NHL Worst Plays Of The Week: HOW DID MEIER MISS THE OPEN NET!? | Steve's Dang-Its

Steve Dangle shares his picks for worst plays of the week in the NHL. He goes over everything from Timo Meier missing an absolute sitter to all the calls that went unnoticed.
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[@ivrynite]

There's a lot of talk about how the refs don't want to be responsible for deciding a game by making a penalty call, but nothing about how egregious it is when they don't make a call that should be. They are making the conscious decision to interfere in the proceedings just as much when there are blatant penalties that go uncalled.

[@HeavyMetalorRockfan9]

Precisely, and it is specifically high skill teams that are punished the most by this. It's an open secret that the Oilers have to be fouled 4 or 5 times to earn one powerplay BECAUSE their powerplay is so deadly, and then people go shitting on their 5v5 as if 5v5 is fair if one team gets to consistently foul the other

[@CorporateCornholio]

@@HeavyMetalorRockfan9 I would expect a "high skill" team to be able to get it done 5 vs 5. Edmonton depended too much on the powerplay and it came back to haunt them in the end. Edmonton and Toronto are carbon copies of each other in how they are build and they both suffered from the same lack of depth.

[@HeavyMetalorRockfan9]

@@CorporateCornholio tell me you haven't watched the oilers without telling me you haven't watched the oilers trying to claim that the oilers aren't a high skill team is the single most braindead criticism I've ever heard - you can criticize their defensive effort, you can criticize their goaltending, but you're talking about the fifth highest 5v5 scoring team in the regular season, every single bottom 6 player had over 10 goals, our 3rd and 4th lines beat the 3rd and 4th lines of the opposition 5v5 in both series we played. A way bigger issue is the fact that McDavid and Hyman were both kneed and couldn't skate properly, Nugent-Hopkins had an upper body injury so he couldn't battle for pucks or shoot, Draisaitl's wrists were blatantly targeted by the opposition (he went from carrying the team to sinking it in the two games afterwards). Kane is still recovering from the laceration as well as having broken fingers. The entirety of the top 6 was injured, not one or two guys, not some adversity, the entirety. Adin Hill put up Vezina numbers while our own goaltending imploded. 3 of the 4 games lost even with everything the difference was purely in goaltending (if both guys put up average numbers the Oilers win almost every single game in the series).

[@CorporateCornholio]

@@HeavyMetalorRockfan9 I will overlook the childish insult. I did not say the top four were not talented skill players but the team as whole is not. More so than anything I blame the salary cap for this. Hockey is a team sport and when you cannot get support from all of your lines, you cannot win, even if your top line is loaded with all of the talent and skill in the hockey world. When you lack the cap space to bring in suitable players, you end up with what you can afford under the cap. Edmonton and TO loaded up the front, skimped on the back end and both teams fell earlier than expected. TBH what Canadian did not want an Edmonton vs Toronto final?

[@TheZombiemofo]

@@HeavyMetalorRockfan9 it's entirely indicative of the officiating difference between regular offseason that the two times Tampa won the cup they were the most penalised team in the regular season and were one of the least during the offseason. They knew the types of plays that can go uncalled in the 'yoffs and were able to exploit it.

[@apinapoksu1703]

Refs in playoffs be like "who am i to judge"

[@jspotter89]

The only good?? thing you can say about NHL reffing these playoffs is that it's been horrendous across the board, and therefore, not inherently favorable to any one team. It's a low bar.

[@tuunaes]

Except that it hasn't been consistent: Makar injuring McCann > Here's suspension for you. Eberle fracturing Cogliano's neck > Just a scratch, nothing to see here. Player safety department is basically bad joke.

[@jspotter89]

@@tuunaes You may not have noticed, but I did not say it was consistent. It’s definitely not consistent, except in its awfulness.

[@maydanlex]

Stats show that they were the worst in the Leafs series.....by far.

[@Jerbsinator]

It's getting worse every year, it's impressive. I think the "being a ref is hard arguement" is bullshit at this point. A blind man could ref better than these guys.

[@shawnpitman876]

BS it's not favouring any team. Tell me how in a league where there's an AUTOMATIC 1 game suspension for starting a fight in the last 5 mins, there were ZERO suspensions on the Leafs or Panthers after their game 4 END OF GAME AT THE BUZZER fight?

[@Imsotired3673]

I think I fell into the salt mines with the last dang it

[@ericaschner3283]

Saltier than the Dead Sea in here today

[@timshady7099]

Refs get calls wrong on both sides. People tend to focus on the missed calls that the losing team received but I think it mostly balances out. Also, the speed of the game makes it difficult to make every call. We have the luxury of going back and looking at replays from different angles, slow motion. When I watch the Knights Oilers play in full speed, I can see how a ref making a split second decision sees a follow through. In fact, during the game I actually thought he flopped and never got touched. It was a high stick though, not saying it wasn't.

[@brandonthorn3842]

Steve you are the only reason my Thursday doesn’t suck. It’s my Monday. Love ya Steve.

[@VarunSharma-km3wv]

best dangle video ever, so salty it floats

[@ryanbrown3283]

The two missed calls in the Leafs game were painful. They shouldn't have put themselves in a position to be eliminated due to some bad calls by going down 0-3, but it still hurts.

[@xonerex7501]

It's the Leafs fault for losing the series, but it's the refs fault the Leafs lost that game

[@justinmiller5660]

1 missed call. the gudas stick hold is something every player does, EVERY PLAYER. that's why the leafs player made no mention of it. they know they would have done the samething.

[@captainsteve0]

@@justinmiller5660 2 missed calls. starting OT with a PP could have easily given the Leafs the win that game. If something is a penalty in the regular season, it should be a penalty in the playoffs, end of discussion.

[@justinmiller5660]

@captainsteve0 The high stick that drew blood should have been a double minor. It wasn't. The panthers score in the power play. They could have scored on the second and had a 2-0 lead 5 minutes in. That would have changed the game. See, I can do it also. But if it helps you sleep keep thinking only the leafs got screwed. At least the refs didn't directly assist on the game winning goal like they did in game 4.

[@derps8690]

@@justinmiller5660 …except it *didn’t* draw blood, and the ref very clearly saw that. he literally mouthed the words “there’s no f###ing blood there, f### off” after looking right at his mouth. stop with the whataboutisms.

[@ILoveMisty1985]

I went to a game at PNC Arena this season, and I gotta say the Hurricanes' power play announcement is a Hat Pick, from the chant of "Cheaters Never Win!" to the use of the 2 Unlimited classic Twilight Zone to the snappy video editing on the video board. It all comes down to one of the most exhilarating presentation I've seen and gets fans hyped for the power play.

[@doctordoc2351]

If only our powerplay was good enough to actually live up to the hype, lmao

[@TippiGordon]

"Boo and fart" is now my go-to exclamation that something is BS.

[@NWih]

I sure wonder what Steve thinks about McDavid holding defender's stick while going past them. He scored at least 2 goals like that in these playoffs and I don't remember those being mentioned in these videos.

[@marcusberggren9241]

Oilers are canadian. Probably why.

[@timshady7099]

Only the losers remember all the bad calls. The team that won has bad calls that go against them too, just nobody talks about it.

[@davidford3968]

When I played hockey I used to absolutely hate that when forwards would do that and it wouldn't get called.

[@Milehighsnake98]

@@timshady7099 I mean, except when a team should have been eliminated in game 5, only to have the entire game handed to them, and the rest of the series with horrible call after horrible call that all go in favor of the team down 3-1.

[@ajrupert5639]

These playoffs as a whole have been one massive dangit because of the league, the refs, and the safety board

[@Publius_1787]

The simple answer to the controversy over calls/no calls for shady behavior, is to bring back enforcers.

[@girhen]

From what I've read, the tracker in the puck is accurate to one inch. That means the puck needs to be a full inch past the goal line for it to be certain. That's not very helpful in most of these hard-to-tell situations where we can't tell because it's under a pad and within an inch of certainty. And unlike tennis, we can't have ten cameras be relatively unimpeded to track the court/ice. Tennis has no more than 2 people in the area being tracked (doubles), which means relatively little interference for the cameras. Where can we put 10 cameras in an arena to track that isn't blocked by 6 skaters and a goalie? I'd sooner put two or four more cameras in the pipes - one or two in each post. I'd also consider either two additional cameras looking a little downward and to the sides of the main camera on the moving arm so it doesn't miss low shots as often - which was an issue with this shot's ability to be seen.

[@AryssSkaHara]

Also, not stated clearly, but that puck tracker is optical and works off IR cameras above the ice. The "chip" in the puck is an IR blinker, nothing more.

[@alcion8423]

How hard would it be to put in the puck a radio frequency generator, and then just have sensors around the arena to pick up the signal, then a computer to trigonometry the position of the puck from that? Its no different from GPS or radio altimeters or any of the many, many positional calculating systems in use around the world. I mean sure it has to survive being bashed around by the players, but if its already able to have an IR blinker then clearly electronics can survive in it being bashed around.

[@ZombiewilleatU]

I just love seeing Hintz skate

[@sincitysinnermike]

These Dang-Its are so full of salt it made my blood pressure go up.

[@WizardofOsgood30]

Was the Leafs high stick that went uncalled against the Lightning on a dangits video? Right before the overtime that the Leafs scored and advanced to the 2nd round?

[@captainsteve0]

That whole series was just a highlight reel of what not to do as a referee. There was like 20 missed calls per game for both teams.

[@teambonerforest8173]

He's salty Leafs fan so ofc not

[@timshady7099]

Thats the kind of stuff Im trying to say. Plenty of crappy calls and both teams should be mad but when you lose the game or the series, you're the one crying the loudest. The refs are bad, but there's probably not better refs you can get in there that would always make the right call. All were going to end up with is more reviews. Every penalty gets reviewed, every goal gets reviewed to see if there should have been a penalty. Thats where were headed with this.

[@Timbo_Slice]

Ah, the yearly tradition of "its everyone elses fault but our own." From the Leafs.

[@gabriellespanke]

"Boo and Fart.". I'm dying. LOL.

[@reynardus1359]

No one could tell Radko having the stick for a brief moment. Only afterwards, in slow motion, and from a particular angle. A nice play Radko.

[@MrDcooper47]

Not even the Leafs defender who's stick was held knew it was held. He just assumed it was tied up n Gudas, like every ref and person alive. People not understanding how that was missed is hilarious.

[@Y0uMayCallMeV]

This. There's not a Leafs fan on earth who saw that live, and I don't blame anyone for missing it as it happened. Is it technically a penalty? Sure. Does stuff like that happen 100 times in every NHL game? Absolutely. Pure salt from Steve and Leafs fans. The interference that wasn't is a much worse miss in my opinion.

[@greysongladney4403]

Not to mention he went for a stick hold first and missed... Adding insult to injury

[@alpd7638]

As a casual fan, the "playoff hockey" rules (or non-rules as the case is) makes me completely tune out. If i no longer know what the rules are and no longer know whats going on, then i lose interest. Its dumb and needs to change.

[@hyalitebozite]

I am also a casual fan with the same thoughts, the idea that penalties don't effect the out come of games but power plays do is ludicrous. It's the only league I can think of that acts as though arbitrarily enforcing the rules makes the product better. All I have to say is this, if calling a penalty is such an egrigeous game altering event I can only think of one solution and that's get rid of the power play and come up with a new way to penalize teams.

[@KieranChakravorty]

The ref trash talk is a joke, NHL fans are the ones who want less calls, the NHL obliges and fans go 'no, we want that call, just not other calls!'

[@mosesmedina789]

I always enjoy your videos Steve! Keep up the great work bud!

[@RoughRaiders13]

The only one I have a problem with is the Gudas vs Järnkrok play. Yes Gudas grabbed his stick, however if you slow it down, Järnkrok goes grabbing at Gudas's stick with his right hand first. It's not as if he's some innocent party in the play. Gudas only goes for Järnkrok's because he's getting his grabbed at.They were both going for each other's sticks with their free hand. I think that makes them offset.

[@peterriecks9126]

And Gudas was trying to move a stick that was going into his midsection. It's not like he grabbed it off of the ice. Maybe he held onto it a little longer than was appropriate, but that was likely because he just had someone try to pull his own stick away...like the Leafs were doing the entire series.

[@MmaFan34]

NHL refs to players: you can get away with attempted murder but you put the puck over the glass and that’s a penalty.

[@justinmiller5660]

you can't let the slide. the difference is "that wasn't really a slash" and "that's clearly over the glass" ones a judgement call the other is automatic

[@davidj.a.8442]

Is it a lame penalty? Yes. Would the product be worse if you could effortlessly get a defensive zone whistle with no real repercussions? Also yes.

[@hectic105]

One’s an absolute where others are interpretive. Refs don’t have a choice when the puck gets shot over glass from the defensive zone. Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t call that either.

[@Dev3000]

@@davidj.a.8442 That play wasn't in the spirit of the rule, it's for players shooting it over, not accidently knocking it over while fighting for it at the blueline, they should amend the rule for that situation

[@kenm.4869]

DON'T YOU DARE FLIP THAT PUCK OVER THE BOARDS.

[@chrismiller7754]

Steve, Steve, Steve ... you and I both know the Leafs were not going to win 4 playoff games in a row. They just don't string that many wins together against Bobrovsky. They just don't.

[@lime7494]

_buuuuuuttt?_

[@Kieva_Storm]

They are also just not mentally tough, like at all.

[@TheWarawaj]

I always wonder why the reffing gets so much worse in the playoffs. I mean its not great during the season, but geesh they get real bad.

[@angiebee2225]

I don't think it gets worse, it's just that it's magnified because the stakes are higher. Well, then they just stop calling anything, and that's its own thing.

[@hectic105]

It’s a double-edged sword. Players are pushing A LOT harder in the playoffs, so with that, penalties would come more frequently. So they let them play for the most part. It’s not a perfect system for sure, but unless you want 80% of the game to be power plays, I understand why they do it that way. Also, power play goals in OT makes for a very un-exciting finish so I don’t care myself. It’s always how it’s been. Always.

[@curtisrobinson9696]

UH OH Steve's wearing THAT

[@ryanheywood3165]

The ekholm one was likely called off because it was a follow through of the backhand dump

[@scottmckelvie6982]

Great vid Steve, loved the ref ginics 😂

[@maybethedog1997]

1. Remember when Smith walked the unseen puck into the net for a goal that counted. 2. Slash to face with 3 inch skin tear flap? playoff hockey. Puck over glass? Pikachu meme.

[@7MGTEsupra89]

After the Smith incident the rule was changed immediately.

[@mylesgoodwin2017]

That rant at the end was approaching Griswold levels 😂

[@1-upking119]

Last day of school AND a Steve’s Dang-Its?! Life is so good rn

[@KeegoTheWise]

funny you mention how trackers in the puck would prove that leafs no-goal went in (i think it did too, but it was the right call), because iirc auston matthews was one of the biggest players who complained about how the chipped pucks behaved when the nhl tried them out a year or two ago

[@AaronAubreyPhoto]

I saw that Gudas interference and hold in real time.. I cannot believe there was no call on that play

[@jefflarson1652]

13:48 Jarnkrok grabbing Gudas' stick first. Gudas just figured he should get one of the two sticks.

[@roximama]

THANK YOU FOR THIS. The officiating is to the point of embarrassing. The refs have got to be betting on the games or something. Teams that they block with bad officiating may have lost the $20 million Stanley Cup prize thanks to their incompetence or corruption. It's just criminal and they are ruining the one sport that I love. They have GOT to fix this.

[@Guitarzan8]

I didn’t see where goodis held his stick?

[@gorlock691]

They showed the wrong angle. It's pretty clear on the angle from behind the net.

[@thylacine519]

Ryan Strome flashbacks for Rangers fans watching Canes-Devils

[@incendiary6243]

The leafs 'goal' was definitely not a goal. The only clear view of the puck in the net is after the ref had intent to blow the whistle because he could no longer see the puck. But even if you ignore that and say, it was under his leg, his leg was obviously in, therefore it was in, Morgan Rielly still pushed Bob's pad in, so it was GI anyways

[@tylervaughn9993]

the ekholm “high stick” was on a follow through

[@jeremynelson5311]

God. Hintz skating skills are crazy.

[@dealy9268]

The biggest dang-it is all the announcers saying Kock-in-yemmy!!!! it is COKE-AN-YEMMY!!!!!!!!! I don't know if KK even knows anyone named Yemmy!

[@thecaffeinequeen]

Honestly, I'd call not having the Chaos Bowl for the WCF a HUGE Dang It. The Chaos Bowl being the absolute insanity it would have been if it had been Kraken vs VGK. Chaos from fans, Chaos from the NHL, Chaos on the ice, Chaos in officiating, Chaos from ESPN vs TNT on who gets the viewers, etc. Plus I totally could have seen Tye Kartye and Gourde going Super Smash Bros on a couple of VGK players after a couple of rounds when everyone's chippy. Considering something like 3.7 million people watched the Kraken Vs Stars round 7 game, it would have been glorious to behold - probably could have been the most watched series in recent years. As it stands, game 7 vs Stars was the third most-viewed second round game ever on cable.

[@christopherworks400]

I was so waiting for that OT game winner rant, I just new it was coming once I saw the hand on the stick in the replay.

[@holofech9744]

Insane trip on hughes on the meier miss, I cant believe *I* missed that!

[@angiebee2225]

The way Hughes goes flying really made the whole sequence a marvelous dang-it.

[@dougdavis169]

You bring up so many valid points.

[@Kaynos]

I can hear Superintendant Chalmers : "SKINNER !!!!!!"

[@Hekkler72]

That "high stick" was ruled a follow through, which it is. It does not need to be a shot on goal. Clearly an attempt to clear and it was a follow through.

[@tinyrick1853]

Exactly but Canadian fans will just blame Bettman like normal because blaming someone else is better than just admitting Toronto and Edmonton got outplayed

[@burnxinxhell]

The "high stick" also never even reached shoulder level, Ekholm leaned into it.

[@Lazybonesitis]

correct me if I'm wrong but I think the point was to shed light on the inconsistency and unclarity of the rules as in the regular season it seems like as if as soon as you draw blood the refs go up in arms and could even award a double minor but in the playoffs everything changes. I'm not saying this was an incorrect call it's just my interpretation

[@Hekkler72]

@@Lazybonesitis It doesn't matter whether it's a follow through in the regular or post season. A follow through is not getting called as a high stick.

[@wes8129]

Thank you for this ... thank you

[@asphotographics]

So if it was a penalty when Gudas grabbed Jarnkrok’s stick, what was it 1.5 seconds earlier when Jarnkrok grabbed Gudas’s stick? A delayed penalty?

[@akselssuksis7269]

It’s a bit sad how Edmonton got so quiet after one goal. I went to Latvia v Canada last week and we lost 0-6 but the whole arena was chanting til the last second. Idk, just seems weird to me..

[@jovukota4526]

Well, its a different culture in USA and Canada, they are more spectators than fans. i'm from Switzerland and the championship is very noisy with fans with drums and chantng all the game. Good luck for the World Championship my friend ! exept against Switerland 😉

[@russharden4374]

I wasn't sure what you were talking about on that goal in hat picks, now I definitely know. That hurts

[@zoysiaguy3757]

He flopped like a fish lol

[@mikulitsi1819]

Kraken mentioning you 😂😂😂

[@BlackMasakari]

"Follow-through" lmao

[@mrpikachee]

The refs were so bad in evrey series in the first 2 rounds if the nhl wants to grow the game fix it because that's so bad

[@jontittley3825]

Gudas screaming in the face of Woll is PEAK unsportsmanlike conduct

[@doubleanjdevils7768]

Missed espn broadcasting Sunday night baseball when Vegas and Edmonton was on

[@BigSDUB_]

I fully expect the “Montour Misfire” from 3rd Period Game 1 to be on next weeks episode 😂

[@like17badgers]

I feel like the only reason POTG is the only thing getting called consistently is just the visibility. like some guy lands a cheap hit, slashes another player's hand so bad they need surgery, grabs a defenders stick, you can kinda play on. but with a puck over the glass... I mean the puck is gone, you cant continue playing

[@duhbullb]

Steve you have said it multiple times, how on this planet is the NHL supposed to attract and allow new fans to watch and understand this wonderful game, WHEN EVEN WE (as their teachers and guides explaining everything) DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

[@drewk6614]

We don't have the technology to see if the puck crosses the line but we sure do have the technology to put animated, distracting adds all over the boards during play. Priorities

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

12:14, I bet you had the exact same reaction to Hagel getting high stocked with no call in game 6.

[@jasonpaul4308]

I see he's wearing his Tampa jersey again! nice! (also this a reference to something he said in a video last year, not me trying to whine about the calls lol)

[@dtmuffinman]

You can't get mad about the no call onto Gudas on the OT winner, since Tkachuk was clearly tripped on what would have been a wrap around goal for sure and there was no call. Result ended up being the same as it should have been right there.

[@angiebee2225]

Shhh! Don't bring pesky facts into the discussion. It messes with the narrative.

[@johnamoroso271]

Next season shows: Hat Picks, Dang It's, and What's the Call, all ref show

[@CurriedBat]

Yeah... some of these no calls changed the outcome of the gams... and then like even the over the boards call against the Oilers when it was deflected halfway up the boards in a scrum... like why?

[@Supernova2464]

3:58 I remember when the Stars did that!

[@grahamdamberger7130]

Skinner saw there was a Vegas player along the boards in that direction, so I don't know why he sent it in that direction instead of backhanding it to the other corner. Also, WHY DO THESE GOALIES FEEL THE NEED TO PASS IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE? You're just asking for trouble by doing that. And very poor decisiveness by Bouchard on that pass attempt from the corner. He looked like he was going to get it, lets the Vegas player get to it first, and just like that, Oilers trail in a game where their season is on the line. On that high stick on Ekholm, it was a follow through, even though Ekholm disrupted the clearing attempt with his stick. But hey, they set the precedent when they ruled Wayne Gretzky's high stick on Doug Gilmour a follow through instead of a penalty, and this was more of a follow through than that play from 30 years ago.

[@N3tan0]

Will there be a game stream tonight?

[@boots_33]

The way I see it, Järnkrok took his hand off his own stick to grab Gudas' stick and tangle it up, and it wouldn't have been available for Gudas to grab bad he not tried to do the same. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.

[@n4rttu]

more like LOOK AT RADKO GUDAS' CELEBRATION AFTER THE SERIES ENDING GOAL

[@duckattak]

I was lucky enough to have gotten the entire first round predicted 100%. Unlucky how I don’t bet on sports 😢. More unlucky is my round 2 was completely wrong.

[@Descan26]

The first thing I said after that Reilly goal=no goal was we need goal line technology like yesterday. Soccer has it and works like a charm.

[@Milehighsnake98]

Honestly, how does soccer "work like a charm"? I've never seen a soccer ball get kicked at the net and people lose sight of it in the goalkeepers equipment where he has to shake it out of his shorts. It's not the same. Of course, soccer balls don't travel nearly as fast as a hockey puck. Soccer kicks are about 60-65mph. I know a 13 year old with a 72mph slapshot.

[@jennifer714714]

The later the series goes on, the number of penalties decrease. This is always the case, every series, every year. The later and later a series goes on, the more and more players will get away with all sorts of crap.

[@TheSherlockbones77]

The oilers got away with holding the stick in both series among other things. It is just legal in the playoffs. So is the old school "clutch and grab" behind the net and in the corners.

[@jl3249]

We definitely need the Ref's Blow It or (Don't Blow It) segment.

[@rlosangeleskings]

That last one looked like it hit the twine from the outside and went in through a hole in the net..

[@BlackMasakari]

Honestly, Gudas held it for a tiny moment and quite sneakily...not the most obvious call that was missed in these playoffs by a far stretch.

[@Djungelurban]

As always, they need to call more penalties in the playoffs. Heck, I want more penalties than usual called in the playoffs cause players are getting reckless.

[@curseyoujordanshow]

They could raise the cap if they'd stop giving money to refs who, apparently, literally don't need to be there.

[@fishua5564]

Make the ice in the goal behind the line clear and have multiple upwards facing cameras all along the line?

[@eirikrdberg1161]

All they need to do is have a tracking sensor on puck and inside of goal. Evidence. No exceptions. I find it sweet. Truly…that they leave some guessing left in the game. Some drama. But goal/no solution can be perfected quickly without a puck costing more to make. A 360 degree sensor on outer side of pucks. The on ice counterpart sensor on goal line linked through a program directly Toronto. A one time investment in every 64 goal lines in league. Will have to be 100% calibrated precisely. Easy concept/idea. A couple of engineers could have an installment ready in no time.

[@johnshields6852]

I'm from Boston, watching the games hurts just looking at the ice.

[@JustAnotherAlex3D]

You see gudas stare at the ref in the corner before celebrating the win, the stare of "dude we good right"

[@jediko610]

I’ve heard a lot about how the Gudas stick holding was an accident, but Gudas intentionally shoves his own stick in the defenseman’s way which caused him to get caught up, which last time I checked was also not allowed😂Not a fan of either team here, but guys get pissed in Men’s league for crap like that where nothing actually matters. In a Stanley Cup Playoff elimination game that’s at least gotta be a “if you do that again I’m calling you for it”. And since it’s a series clinching goal it has to be more than that

[@DrSpaceCapeReacts]

14:52 boo and fart! Lol

[@cartoonscollecting1891]

Could you imagine a non goal like the one that didn't count for the Maple Leafs in a game 7 overtime Stanley Cup final. It's high time a microchip in the puck and technology is introduced in the NHL before a team gets robbed of a potential Stanley Cup win.

[@bholstt9347]

lol no i cannot imagine that, the leafs in a game 7 in the scf 🤣🤣🤣

[@J0lzi]

@@bholstt9347 Just kickin' em while they're down, huh?

[@hectic105]

I absolutely can. If that was OT in game 7 and THAT was the game-winning goal that would be infinitely more controversial than it not being allowed since there’s zero absolute proof of it being over the line before the play was stopped (which really shouldn’t be controversial). Would have also just been a terrible, terrible Stanley Cup winning goal.

[@jackmanley1473]

Jesper Fast's miss was awful... Meier's was worse. Fast had a bouncing puck, so you can find the barest hint of an excuse for him (even though that puck NEEDS to be in the back of the net). Meier's was ON HIS STICK! Mind-boggling misses, both of them.

[@trapjohnson]

Meier gets bonus pints for the "Graceful" stick flip immediately following.

[@goldenknight2961]

Missed high stick was a follow through

[@flytheskymyway]

I have been counting down the days to see this.

[@deltagolavista1]

Shouldn’t the dang it be allowing freaking Gudas(?!!!?) to lead a charge up the ice on a 3 on 2, with one of the two back a freaking forward… in overtime… in an elimination game. GUdAS?!? Who is slower than Lucic. But no, ya, it’s definitely him holding the stick that made that goal go in.

[@rawtwenty976]

Game 5 between New Jersey and Carolina was just a DANG-Its for The Devils jeezz

[@PremiumPlusUltraDope]

The inconsistency of officiating and Player Safety are really making it hard to stay a fan of NHL. Its so desolating for the players first and for us fans too. It's like you're watching people get away with cheating all the time. Where's the glory in that?

[@denislatulippe8997]

Interference is accurate but don't forget boarding and charging.

[@neilweir-smith8228]

The real dang it is on all of us (myself included) who complain about all the reffing but still come back season after season and spend money on the product be it stadium tickets, merch, streaming, etc. The NHL would do something about it if everyone just decided they'd had enough and stopped spending money on the product because reffing and DOPS are useless because they then couldn't afford not to. However, that is an idea not based in reality and the NHL will still make its money and we will still spend our money and we will still complain and nothing will change.

[@cjboiss5779]

But... Gudas *didn't* grab Jarnkrok's stick. Gudas' right hand stays on the right side of his body, never comes close to Jarnkrok's stick. Gudas' left hand is firmly gripping his own stick; if had had grabbed Jarnkrok's stick with his left hand then he would have had to drop his own to do so. What Gudas does is push his stick forward to prevent Jarnkrok's from making a pokecheck, which is: a) *not* holding, and b) *not* a penalty.