

[@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262]

The Hedman one was a trip He got his stick in and tripped clutterbuck lol that’s tripping but usually in the playoffs that doesn’t get called In the regular season it’s a penalty every time

[@dylanhoward4978]

Exactly. I don't even think there are even any hairs to try splitting here, he clearly tripped the guy.

[@timtooley1301]

In other games absolutely but with what everyone was getting away with it stood out as a "Wow, they called that?"

[@moody5271]

the ref impressions are baaaaack 🤣🤣🤣

[@gatorb3678]

No penalty: Hedman played the puck, so did Clutterbuck. Cal lost his balance, it wasn’t due to the stick.

[@mikegruits2137]

Respectfully, I don't think it can be denied that Clutterbuck lost his balance due to Herman's stick.

[@troubleondemand7703]

@@mikegruits2137 But the puck was there, so no penalty (imo).

[@mikegruits2137]

@@troubleondemand7703 I'm not sure the puck being there takes a tripping call off the table. In my opinion, I think Steve nailed it: it's a soft call - especially in the playoffs - but Herman's swipe undoubtedly caused Clutterbuck to lose his balance. Soft? Yeah. A penalty? Probably.

[@rynefaurote8669]

Should have been embellishment.

[@1911skippy]

I could have lived with 2 each, tripping and embellishment. My OPINION is that Hedman played the puck cleanly and Clutterbuck was stumbled but flopped for the call. For the record, I am ethically obligated to report that my living room is painted Bolts Blue. ⚡2 Cups ⚡

[@thebloodything1471]

I couldn't wait for this episode...

[@ArthurHerman44]

Am I the only one who gets a little annoyed at how Varlamov's name is pronounced by the Tampa's commentators?

[@wtfjjij]

Lol aren’t they playing the Canadian broadcast tho? 😂🤣

[@ArthurHerman44]

@@wtfjjij ah, you might be right, I don't know really. I just assumed because the game was in Tampa from that clip. Either way, whoever it is, the pronounciation is bad.

[@Liasos88]

No one is saying it right tbf, he isn't from NA.

[@m3mayo]

OK.. Steve's imitation during this video are freakish golden

[@lukaskubik4698]

There is a huge amount of people who claim that refs are helping Vegas, simply because of the notion that NHL wants VGK to win.

[@lukaskubik4698]

@@terryomalley1974 Almost as if I didn't say anything. You saw a bad call for all 4 teams, yet somehow only Vegas is the one that is under protection.

[@lukaskubik4698]

@@terryomalley1974 Last match both teams had 1 Powerplay, yes there was many uncalled penalties, but not just on one side.

[@shumshai]

Bettman wants Vegas to win, it's not a secret lol

[@lukaskubik4698]

@@shumshai Source ? Any source ? Did he say it ? Or are you just "reading between the lines" and "good at guessing what others want" ?

[@aquaticseraph692]

Man, that MarioKart moment at 8:11 cracked me up.

[@x10cobra]

How to fix officiating..... Stop the NHL from finning coaches and players that speak the truth.... And start promoting newer refs from the AHL, echl, and chl

[@Boby9333]

Yep I really don't understand why coaches & players are fined like that for questioning how bad the ref can be sometimes. Maybe, just maybe there's a reason they complain? Bettman: No you moron, don't tell media my refs are bad and don't question their ability to do their job.

[@jefcoble8827]

The Hedman penalty is a trip if he doesn't make contact with the puck. The McNabb punch needs to be a penalty though... when people start shoving it's up to you if you want to call both of them or not, once it gets to the extra level and punches you HAVE to call something