Friday, January 15, 2010

They didn't have it.

J.S. Giguere replaced the tired Jonas Hiller after Hiller allowed 3 goals, coach Randy Carlyle decided to put in Giguere. Hiller was playing exhausted, as he had played 5 games in 8 days, including the win over the Bruins the night before. The entire team was tired and it showed. The Ducks couldn't convert on anything, let a lone a 3 on 5 man advantage. The hot handed goalie was playing pretty well and a  goal scored against him, was just a lucky bounce. On the Scott Parse goal which came from the point, deflected off of Sheldon Brookbank's leg and went through Hiller five-hole. For some reason, Hiller had lifted his leg at the last second allowing the puck to squeak though his pads. Hiller left after Alexander Frolov  spun around Scott Niedermayer and beautifully passed it to Dustin Brown scored on a wide open net which also resulted in poor play by Ryan Whitney in front of Hiller. As Hiller was leaving, the Staples Center tauntingly and rudely played the song "na na na hey hey hey good bye" Which in reality I don't think that affected Hiller as much as it seems to be affecting Ducks fans. It's something he'd make a comment about [among teammates] but he'd potentially shrug it off and be more unhappy in himself than the commotion with the Kings arena, and the staff etc.

Giguere robbed Dustin Brown on the rush, as Niedermayer's stick broke Brown had a chance to get away from the traffic of play and shoot it in on Giguere who had a very composed and great save on him.

The Ducks didn't exactly have things going their way, but the play from the team overall was poor. Here's a thing that is being disputed the most is Wayne Simmonds goal. The goal will be near the end of the video. If you watch, the referee waves off the goal and he can be heard saying, no goal. Then, the linesman comes skating over to the Ducks' net stating it was indeed a goal for Simmonds. The video then goes to Toronto to rule in was officially a goal. The goal is officially ruled, giving the Kings a 4-0 lead. Giguere had lost sight of the puck, in fact both teams didn't know where it was if you see, Giguere covered it up with his leg and the goal was called due to the mere fact that his foot went over the red line. Now, as the video isn't conclusive watch the puck. It slides under Giguere's leg near the upper part of it, where it is lodged underneath his pad. The puck did not cross the line watch closely. Track the puck on the overhead view. Watch Giguere's leg, the puck remained in the blue paint. Giguere threw back his leg  and the puck was pulled forwards. Now watch Steve Eminger's  stick. He pulls the puck from the paint and look at the positioning of Giguere's head. He looks behind him then looks down at the puck after lifting his leg. You can also vaguely see the puck still in the crease, the black spot. As with Eminger he does pull the puck from the crease just after the ref waves it a no goal. Eminger does put his stick slightly over the red line which his stick is not on the ice, until he pulls it over the line taking the puck OUT of the crease NOT the goal. Even if Giguere did pull the puck over the line which he did not. The goal should of not been called because the puck after the play is wavered down, was not over the line. You can keep going back to the goal watch the whole interaction between the Ducks. Especially Giguere's head and Eminger's stick. Also, if you look into the net, it is not over the line. Its still sitting in the paint. (I'm not sure if the explanation was confusing or not tried the best I could, to dispute this goal) It also comes down to the mere fact a linesman that was about ten feet away ruled this a goal.


 
The hit on Oscar Moller by Bobby Ryan gave Bobby a five minute major and a game misconduct for charging, the penalty came in the waning seconds of the game. Bobby delivered a nice, clean, and aggressive hit against Moller. The referee assigned Bobby with a five minute major and a game misconduct. Definitely over the top. The call was unfair and farther going against the Ducks to add insult to injury in the poor play of the team as a whole.


And lets put salt on the wound forward Saku Koivu on the big second line with Bobby Ryan and Dan Sexton had disappeared in the second, where he would not return for the remainder of the game, he was reported having left the game with a lower body injury.


There were also some good and long fights, including Ryan Carter, Ryan Getzlaf, Sheldon Brookbank and Kings' Wayne Simmonds  . Corey Perry also took a game misconduct after a slashing call. The list for penalties is quite a long one for both teams, mainly the Ducks, who were getting called on nearly every detail, where the Kings would get little calls against.

1 comment:

SedonaBnd said...

Ref needs NEW glasses or eyeballs!