If these are the best eight officials the NHL has, then that is a pretty pathetic situation. To miss the too-many-men call is egregious. And then to make that call on Ericksson in the third when Gill was doing the same thing all game is just hard to fathom. And I'm a Penguins fan.
That said, this series is 2-1, and that is what it should be at this point. The Pens haven't played well enough to be ahead in the series, but Detroit hasn't been good enough to be up 3-0. Everything evens out, even the officiating.
Although it was a shame to hear Babcock keep making comments about penalties during his entire press conference last night (I won't say "whine" but it was close). Yeah, you got screwed a little bit in the third period, but you could, you know, maybe suck it up and talk about something else. One thing I like about Dan Bylsma is, unlike Therrien last year, he isn't bringing the refs into play at all. Therrien was a whiner. Bylsma is not. Jury's still out on Babcock. Great coach, though, and I assume it was gamesmanship. We'll see if his words lead to more PPs in Game 4.
That said, this series is 2-1, and that is what it should be at this point. The Pens haven't played well enough to be ahead in the series, but Detroit hasn't been good enough to be up 3-0. Everything evens out, even the officiating.
Although it was a shame to hear Babcock keep making comments about penalties during his entire press conference last night (I won't say "whine" but it was close). Yeah, you got screwed a little bit in the third period, but you could, you know, maybe suck it up and talk about something else. One thing I like about Dan Bylsma is, unlike Therrien last year, he isn't bringing the refs into play at all. Therrien was a whiner. Bylsma is not. Jury's still out on Babcock. Great coach, though, and I assume it was gamesmanship. We'll see if his words lead to more PPs in Game 4.