NHL Worst Plays Of The Week: How Hard Is It TO STAY IN YOUR NET!? | Steve's Dang-Its

Steve Dangle shares his picks for worst plays of the week in the NHL. He goes over everything from Petr Mrazek's fumble against the Maple Leafs, to John Gibson not tending the goal and Sidney Crosby entering his villain era.
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[@RageBar100]

I lost my fantasy week by 1 point that the Pavelski empty net goal would've put me 3 over. That's a dang-it.

[@jppeterson879]

Pavelski needs a challenge to do something good

[@deusvult6920]

Doing fantasy is a dang it in itself

[@marshallmykietyshyn4973]

@@deusvult6920 I once won a league final on an overnight stat correction. Didn't even feel good about the win, but it was still hilarious.

[@BeMiteYellow]

fantasy on espn ?

[@lairdbeaty1998]

To be fair, I think Pavelski was expecting hintz to put it in the net instead of passing it lol but either way, dang it

[@hockeyandrew3206]

Sidney said to the ref "where'd you get your reffing license, a cracker jack box" 😂 Go Avs!

[@nicandknacksandseans]

I like that Steve now has a signature "someone got hit in the nuts" face. Thats great for him

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I'm surprised we never see that every time the Leafs get eliminated in the first round.

[@eliezerbulka4811]

Steve, how did you miss the irony of Nylander being the one to score off the face-off - #88. As if to say, "We don't need your 88, we've got our own."

[@sarabenaquista4352]

😂😂 Sidney entering his villain era 😅 I’m dead.

[@candystickdonut]

He really is though if you have seen the past few games

[@buddy7136]

I agree with the 3 minute review. If it takes longer it's not conclusive evidence to over turn the call.

[@AEMoreira81]

Indeed, anything after 3 minutes should only be to determine if the clock needs to be re-set or where the next faceoff should be.

[@SmurfRockRune]

Offside reviews should only be watched in real time. If you can't tell in real time, it wasn't enough to actually make a difference in the outcome.

[@simplus1980]

@@SmurfRockRune YES. The spirit of the rule is to avoid players hanging deep in the offensive zone and await a very long pass. The goal wasn't scored thanks to being offside here. If the linesman didn't blow the whistle, then the play is good. We'll have one majorly blown call every season and, well, tough luck, getting that blown call right isn't worth all those video reviews.

[@HDreamer]

@@SmurfRockRune 100% this, taking out a measuring stick to see if someone was 1mm offsides has nothing to do with the spirit of the rule anymore. Drives me insane. Same issue in soccer actually, they started calling goals back because the heel of an attacker that had his back turned to the goal was offsides. Ridiculous.

[@mooluftschloss]

I love Dang It days. The Habs goal was amazing. Crosby has basically done everything at this point of his career so add the game misconduct to the list. What hasn't he accomplished? Fight a fan in the stands? Punch a ref? All of those things could be done before he calls it quits, then he can retire knowing that he has literally done everything one can in the NHL.

[@mikeshulman7176]

Dang that should have been featured: The capitals have lost every single goal review out of the 10 or more they have had.

[@tppolo009]

I'm not even mad, I'm impressed

[@LisaMarieFord]

It always astounds me how long it takes officials to realize and FINALLY stop play when a player is hurt, even though they’re supposed to be paying attention. That went on way too long when Samberg was hit. Should’ve taken 3 seconds at most to pull that whistle up and stop play, but they wait until he has multiple skates and sticks get too close to his head.

[@reaganharder1480]

The rule is that unless the ref deems it urgent the play goes on until the team of the player who is injured gets possession. I'm not sure I like the rule as it is, because it does feel kinda wrong to have play going on so long while a guy is writhing on the ice, but if play stops as soon as a player appears injured, you know someone is going to fake injury when they're hemmed in to get a faceoff and fresh players, so there needs to be some way to prevent faking injury for strategic purposes.

[@co2angel899]

As a Penguins fan watching Jeff Carter finally score a 5-5 goal for the first time in months is great no matter how it came to be

[@SpikyDash]

GOD BLESS KINGS FANS singing "Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye" to Sid. That was incredible. In a 5-0 game, no less.

[@Galriculus]

I mean, they took that personnally in 1993 with the habs... I guess?

[@tromedl]

I love Sid but that was beautiful!

[@ryanheywood3165]

I mean sure, but also cross checking while up 5-0 is being ignored here, I don't feel there is much of a need to do that with that much of a lead (idk if there was other dirty shots before hand, I didn't watch the game)

[@jurajojo2543]

That offside video review in overtime reminds me a game from the world championship (don't remember year) where Czech Republic vs Denmark played, and Czech Repuclic scored a goal, Denmark challenged for offside. This offside was like 2 minutes prior and the game resumed 2 minutes into the past afterwards.

[@andyjohnson4008]

Crosby is becoming a grumpy old man and I'm here for it

[@AustinWestbro]

Steve must get a commission on advil sales with the way he’s been screeching lately 😂

[@markmcgee4255]

I look forward every week for this

[@ChadSimplicio]

Seeing the Pens give up 5 Kings goals (4 of them by Kempe) will get even Sid frustrated.

[@justusnixx]

lol, I loved it, and sid's ejection just made it perfect. He's too used to special treatment

[@edschramm6757]

Sid only saw 3 Kempe goals before getting ejected though

[@holden9278]

How do you not have the goal that happened in the Kings vs Sabres game where the puck bounced off the boards right on to Craig Anderson's skate and he didn't know where the puck was until it got poked in the net by Arvidsson lol that should've been on here.. and Crosby got ejected because he wouldn't leave the ice and go to the penalty box he just skated around the ref yelling at him for like 2 minutes lmao

[@mitchellsoshnekov2264]

I've commented about this in like 3 separate videos but I'm 100% convinced Steve has 0 clue the kings exist. Could've put kempes monster night against Pittsburgh on the last hat picks video, but he didn't. Also, could've put panarins monster night on as well since they were on the SAME NIGHT, but he didn't.

[@quentin1917]

@@mitchellsoshnekov2264 i’ve noticed the same thing man.. He missed kopitars 1,000th point, he missed Kopitars hat trick (5pts) on opening night from last szn, he missed Moore’s Hattrick from a few months ago (first ever hatty by a cali born player on a CALI team btw) the series is literally called hat picks and he forgets to include a fkn hat trick. It’s a joke. Like he included a basic leafs drop pass goal in the last hat picks..

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

Refs, if a player is literally writhing in pain on the ice, I think it's ok to blow the whistle.

[@SpitefulGanon]

Clearly the Hoffman play was INCONCLUSIVE since they couldn't come to a conclusion for 5 minutes. Like 2 minutes in if you can't tell call on the ice should stand

[@BrawlBearYT]

I’ve been waiting all week to here “If you’re a goalie, TEND THE GOAL!!!”

[@phantom9312]

Hope you didn't think about that spelling for the whole week as well 'cause that's a dang it

[@BrawlBearYT]

@@phantom9312 LMFAO🤣 thankfully not but that’s definitely a dang it

[@deltagolavista1]

Offside reviews, no time limit but the linesman has to watch the replay in real time. None of this zoom and enhance to the closest pixel until you can or cannot see white. Real time review. If it isn't obviously conclusive, then it isn't offside. My hot take is that linesmen also don't call offside as often as they should because video review will have their back if they're wrong and it doesn't disrupt the flow of the game as often.

[@addisonb3850]

Ya’ll really love to leave the Kings out of both Hat Picks and Dang its, pretty frustrating when there’s actually good content you can pull from it.

[@ARutherford0220]

I'm gonna need some Advil after all the screams at the start of the video...

[@mattman1684]

Offside reviews are one of the three Monkey Paw's wishes of the NHL. I fear what will become of the remaining two.

[@MaizenBlue27]

I love how Gibson looks at Fowler like its Fowler's fault for just passing right to a Penguin 😂

[@Jonathan-ih7qp]

That one gave me flashbacks. A goalie I used to play with would pull crap like this all the time. All of the defensemen had their hearts in their throats anytime he went to play the puck because he was just as likely to pass it to the other team as he was to you. Dude was a wall, but you just had no idea what he was going to do with the puck, I don't think he even knew what he was going to do with the puck. Eventually he was just banned from playing the puck at all.

[@trapjohnson]

7:53 The Blues being on the receiving end of one of these is how I found dangits and hatpicks. NIce to see us get one back!

[@invertwiley1689]

sir, you said bad 80s movie and literally described the last putt from Happy Gilmore without name dropping one of the best 90s movies of all time. THAT, is a dang-it.

[@ly257]

Definitely love the new effect on the "If You're a goaltender...." scream. A little easier on the ears. Love it!

[@vincentlovestedt9761]

you missed the goal from the kings and sabers game where it bounced weirdly off the boards and into the pad of anderson and arvidsson poked it in

[@0metalic0]

LA is a weird blind spot. they only exist offhandedly if someone he cares about is playing them.

[@holden9278]

@@0metalic0 That couldn't be more true lol

[@0metalic0]

@Holden92 I've even tagged him on Twitter for highlights of good and bad kings plays. dude just simply does not care. at MOST they got a small shout out when he mentioned Copley was saving the team in his podcast once.

[@holden9278]

@Geist Yeah they very rarely get mentioned or brought up, and when they do get brought up it's only for like a quick second, even when the Kevin Fiala trade happened and they did a segment on it they barley talked about the Kings at all it was just them talking about the Wild

[@0metalic0]

@Holden92 I honestly want to go back and watch the last 10 weeks of videos, both dangits and hat picks, and make a tally of what teams show up. but as it is I don't even watch the videos anymore. I just skip through to see what teams the clips are from and if there's no Kings (assuming they did something good/bad that week) I don't bother.

[@JaySharp604]

It's about being in control of the puck. Same thing happened at the Canucks v Stars game last night. When I saw Hoffman in real time, I thought it was offside.

[@rlosangeleskings]

The Brown statue deserved a giant Dang-It... It doesn't look like him rather of some random homeless guy off the street...

[@KthuLew]

I think a good compromise for review is that aside from a game-winning goal in sudden death or any on ice call in the playoffs, they are limited to a maximum of 2 minutes to determine if there is enough evidence to overturn the ruling. If nothing can be concluded by the end of that time, the call will stand. That's how long TV timeouts last anyways.

[@cleanasdirt6832]

Not that you’ll see this, but my 7 yr old boy, loves the dang-its. For Halloween, he wants to dress as you, and instead of saying treat or treat, he’s going to say “ if you’re a goaltender, tend the goal “. 👍🇨🇦

[@greenknight2422]

I laughed at you because of Pavelski missing the open net and then I remember I also have him

[@joshclemons3767]

I’m only 23 but I’m happy I know the madtv reference to Stewart “look what I can do”

[@quentin1917]

worst play of the week- not including adrian kempe’s 4 goal game on Dustin Brown’s jersey retirement night

[@jaredschuster3010]

Early this season, Avs v Rangers, Toews( i think) high sticks another Avs player(maybe Makar I cant remember) real time looked like there should have been a penalty call on the Rangers and there was. However reply it was clear it was not a penalty because it was Toews stick not the Ranger. Welp no cant change it now we already made the call..... But a centimeter offsides, definitely need to spend lots of time figuring that out.

[@kpov2533]

Yup Toews high sticked Makar. But due to dumb rules it couldn't be overturned even though it was clear as day it wasn't the right call. All ill say is the Avs purposely took zero shots on the PP which was kind of nice of them because im sure they felt bad

[@ryantk343]

You missed the puck stopping right under Craig Anderson's skate during the Kings vs Sabres game!

[@MaiinaOne]

the MadTV "look what I can do" 🤣

[@conroche1535]

I've said this before: why not choose one speed: 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, whatever. Run every angle, ONCE. If it's not CLEARLY offsides, the non call stands. Regarding Connor Bedard: the kid is 17; is it because, at my age, the years go by as if on skis, or have I not been reading about him for more than three years?

[@jonmendelson1104]

He's been talked about for a very long time. Just under 3 years ago (March 26, 2020) he was granted exceptional status so there's a decent chance you have been reading about him for longer than that.

[@bluesfan314]

i was at the game when the blues played the panthers and i had no idea where the puck went until knight was looking down in between his legs

[@ajjingunia]

got an advil youtube ad at the perfect time right after the nylander goal😂

[@jasonpaul4308]

my suggestion for this offsides challenge is we just remove the cameras from the ice level on the blue line. no more! that view doesn't exist anymore. You've got 2 minutes from holding the ipad on to use all the other cameras to determine, and if you can't. it's not offsides. goal counts.

[@myerscarmy]

I've said for a while that if you can't tell if the play was offsides at 3/4 speed and after just a few replays, then you can't call the goal back. Even in Playoff games. That would keep the spirt of the rule alive while not ruining games with 5-10 minute reviews. I bet even the players and coaches would agree with that change to the rule.

[@mmusser19]

What a week for Mikey Anderson! First he gets Crosby into his first ever game misconduct, then signs an 8 year contract!

[@troymccarty1585]

MISSED ONE!!! Friday 2/13 LAK/BUF 3rd per 5:14 Arvidsson goal. DANG IT!!!! (good for LA Kings fan Eeeeeee!!!)

[@yardenaschwersky5257]

Mad TV? The knights who say dang-it? Some excellent references this week.

[@JAWNDOEmusic]

that MADtv reference just reminded me that the A.)Jordan Peele was on there, and B.) the dude who did 'the kick' was like a Wish version of Will Farrell lol

[@Milehighsnake98]

There was nothing better than hearing the fans sing "na na na na hey hey hey goodbye" to Crosby. I was laughing so hard.

[@harrodharrod5239]

He could not have been offside, because by the time he crossed the blue line, he was in possession AND control (for rules sticklers) of the puck. And anyone trying to say otherwise (like that he has the puck in his legs or whatever) doesn't watch enough NHL to truly appreciate the skill those players have. He knew exactly what he was doing the entire time the puck started heading his way.

[@briansykes2138]

The puck was literally on the inside of his skate as he crossed the blueline....I was screwed up seeing FOUR players during OT, had to watch that 3 times to see a PP just ended.

[@ilai7893]

Lol McCann's ping pong goal should be a hat pick, that takes skill.

[@dustyb58]

Mrazek doing the best "accidentally pressed down on the right thumb stick playing EA NHL" ever

[@travish3730]

Love Mikey Anderson for this!

[@Jesstonian]

No dang-its from the Buffalo Ducks game? Sabres first goal is hilarious!

[@christyouredumb956]

Probably filmed yesterday

[@kevinstull8552]

It might make it to the next Dang Its video.

[@johnshields6852]

I started playing in 1968 and my pet peeve is goalies who roam, stay put, usually if you do handle the puck behind your net it confuses your own D and bad things happen. Stay home. Geez dang it.

[@mcj88]

I've said it before in these comments and I'll say it again: if it's close enough that you can't conclusively determine whether a goal was offside or note within, say, 3 minutes - certainly not 5, _the length of overtime itself,_ for crying out loud - of a review starting, and the offending player made a good faith effort to stay onside anyways, just count the goal and we can move on. Utterly ridiculous that it has to take so long to look for such a miniscule, arguably-negligible "offence".

[@matthewskibinski6355]

Watching the hawks-leafs I was only thinking about how Steve was going to rip my Hawks a new one. And I am here for it

[@kickinacoustic6119]

Hey Steve, I think that a better rule change to solve a lot of the offside issues would be to thicken the line and make it so a defender has to be at the line for the offside ruling. It eliminates most breakaway offside calls which are the worst reviews.

[@harrodharrod5239]

Those are the ones, that matter the most though. The entire point of the offside rule is, that you can't camp in your O zone, waiting for a pass leading to a breakaway.

[@wes9619]

The editing @10:54. Haaaaa!! Made my day.

[@lindsaymccormick63]

Adding to the hilarity of the Appleton dang it is that he used to be a kraken. Still scoring goals for his former team!

[@Nacnud92]

With all due respect, whatever that is… Athanasiou may be the biggest waste of other worldly talent the NHL has ever seen. Dude has the potential to be the fastest skater in the league but has bricks for hands and no offensive or defensive awareness.

[@parroot-5509]

Best moment of the week

[@OllBetsy]

my new favorite expression is if you're a goaltender... tend the goal. heart of a FREAKING LION on this guy right here

[@grahamdamberger7130]

That review during the Islanders-Canadiens game made me think of the one in the Oilers-Flyers game last week. Did Foegele make contact with Hart? A little bit. Was Hart's momentum already taking him out of the play? Yes. Did Foegele's contact make much of a difference? Shouldn't have if he was also trying to avoid hitting Hart. How long did that review for goalie interference take? Over five minutes. It's like they're looking for an excuse to overturn the play.

[@dougjuenke1733]

Graham...Honestly you are a homer and suck ASS!!

[@nayR58]

There was actually a moment last night during the wild game against the av’s, where Erickson Ek seemed to have a clear shot on net, but instead of shooting, he spun around and attempted to pass the puck instead, let’s just say that didn’t work out to well…

[@davyt0247]

Own goal?

[@nayR58]

No, he didn’t end up getting a play going. And I think the avs carried it down after that and scored

[@davyt0247]

@@nayR58 oof that hurts

[@lincolnkinsman4828]

Best day of the Dang week

[@CrustyOldDave]

I ...... i... think | love you. Steve.... you are the reason I watch Sportsnet. Happy Valentines Day

[@McSomething15]

Come for the DangIts, stay for the MadTV references lmao

[@devinvisnaw]

missed hellbergs not tending the goal in wings vs flames yesterday

[@sharpy3453]

was wondering why that montreal goal was here and not hatpicks... but then i saw it was there for 5 minutes of review... dam

[@matthewmccarthy9283]

I've had a thought for a while that if an offside review takes more than 30 seconds, it wasn't egregious enough to actually impact the play and it should be considered legal. Get the lengthy reviews out of here. If you can't tell in 30 seconds? It's not the end of the world, let it roll.

[@LouiHandwerker]

16:43 ✨Sydney✨

[@SouthernSera]

I never believed that Spencer Knight was as unbelievable as many said. Maybe he's just not ready for the NHL, but I never feel confident about a win when he's between the pipes. I think the Cats need a dependable veteran as a backup to Bob, but what do I know?

[@sethhaklander3895]

if that pinball goal happened against my team i simply wouldn't

[@christyouredumb956]

Biggest dang it is according to steve everyone’s a future leaf

[@flatspin7]

9:10. Did he take that one up high? Nope that was right in the middle!

[@jomojonarvaez-grey1193]

There is a simple fix for the extra long checks, you add in two things. 1, the real time ruling takes precedence and 2 to be over turned it needs to be clear and obvious. Will it catch everything? No, but will at least reduce the amount of wait time when a review happens.

[@estellegrignon]

I still don't understand how, in 2023, with the tracking technology we have, we can't figure out if a player is offside or not. We know the puck is being tracked by a computer: just add a chip in the players' skates and one for the blue line and let the computers do the job instantly

[@willrobinson1671]

If I was tanking, I'd go with Mrazek in goal too.

[@dashelscott]

😂

[@jonmendelson1104]

I don't know, the Sharks had the World's Okayest Goalie (Aaron Dell) in net for their last game and he could probably compete with Mrazek if you're looking for a good tank goalie.

[@jeffb7244]

Samberg taking one for the team on a whole level that most wouldnt think of

[@Skeezle1986]

At 15:10 in the 3rd period between the Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken all Wings defensemen were past the faceoff dots leaving 2 Kraken Forwards to score 4th goal. THAT BETTER BE IN YOU'RE DANG ITS STEVEY BOY

[@thenextguest3230]

That Joe one made me laugh lol... anyways todays main dangit was chicago becoming a franchise and alive 2023.

[@SAJe_53]

I was a D man when I used to play and I never hesitated to throw myself in front of the puck... and I wasn't even getting paid for it. It's just part of the job, even if it's not your job.

[@atomiczam4066]

I do love that all of the Blackhawks dang-its this week were by former Red Wings. We're slowly getting our revenge...

[@colmanbaldwinson9091]

Guys please include in hat picks next week Kappo Kahkonen's triple desperation save in the 50th minute of the game tonight against Vegas, or his insane kick save a few minutes after that. Please

[@jonokiller]

Saw Gibby live, and shouted Steve's saying

[@dankauffman3456]

I can read lips, here's what Crosby said: "We're losing by five [BLEEP]ing goals, can you please [BLEEP]ing kick me out of this [BLEEP]ing game?"

[@jtmfire1632]

My favorite part of this channel

[@jamiesontb]

I’m surprised Samberg didn’t throw up from that

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

I couldn't care less if a goal is offside by that little in overtime of a game 7 of the finals. How much of an advantage does a player really have by being offside by less than an inch?

[@ErnstSchacherl]

Honestly, I don't see the "distinct kicking motion" on Athanasiou I've seen goals that where allowed where more kicking happened

[@Mikey420isTaken]

Sid nailed it! The officials are a mess and need to be held accountable, especially in front of the media after every game!

[@NelsonA_]

I SAW SAMBERG AND WAS LIKE "YO I HAVE A YOUNG GUNS SAMBERG" NOT REALIZING WHY HE WAS ON THE SCREEN

[@marshallmykietyshyn4973]

TLDR: The standard has always been "conclusive evidence". You can't tell me a decision is conclusive, if it takes 5 mins to make. Been saying this about offside reviews since they implemented it. The whole idea of reviews has always been "conclusive evidence" that the call on the ice was wrong. You cannot tell me that someone can look at the same play 10 times without knowing what the answer is, and then suddenly on the 11th time they look at it, they're conclusive. People are really good at talking themselves into things, but that shouldn't meet the criteria of "conclusive evidence". Conclusive means you look at it and you know what the call is. Anything you're unsure about or that isn't obvious, is not conclusive imo. The only exception should be if they're clarifying a rule, like with the Makar call in the playoffs last year. And I don't get why anyone would have a problem with this. The rule was put in there to get rid of the Duchene-type plays. Video has limits on resolution, so there is always going to be built-in error. The refs do a great job in general. If they're getting most calls correct, where there's a cm of difference, just let it be. Follow the same logic you've applied to all the other types of calls and require "conclusive evidence". Simple. Ok I'm done my rant.

[@JRadventures96]

Was Montreal on the Power play in 3 v 3 OT? There was 4 of them on the ice for that last score? What I'm I missing?

[@johncox7169]

The other team had a power play, and in OT when you get a pp it goes to 4 on 3 (as they don't want less than 3 skaters on the ice per team.) When the penalized player comes out of the box, they play 4 on 4 until the next stoppage. That is what happened. Montreal killed a penalty and passed to the player coming out of the box.

[@JRadventures96]

@@johncox7169 Got it. The reason I was wondering is because where they cut to in the video never showed the PP countdown clock. So it appeared in the video that it was randomly 4 v 4😅

[@timothyhall1057]

doen't Rick Tocchet look so much like that Disney video of the red bird in angry BIRDS HA HA LOL

[@Nebula6622]

I was at the toronto vs chicago game and the entire night I was yelling for Mrazek to stay in the net and welp

[@EmilyLongtin]

Entering his villain era???? Cr🤮sby has always been a villain. Punching people in the face? Running over fingers? SLASHING OFF FINGERS???

[@Thecol1994]

I didn't even know there was a goal review for the OT goal from Montreal. When I heard the announcer say "the league confirmed it", I turned off the TV