Reviewing Panthers vs Bruins Game Four

Florida now has three chances to take out the Bruins. How many will it take?
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[@Archangel1994]

I’ve just come to accept that I have no idea what is and isn’t a goaltender interference.

[@bobsmith284]

If Boston does it, it's interference. If Florida does it, it isn't. I'm kidding, but only barely.

[@Tbiblaine23]

Neither does the NHL lol

[@user-dx5ek7jf7p]

I could not agree more I have said more recently that if they adjust rules for future seasons what is the point of making adjustment to rules if they don”t call them. At this point the league has to address in my opinion a favorable outcome with officials and it’s wrong for all teams in this league.

[@jongrey1916]

Nobody knows for sure but to me that wasn't it as Coyle stopped short of hitting Swayman but Sway's stick took Coyle's leg out causing him to fall on him by which time the puck was already in the net anyways so there was little chance of a save anyways.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

You can't breathe on Bob, but your goalie can get ran, just like the Tampa series.

[@stevestevens7053]

"The ref is told he sucks." As is tradition.

[@kingtide69]

That Barkov go ahead goal was DISGUSTING and nobody is talking about it because of the controversy. Makes sense. But makes me sad.

[@doctorcane]

absolutely filthy. He's ballet on ice yes?

[@dikbozo]

@@doctorcane more like a bull on a china plate. picked his way through the aisles of bruins.

[@T_128]

Shannon, the chant "I Disagree With The Non-Call And Really Disagree With Toronto's Video Review" doesn't have the same ring as "Ref You Suck".

[@Panthersfan2]

But man would it be impressive.

[@iAmCyberwaste]

Yeah, not as snappy. But a real show of crowd co-ordination if they can nail it down.

[@drewstevens7153]

@@iAmCyberwaste I feel like Nashville could pull it off...

[@cronoros]

I feel like a Boston crowd could manage "Toronto sucks"

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

make it into a song and play it between plays. So instead of singing we are half way there, wowhoohzzzz living on a prayer, they sing this.

[@gTuya11]

We love you Shannon. Thank you for being so level headed.

[@gTuya11]

For what it’s worth I am a cats fan. I was worried the goal would be waived off, but not because the push was ergregious. I figured the refs HAD to overturn because the discourse on officiating hd gone so sour this series that they had to make the reversal or risk the behavior between both sides get out of hand. I think the Cats win regardless. In the third, just 2 shots for boston. Brutal.

[@benfaust9489]

@@gTuya11I thought it was going to be waived off even as a Panthers fan

[@Jimbo-bo9ib]

THG’s favorite teams: Vancouver- oldest sibling, just wants to see them succeed Boston- middle sibling, can do no right Dallas- youngest sibling, loved unconditionally

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Hahahaha I'm on board with this. That's funny.

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

Hahaha why is this so accurate? Lol

[@TheFlizash]

Man. Too Accurate

[@OzerBergman]

You have a future as a family therapist!

[@joerice553]

That’s how I know he’s a Boston fan. Much like any other Boston fan, he hates them

[@Daniel-36]

Pretty sure I heard a “shoot the puck” chant from the crowd as well

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Shoot it where though? Florida blicks the net really well.

[@andrewpuglisi3227]

@@TheHockeyGuythe chant in question was after the power play with 6 mins left and their season essentially on the line after the bruins produce the most pathetic power play I’ve ever seen

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

yup the espn or whatever network i was watching it on pointed it out. The crowd is chanting shoot the puck again. That was right after a power play in the 3rd when they called it out.

[@rherchenreder]

Bruins fan for many years and I never recall hearing that chant. That’s a testimonial to the need to re-think the Bruins power play tactics and to the Panthers’ PK.

[@mikemurray919]

The calls against the Bruins are unforgiveable. The way the Bruins are playing is unforgiveable. The Bruins can control one of these things.

[@faunbudweis]

Let's face it, apart from Pasta and Swayman there is no other game-breaking player on the current Bs roster (with Marchand out). This team very much overachieved in the regular season, but in the play-offs the holes left by the departures of key players glaringly show, the team has neither a top centerman nor secondary scoring. Imagine if they drafted someone like Barzal or Aho or Connor back in 2015, ah well.. :)

[@mikemurray919]

@faunbudweis For sure, there's a hole in the center. 45% faceoff win rate in postseason is brutal. But 43% of goals have come from outside the top 6. The secondary scoring is there.

[@faunbudweis]

@@mikemurray919 True that, the bottom 6 is not the problem, trouble is you have bottom six guys like Geekie or Heinen in the top 6. Nothing against them, hard workers all, but none of them are Bergie or play-off Krejc.

[@macseamus835]

sucks for swayman tho

[@Rps2800]

A decent chunk of Bruins Twitter wants Jim Montgomery fired over these playoffs- am I crazy for thinking that this team has no business being in the 2nd round and they’re playing with house money?

[@jaytee4374]

No, they have respectable business being in the 2nd round, they weren't gonna lose to Toronto, BUT, for as good as their regular season record was, they weren't playing anything close to resembling a team with a record that good.

[@busfeet2080]

Yes. I agree. I don’t think every team can be expected to beat every team.

[@logan9758]

It’s not on Montgomery The Panthers are a wagon and outmatch the bruins up front Montgomery has gotten everything out of this roster he can

[@user-dx5ek7jf7p]

They don’t it’s a rebuild year so made it father then everyone thought Monty I think has to go they need to clean house because I respect Monty but he has I think gotten all out of the bruins which was last year

[@Jimbo-bo9ib]

It’s not that they have no business in the 2nd round, they’re just not contenders anymore. They had been for so long but when playoffs come around, they play like fringe playoff teams.

[@Thraith]

The shots tell the tale.

[@MrHarvP]

I'm no Bruins fan, but the fact Bennett straight sucker punched Marchand and didn't get suspended is wild to me. Is DOPS on vacation during the playoffs? We usually have a few suspensions at this point and we haven't even had a hearing. There hasn't been a lack of suspension worthy plays either.

[@HexagonalMan6]

Oh DOPS doesn't give a shit during playoffs, yeah, even less than during the season.

[@violax3735]

Hey man, just wanted to say huge respect for doing your best to stay objective despite being a Boston fan. The media coverage of this series has really been something.

[@Potsygvf]

Two things can be true: That was goalie interference… and the bruins had no business winning this game

[@Swaglord-kp3uh]

With the GI call we would be at least had a shot

[@Jaasau]

As a Bruins fan, I agree. The shot differential continues to be pathetic, and they should be embarrassed. It’s just that when you keep screwing a team over, it gives fans an easy out. I’d prefer games to have clear winners without controversy, but here we are. Another game, another screw job.

[@haydenrogers241]

The shot differential this game was no different than any others and the only reason the Bruins were in this game at all was because if Swayman. That acknowledgment made, the non-call changed the whole landscape of the game. I doubt if the goaltender interference call was made, the Bruins would have taken 3 additional penalties and only would have had 2 sog. Those penalties did not occur in a vacuum.

[@southpawjimmy9735]

you'd still have to ignore everything that came after it as a possible product of the incident itself.

[@haydenrogers241]

@@southpawjimmy9735 Thank you, I don’t understand why this isn’t being said more.

[@ChrisBigelow-ih5yw]

Here after the Canucks review to give some love to THG. Keep up the amazing work!

[@anthonyruggiero1988]

Imagine if the ref skated to center ice after speaking to Toronto and said "After video review it was determined that Boston's goaltender was caught lacking even if the player wasn’t there and it would've gone in anyways therefore we have a goal"

[@patelron6]

Boston's offense this series is Aaron Ekblad. Fortunately, he didn't cost the Panthers the game.

[@choppergunner8650]

This. Ngl, Ekblad played Game 2 and 3 nicely, but bro definitely slept on this one. It was a nice assist to Lundell though.

[@kingghidorah6200]

I couldn’t agree more. Honestly, last year Gudos was a turn over machine with Ekblad close second. Now its Ekblad as the weak link. He needs to go next year.

[@Schro_ding]

I’ve heard from a staffer that’s a friend of mine that ekblad is playing seriously injured right now

[@choppergunner8650]

@@kingghidorah6200 Ekblad has that fucked-up shoulder of his. He gave up his body quite a lot for the Panthers all these years. I get it that even as a defenseman, he's not risking an injury so he can stay on the roster, but one thing I have no excuse for is how slow he looks on the ice. There's a difference between playing slowly because you're big and chunky like Okposo, playing slowly because you're old, and playing slowly because you simply cannot compete with the opponents' forwards anymore. That and giving HUGE turnovers that have costed the Panthers quite a lot of games during the regular season and Game 1 of the Boston series. If he could focus on controlling those giveaways and trying to be a little more faster, he would be fine. Also, I believe he has another year with the Panthers. I don't think he's going away, given how much Paul Maurice loves him, and I really don't think we can fleece any organization, even the Sens, into taking Ekblad. It would free up a lot of cap space though.

[@macgobhann8712]

​@@Schro_ding he's injured every year. Guy is made of glass

[@keeganharricharan]

One thing being overlooked is Gustav Forslings play this series. Honestly been best player shift after shift for Florida

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

for awhile now. His plus minus numbers helped bring attention to him this year to the national audience. He is still a guy off waivers. Also another one I pointed out last series and is still big tim help on defense and penalty is Stenlund. His puck pressure and timing is amazing. He is canceling out superstars when he on the kill.

[@bethany_dawn5222]

The Bruins just want to have a 3 game comeback against the Panthers. In all seriousness the Panthers are simply outperforming the Bruins, and the Bruins have no answer.

[@stephendacey8761]

Maybe, if Brad Marchand played they might of won?

[@WilliamStewart1]

​@@stephendacey8761 I seriously doubt it, panthers are so much deeper of a team and can be just as annoying/physical. This is why everyone said it didn't matter who came out of the Leafs/Bruins series because Florida was just going to embarass either team.

[@JacobAaron97]

As a Panthers fan, I thought the Bennett goal would’ve been overturned. I can understand SOME frustration from Boston, to be fair. But, that doesn’t make up for how much they’re being outplayed. 2 SOG in the 3rd is not a recipe for winning. And Barkov scored 1 on 3.

[@philschumacker]

Bennett goal is hard to judge, it was interference, but Swayman was never reaching that puck regardless, so I agree with SN analysts and Shannon on this one. Much different then Duclair´s interference in the Tampa series, who with his feet inside the crease prevented Bob from corraling the puck. The interference call on Tkachuk was a bad one.

[@slickshewz]

According to the rulebook, it is definitely not GI. A cross-checking penalty has to be called in that situation for the goal to be disallowed according to the rulebook. And if you watch it full speed, that is never getting called a cross-check in any situation. They would have to dole out 40-50 penalties a game.

[@Tickleyourpickle420]

​@@slickshewz you can have goaltender interference with no penalty called. It happens fairly often

[@slickshewz]

@@Tickleyourpickle420 Jesus Christ. Go read the damn rulebook 🤣. In the situation where a player is pushed into his own goalie, a cross-check would have to have been called for the goal to be disallowed. They even explained it on the broadcast ffs.

[@Tickleyourpickle420]

@@slickshewz “The referee down low saw the shove, acknowledged the shove, just didn’t think it was enough contact to take away the goalie’s ability to make the save. That is the stance of the NHL. Both the NHL referees on the ice and the Situation Room agreed that there was no goaltender interference on the play.” I agree with the nhl on this one. The goal doesn't get called back because Swaymon wouldn't have stopped it anyway. There is no rule that you are talking about. The Hockey Guy in this video actually says he thinks the same thing. Did you actually listen to this video? I'd tell you to go read the rulebook but I doubt you would bother

[@TheSlashmaster7]

I gotta say. While Boston was competitive this year I think we as Bruins fans can agree they overachieved. I had little faith in them against Florida(just glad they beat Toronto). Florida has too many weapons and Boston's offense just isn't there. We can talk about McAvoy's play in this series and the playoffs in general. I'm not blaming anyone I think this team just doesn't have enough to get it done this year. Swayman can have a crazy SV% but with 40 shots allowed its tough to keep pucks out every night. I think next year Boston has a chance to really retool and stay competitive. Lots of young guys in the bottom six and plenty of cheap 1 year deals expiring(JVR and Shattenkirk) I think if they can go out and get a true number 1 center they can bounce back next year. Love Coyle and Zacha but jeez oh man the face offs are brutal. Here's to next year...or maybe a blown 3-1 lead by Florida?😉

[@longhairedguyinny]

Eichel will be there '26-27 when his contract runs out, If boston wants him.

[@TheSlashmaster7]

@@longhairedguyinny that would be something

[@J36Ops]

Absolutely the record this year (and much of last year) is due to the goalie tandem. I think next year they give the job to Swayman and trade Ullmark for a top flight center. They will also have Poitras back, who was looking like a star in the making before being injured.

[@mercywilliams2698]

What’s challenging is that Panther’s physicality is integral to things but the skills and depth are huge here..so when B’s spend first period knocking and hitting above all else..it really doesn’t leave them enough to play their focused hockey which is their best hope ..

[@OWlsfordshire]

TLDR: Florida is the better team.

[@Silenceaverted]

Aside from not really getting shots, Boston is really shooting themselves in the foot taking some bad penalties.

[@Jimbo-bo9ib]

You saw those interference calls right? Even the panthers one at the end of the game shouldn’t have been called. No, the Bruins didn’t deserve to win, but there was at least 4 minutes of hockey they shouldn’t have had down a players.

[@Silenceaverted]

@@Jimbo-bo9ib the Ekblad one at the end was fine, he stayed on McAvoy after checking him which is clearly interference. The problem is, those aren’t consistently called in the playoffs in general

[@slickshewz]

@@Silenceaverted it was a board rub and he lost his feet. That is never called. Especially not in the playoffs.

[@Sedlawl]

I have season tickets with Ontario Reign and have been able to see Silovs in net a few times. Really cool to see him performing so well at the highest level.

[@Alex-ew2qu]

Very Good Recap.

[@bradatouille]

wouldn’t be the playoffs without some controversy but that Barkov goal was just nasty.

[@yogibearstie]

Was it last night that an Oiler should have had a four minute high stick and his getting nothing was also a dramatic impact on the game. Zebras are being the stars of the after game discussions. Not a good thing.

[@diymech1720]

The goalie interference call is the same as the catch rule in the NFL. Nobody knows what it is anymore. Bruins should just not show up Tuesday and do us a favor.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

They didn't show up in the third tonight, so that's a head start.

[@robsmith1754]

Savage 😅 ​@@TheHockeyGuy

[@guyami8892]

Everybody knows what Goaltender Interference is, and that wasn't it. Boston fans ought to figure out what depth scoring is if they want to get better. Maybe figure out how to not take stupid unnecessary penalties.

[@JoeMagician]

@5:09 Monty made a great point after the game that it wasn't just that Swayman could not move because Coyle was shoved into him, it was also that the cross check on Coyle took him out of the play as well. He certainly could've played that puck, kicked it, blocked Bennett's stick, tipped it, gotten his body in the way, boxed out Bennett. That's also not taking into account if Bennett would've shot it differently if Swayman was coming back or he had to work around Coyle's defense. He wouldn't be the first player to whiff on an easy goal if there was pressure on his shot attempt. And from there Swayman could've gotten bailed out or make a desperation save. So it's not fair to say that Swayman had no chance and that's why it's not goaltender interference. Swayman didn't have a chance because of the hit on Coyle into him. Looking at how wide open Bennett's shot was is directly because of what he did, not the other way around. It's a crazy call from the league to basically say that as soon as that puck went towards Bennett he was 100% scoring it and nothing else matters from there. At that point, why don't they just call goal as soon as someone takes a shot in close at an empty net? It's always going in right?

[@oldhab7890]

Zero shots in the last 14 minutes! Bruins have no reason to be upset by the referees if you have that pitiful performance.

[@SamiAhmed-ru4ci]

Honestly I'm less annoyed about the call more annoyed that its gonna allow the team to get away with another putrid home performance. Like is Zacha even skating out there?? But no, all the media will talk about is the refs.

[@Jimbo-bo9ib]

This right here. Zacha is not playoff caliber & should be gone when summer rolls around.

[@choppergunner8650]

Panthers fan here. Ngl, Swayman is the only thing saving the Bruins right now. Any other goalie (yes, I am including Ullmark, that's why he dropped to the secondary role) would have let in at least 6-8 goals regularly with this insane strength that the Panthers have. The Panthers this year are even better than last year's, and like Shannon once said, "the Panthers are on a mission right now". People are saying how the Rangers would easily sweep the Panthers, but I believe that's more of Boston fans/Panthers haters coping mechanisms kicking in. Yes, the Rangers are playing very well, and I do have my questions with Bobrovsky a bit, despite still thinking he's a great goalie. The Panthers have won twice in the regular season against the Rangers, and even though Shannon says "regular season means nothing in the playoffs" (and the Bruins' season sweep on the Panthers is literally here to prove), I cannot see Florida being swept by the Rangers. Getting past Shesterkin will be a very big challenge, but seeing how the Panthers are getting past Swayman, I believe they can do it and probably win in 6 or 7 games.

[@romaliop]

Yeah what a weird effort from the Bruins, they looked defeated even when they were leading 2-0.

[@Cableguy15]

@@choppergunner8650 Hm, I don't know about sweeping, but I don't see the Panthers beating the Rangers unless Bobrovsky gets it together. Check his stats, he's sub .900 save percentage right now. It's just not so obvious because the Bruins can't seem to manage more than 20 shots a game. The Rangers will not have that problem, and while Shesterkin is not quite as hot as Swayman right now, he has been the most consistent playoff goaltender of the past three years. Last night was the first time he allowed more than three goals in more than 20 playoff games. That's insane.

[@choppergunner8650]

@@Cableguy15 Bobrovsky is fine IMO. The only reason he's sub .900 right now is because he's not facing a lot of shots. Game 4 vs. Tampa and Game 1 vs. Boston did hurt his Sv%, but how do you expect his Sv% to increase when the team keeps holding off the opponents? 😂 I do think he's still fine as it is. If anything, we can rely on Stolarz, who has been probably the best backup goalie in the entire season, although I do have questions about him, seeing as he didn't see any games up to this point, and I don't expect Maurice to start him over Bobrovsky in Game 5. As a side note, I suffer from the same problem in NHL games, where my Be A Pro character is a goalie. I am a sub .900 goaltender with ~2.50 GAA, because I don't see a lot of shots. It's very rare for me to see over 25 shots a game. I do have 2 cups with the Panthers though.

[@alifeoncechris]

Bruins fan here. They are just getting absolutely out played. It’s embarrassingly on trend for them in the playoffs.

[@kenny8332]

For a team in a transition year, they had no business being good this year yet are in the 2nd round. This year was not the same as last.

[@orangecounty2033]

You know how sometimes hockey fans say it's good to get outshot 42-18 bc your goalie is in the flow of the game and the other goalie can get caught napping. Yeah, well, not today boys

[@iamthestorm1503]

Has Florida been the better team? Yes. Was that goalie interference according to the rule book? Also yes. GI is getting to the same point as catching a pass was in the NFL a few years ago, which is to say the officials don’t seem to have a clue what is and what isn’t

[@smadas4192]

No, they do! They won't call it against Florida, but if it were the isles, it's called!!!

[@EskimoClay1]

Your boy Coyle needs to be stronger on his feet.

[@Tyekiller115]

@@smadas4192not true

[@slickshewz]

Actually no, according to the rulebook that is 100% not GI. Go read it. In order for that to be GI, they have to call a penalty on the "cross-check". And if you watch it full speed, that is not getting called a cross-check in any situation ever, especially not the playoffs. They would have to call 50 penalties a game.

[@ZachChmael]

@@slickshewzno

[@user-dl3uo3we2z]

Not Cheering for Bos but Bennett should have been suspended for his sucker punch....... why wasn't that replay shown from the near side, shown before late today??????

[@choppergunner8650]

That was no punch lol

[@walkerpercy8702]

​@choppergunner8650 right, so a concussion from no punch

[@MrLuridan]

@@walkerpercy8702 Probably best to ignore the troll

[@Tyekiller115]

@@walkerpercy8702if he was out with a concussion he wouldn’t have played at all

[@Panthersfan2]

He bracing for a hit and Marchand didn't hit him square. It happens.

[@Brogenitor]

I love the Bruins. This was a hard game to stomach. That being said, I think the B's played above their ceiling all season. The loss of Bergeron and Krejci cannot be overstated in terms of their decision-making and ESPECIALLY their face-off skills. The Bruins feel very much like they are in a transitionary period and they don't have an identity outside of Pasta, Swayman, and McAvoy. They can't decide if they're physical or finesse, can't decide if they're offense or defense. They play well enough together, but the team doesn't feel as tight as it did in previous campaigns. While I think this was a winnable game, I didn't go into this series thinking they had a chance.

[@OWlsfordshire]

Hockey Guy, you look like a prisoner of war in that Panthers sweater.

[@idawg7332]

it looks great on him

[@legionman2441]

@@idawg7332 Bullshit!

[@user-wr3dq6bs4p]

Okposo has looked great so far, even got a shift with Barky when Reinhart left. Big body, with good hands and high hockey IQ

[@choppergunner8650]

Yeah. He did say that "he's probably retiring soon, way past his prime" but I really like the physicality he brings to the game. Ain't no way someone is bringing him down.

[@WFM]

Underrated depth piece, very good find by Zito for super cheap

[@slickshewz]

Just slow as molasses. Always the slowest man on the ice. Everything else is right on though.

[@choppergunner8650]

@@slickshewz nah, that award goes to Ekblad. Ekblad looks like he's skating through a tub of epoxy glue.

[@kevinstull8552]

​@@choppergunner8650If Okposo is retiring soon, maybe after the season is over, perhaps the Panthers will find a way to win the Stanley Cup this postseason and Kyle can retire as a champion.

[@HHSGDFootballJPD]

That was a Bruins 2023 special right there, without the heartbreaking overtime goal. B's started chirping and took their foot off the gas late in the 1st. They deserved to let this one get away.

[@Art29Art29]

So will it be ullmark or swayman in game 5?

[@patch8376]

Congrats on 316k!

[@eberkovich]

Interesting sidenote: Okposo assisted on a goal of the series, maybe one of the best goals of the entire play-offs. Let that sink in...

[@adambarnes4191]

If only the Bruins had as much passion as their fans. Turnovers, soft back checks, poor zone coverage, and no urgency to shoot. Maybe they can schedule a golf match against the leafs for next week?

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

Despite the fact I need the panthers to win for my bracket, I cannot believe they allowed that to be a goal

[@camus1679]

I agree that swayman (arguably) can’t make that save on a wide open shot. The issue I have is that it’s only that wide open because Coyle isn’t standing there. He isn’t standing there due to a cross check/shove with the stick to his back from Bennett. Which 1) makes swayman totally unable to get over 2) makes Bennett have a wide open chance

[@slickshewz]

That tiny shove is never getting called, ever. And according to the rulebook, it has to be called in that situation in order to disallow the goal.

[@camus1679]

@@slickshewz my bad, I’m not saying it should be called a penalty. Just saying how coyle was moved into that position And I know that penalties have to be called at the time. I’m saying there should be a way for teams (if not Toronto) to challenge calls and non calls.

[@nathanbork2479]

Might be able to finish the Eastern conference final before WCF even starts

[@dbassman27]

Florida is the better team, but I have no idea how Bennett's goal can't be called interference (and I'm not a Bruin's fan).

[@mattyhfx]

I thought it was no goal - Sincerely, a Habs fan

[@bertoneill2488]

I've seen weaker goalie interefence calls. What is it with Florida and NHL officiating?

[@Tyekiller115]

When

[@HHSGDFootballJPD]

There's a certain group of fans who would say, "Bettman wants the Sun Belt to succeed..."

[@deBebbler]

Not that I claim to know what "goalie interference" is, because I believe there is a big dartboard in Toronto, but this is what I saw: Coyle standing in the blue, looking for the puck when Bennett cross-checked him. Coyle was facing away from the play (puck was behind him), and he was between the puck and the goalie while standing up. To me, it doesn't matter if he fell into the goalie, because he was already impeding him while standing. To someone who doesn't care who wins, the failure to overturn the goal call on the ice made a lot of sense to me, which makes it unique amongst NHL goalie interference challenges.

[@bdeitur]

I'm not really a Bs fan. But I don't see how they couldn't say that goal should be disallowed. 🤔

[@liamthomas2695]

I read and re-read the rule. They absolutely should have had the goal removed and, according to the rulebook, should have been penalized for a crosscheck to the back. B's fan, but I try to keep it objective no matter who I'm supporting.

[@gators-rock-tim-t9247]

@@liamthomas2695 read the rule book once more ;) the crosscheck has to be called and it was not ;P

[@FINsoininen]

​@@liamthomas2695 they would have to call 40 penalties per game if that counts as a cross check.

[@ulical]

@@liamthomas2695 Here's the problem...the crosscheck wasn't called originally on the ice and you can't legislate penalties using video replay. I agree that you could certainly make a case for cross-checking, but the moment the referees didn't call it I knew that the goal was going to up on the board.

[@slickshewz]

​@@liamthomas2695you didn't read the rulebook correctly then. The cross-check has to be called in order for that to be GI. And if you watch it full speed, that is never getting called a cross-check. They would have to call 25 penalties a game on each team.

[@ericreidister1142]

Brutal officiating tonight

[@heathclark318]

Is there a Broad Street in Miami?

[@lunalouhoo]

Bennet didn't have to push hard to interfere as the defenseman was facing the direction of the push. They are on ice after all...not astroturf.

[@TimDillon-ec3kl]

Barkov gwg was just beautiful

[@1shotlegend]

Officiating has been hot garbage for every series, how are these refs the best the league has??

[@louiemurphy]

Maybe we should move the review center out of Toronto and to a city without a team like Quebec.

[@Tyekiller115]

Why

[@upstatebernie4827]

Toronto has a team???

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@@upstatebernie4827a team on the golf ⛳️ course

[@louiemurphy]

@@Tyekiller115 To avoid bias just doesn't sit right with me that you go to replay in TORONTO and give a horrible call against the Bruins.

[@Tyekiller115]

@@louiemurphy lol u can’t be serious

[@Cubiche047]

Great honest commentary. Thank you so much and a terrific breakdown of the game. Also, you could have mentioned that the crowd was yelling to Boston to shoot the Puck 😂

[@furiousgeorge4114]

You are so fast at analysis it is ridiculous.

[@cisium1184]

I don't watch the Bruins as much as I used to, but in both playoff series they have not seemed to have the same ability to impose their will physically that previous Bruins teams have had. They are definitely being out-muscled and worn down in this series. You're not going to win going 14 minutes at a stretch without a shot on net, you're just not.

[@legionman2441]

I really hated watching the Bruins dump the puck into the panthers zone just for them to go get it and bring it back to the bruins zone and pepper the fucking net over and over. It really felt like they weren't trying until the last couple minutes and by then it was too late!

[@kylecampbell1766]

Once again, Shannon demonstrates great takes and knowledge.

[@Kastrenzo74]

there's certain fanbases in the league, or in particular, certain home town crowds in the league, that actually think they get to call the game, and thats part of the problem with these "blown calls"

[@ljakian]

Say it with me boys! Straight from the official NHL rulebook: If a defending player (Coyle) has been pushed, shoved, or fouled by an attacking player (Bennett) so as to cause the defending player (Coyle) to come into contact with his own goalkeeper(Swayman), such contact shall be deemed contact initiated by the attacking player(Bennett) for purposes of this rule, and if necessary a penalty assessed to the attacking player (Bennet) and if a goal is scored it would be disallowed. Not only does a player who should be suspended score the goal, the goal should've been wiped and boston to the powerplay. If we're going to have rules, enforce them. Swayman post game interview said it the best. "The fact is Coyle was pushed into me and I couldn't play my position"

[@justinmiller5660]

Swayman wasn't making that save anyway. and the push wasn't enough to make Coyle fall into Swayman. he fell trying to get a call. the right call was made.

[@lordrayden3045]

“Should have been suspended” Sure thing there big guy

[@choppergunner8650]

Swayman wouldn't make that save. He was already down.

[@lordrayden3045]

@@choppergunner8650 You are correct sir, it was going in either way However, something like that should be explained instead of just “its a good goal” I realize the mouth breathers won’t listen to the explanation, but get it out there

[@ljakian]

@@lordrayden3045 the sucker punch on Marchand was a good clean hit? Bennett is as dirty as they come. instead of dumping on someone's take, get to the root of the problem. you're better than this.

[@goaliecoachmike]

Bottoms up!

[@allthrills9973]

I give up on the Bruins… I hope this team goes into rebuild mode this offseason, and maybe they’ll give me something to cheer about again next season…

[@GrizzlyMovieReviews]

If Florida fans want to absolutely troll Boston in game 5 they should emphatically cheer every time Bennett has the puck 😂

[@jesusg.7428]

Lol, Ref is told "he sucks".

[@APigthatflys]

We can say what we want about the gi, but the fact that Lauko got a penalty for being drove into Bobrovsky last game proves this exact play is GI. The league got it wrong and the worst part is they wont have to answer for why

[@pucksfromthepinetree]

The Bruins fans were literally chanting "SHOOT THE PUCK" in the 3rd period. I don't understand their distain for getting shots on net, both in this series and in the TOR series. BUT, that being said.......that Bennett goal was an absolute MISS on the refs. It just was and the NHL needs to own this one. The rule is clear and it's their own rule.....they should probably follow their own rule. FLA may still win the game. Just interpret your own rules please for the love.....Panthers are laughing, they know they got away with one.

[@andyvulhop]

Colin Campbell, who was literally caught complaining in emails internally about officiating in games his son played and was NEVER FIRED NOR DISCIPLINED/INVESTIGATED, is still a league executive. His son works for the Florida Panthers. Those calls were never going Boston's way. I say that as someone who hates Boston.

[@justinaskins2156]

Is Florida going to do to Boston what Vegas did to Florida last year and score like 9 goals?

[@CertifiedClapaholic]

LMAO Bruins finally getting a taste of their own medicine. That goal was 100% good. Swayman had no chance to stop that puck and the contact was as incidental as any Marchand's slew foots that never get called. Sucks to suck, Bruins.

[@ilkkak3065]

Swayman made one save and Bennet was playing rebound.

[@ZachChmael]

At what point is the league going to be held accountable for consistently making egregious incorrect calls that directly alter games? At this point all of us fans are losing. The product isn’t good enough

[@caseybrigham9011]

Hilarious that Bennet should be suspended, then he’s the guy that pushes Coyle into the net and scores. Guy could get away with murder and NHL wouldn’t say boo.

[@kenrussell3754]

Great Vid! Thanks!

[@BasementBodybuilding]

I just don’t understand how it’s goalie interference on Lauko in game 3 but not Bennett in game 4.

[@slickshewz]

Read the rulebook.

[@geoffbarry612]

​@slickshewz have you?

[@paulb9247]

Bennett cross checked Coyle into Swayman, so neither couod stop the puck going in, toss a coin a pick the missed penalty, not the first time this series the refs miss calls. Bruins need to play better.

[@barx]

On tonight's episode of "Novody Knows What Goaltender Interference Is or Isn't" I just remember in Tampa's 2020(?) series against the Islanders, Kucherov was cross checked into crashing the netminder and was given a penalty for goaltender interference. So apparently the offensive player can do the same and push a defender into the goalie, and it's "not enough contact" as deemed by Toronto.

[@InsignificantNick]

Idk if I'd say there were missed calls or just ignored calls.

[@jorgemelendez377]

The Florida Power play goal was huge, yet not the reason to losing the game. The Bruins just won't put shots on goal, even pushing the puck deep and make the Panthers work out of their own end. They let the Panthers create turn overs and even takeaways, that was the main reason the Bruins were pinned in their own zone and playing not to lose and catch up. this game reminded me a lot of Game 7 against the Flyers when they came back from 0-3 in the series and down 3-0 in the game. You could sense that the Flyers weren't out of it and slowly kept creeping back into the game until they won it.

[@clydeblair9622]

Somebody posted a paragraph from the rulebook that says that goal should been disallowed and a cross checking penalty called.

[@ZykoMike]

As a Panthers fan I was really surprised at the call. The refs didn’t keep Boston to only 18 SOG though, and hopefully I don’t think it changes anything in the bigger picture. But yeah, kinda crazy.

[@lordrayden3045]

I thought of a team challenged and lost, they lost their time out (and the delay of game penalty)

[@TheHockeyGuy]

No, they keep the timeout.

[@lordrayden3045]

@@TheHockeyGuy Ok, that is why I was so confused why they still had it

[@lankancheetah]

Long shot but the Bruins have a chance to do to Florida what Florida did to them last year.

[@kaayjaay2]

Not happening buddy. The Bruins are 0-25 when trailing 3-1

[@lankancheetah]

@@kaayjaay2 you do realize what the term “long shot” means right

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

Swayman is having a great series. Double almost triple the workload of Bob. I have watched the Panthers for years and this shot suppression is insane. I am frustrated for the other teams because my teams have been on the other side of this many times. As far as calls go, I give up on all calls. Just depends on how the refs or Toronto feel any given night.

[@vincentthekeeper2163]

Thats what they've been saying on that call. I agree it was controversial. It was 1. The offensive player didn't initiate contact and 2. the goaltender wasn't actually going to make the save in their opinion

[@MrTkillian]

Florida gets away with a lot, and they are infuriating to watch your team play against, but it seems like they're the team that understands best that IT'S THE PLAYOFFS RIGHT NOW. Seriously its like they never take a shift off, let alone a period. It makes you wonder if theyll be able to do this all the way to the Finals, but they definitely are the team that is most screaming that they want it so far.

[@kevinwong1988]

I understand that the Bruins are pissed by the tying goal but you don’t just cave in and give them momentum.

[@YungBobby27]

Love that the video is 9:54 Let’s go Cats !

[@JadoGreen]

Bruins are making Bob look like prime Carry Price or Vasi. Just shoot the puck

[@wildgrem]

How could they make the argument that he wasnt saving it anyways when Swayman has been out of his mind. That's 100p goalie interference much like Maroon's crosscheck earlier this season with the Wild.

[@MicrowaveOvenmit]

Clearly Boston fans didn’t see the panthers vs bolts series.

[@miked8022]

I’ve been watching the B’s faithfully since the 60’s. So I’m pretty familiar with the game. First, The Panthers are just a better team. However the refs have been terrible. Bennet cross checked Coyle in the back the ref was in the left circle and watched the entire thing. Ridiculous! The hit on Marchand by Bennet another ridiculous missed call by the refs and Toronto. The NHL is starting to suck, I’m going to have to rethink my time during hockey season. As I stated the Panthers are a better team. They’ve earned the wins.

[@brianhum8765]

It was pretty obvious by about game 5 or 6 of the last series that it didn't matter who won, Florida was going to overwhelm Boston or Toronto. Maybe Carolina will actually give them a challenge.

[@stephenvanroekel6126]

Bruce Cassidy just called marchand in the children's hospital because adult hospital doesn't take whiny short people...he asked, do you miss me yet?

[@Jojojordonian]

Not a bruins fan but I gotta ask, what is a cross check? It's gotta be the most inconsistently called penalty in sports because it seems to me like there's no rime or reason why some cross checks are penalties and some aren't. I can't help but think of Vancouver at Nashville game 6 where players were allowed to all game and then Lindholm got called for it right near the end of the game. Sure he cross checked the guy but, as someone who doesn't watch a ton of hockey outside of playoff time, it seems like they only call it when it would make the game more "interesting".

[@indianajones5037]

Full extension yes this was light if they called a cross check their the league is getting soft.

[@fluffypanda17]

I'm just here as a Sabres fan, with my tea cup, looking for Bruins tears 😂

[@probablysam2744]

Bruins should just not take 6 penalties methinks

[@petsur]

When your focus is to hurt people, it catches up with ya

[@Eirik_Bloodaxe]

@@petsurI keep seeing this sentiment and wonder if y’all are even watching the same game

[@petsur]

What’s that one guy’s name, spaghetti or something? Who did he punch in the face after the whistle and for what reason? I’m sure the loser fans loved that one.

[@choppergunner8650]

​@@Eirik_BloodaxeI keep seeing Bruins fans and even some commentators literally call for "Panthers' blood on the ice", "hope Maroon destroys Tkachuk", "Bennett needs to be rocked and beaten up", then I look at the Bruins' penalties and I wonder if you're watching the same game as everyone else.

[@shawnf820]

Uhhh one of those was for daring to challenge a completely bullshit non call on an obvious goaltender interference so not much they can do about that.

[@andygrenn680]

This series has just started…You ain’t seen nothing yet!

[@markroberts9577]

Florida putting their game together when it is really needed. I'll tell you I am very impressed with the squad

[@Bowman1999]

Where would Boston be without Swayman? Ullmark couldn't put up those numbers in the playoffs.