Any time the NHL fines coaches, the coaches are usually right. The NHL can’t handle the truth.

I never comment, ever, but wanted to say as a Bruins fan I always find your takes to be measured and fair. You're definitely right here and as a Bruins fan I was extremely confused by that whole goal and thought for sure when it was going to review that it was going to be called back, but it didn't because reffing is reffing I guess. Brind'Amour being fined at all is stupid but I guess the NHL can't handle criticism.

As a Blues fan, I am not worried about any bias with you covering any games. I know you are as unbiased as they come. That’s why we like you Shannon. Don’t let the haters get to you. Ignore them. They aren’t true HockeyGuy fans!

Yea that’s about right

NHL: We kinda screwed up. So to set things right, we will fine you $25K.

The refs were terrible in overtime too. Skjei’s stick is blatantly slashed out of his hands and it breaks, while he has the puck. No call. Then Skjei reaches for the puck while behind Coyle who leans into Skjei and draws a “hold.” The Briuns score seconds after the power play expires. Rod is completely justified, the NHL needs to stop acting blind.

NHL should hire Shannon as a ref for the rest of the playoffs and forward

Rod Brind Amour vs Referees in a Fist Fight make it so NHL

Man cheer for who you want! If you’re a Vancouver fan, be a Vancouver fan. If you’re a Boston fan, be a Boston fan. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter who you cheer for because no matter what there’s gonna be people who are butt hurt about your opinion. Don’t listen to the toxicity. Hockey is meant to be enjoyed and if you have bias for a team then all you can say is, hey I tried my best to be impartial but I was rooting for Boston in this matchup. Just my two cents.

Don't be afraid of seeming biased. Everyone is biased but you are the least biased hockey youtuber and you cover every team very well. I don't understand how it's humanly possible to watch so much hockey.

The league giving him a fine just proves the league IS a J O K E. Best sport, dumbest league.

This is where it's confusing... the official said; "Carolina is challenging the play for a missed stoppage of play in the offensive zone." -If it's a hand pass where a Bruins' player bats the puck with his hand and Coyle touches it, that's a hand pass, and therefore a stoppage of play. -If Mrazek had control of the puck and "froze" it, the play is blown dead, and there's a stoppage of play. The official, after the review, said; "after the review, the goaltender had control AND possession of the puck. Thus nullifying the hand pass." So did Mrazek freeze it or not, this is legitimately a case of "Having your cake and eating it too", because they saw they missed a stoppage of play; ie Mrazek controlling and freezing the puck, but they didn't want to overturn it so they stand their ground and announced it as a hand pass.

im getting really frustrated with the league this year. He's right. This league is a joke. Being a clean team doesn't improve your odds at a cup in the slightest. The refs will find some stupid reason to put some stupid player in the box just to even out the powerplays. they're so afraid of officiating costing teams games that they cost EVERY team EVERY game

LMAO the ref jersey 😂😂😂

I'm a Blues fan, I know you're a Vancouver fan. This is still my first stop for coverage. You do a great job presenting things in a fair manner, it makes the channel better.

What's the logic of not telling the coach what the call is? This seems totally baffling to me

The refs where very questionable

Aren’t most people that get fined for talking have a point?

Bah, ignore the ''keyboard warriors'' as best you can Shannon. It's impossible satisfy everyone especially those that live their lives complaining about everything. Please don't let them take away your enjoyment from teams you cheer for. In the 3+ years I've watched you, I think you've always tried to have an unbiased opinion with all teams. 👍

He should do like the great NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace and pay it in pennies.

Imagine fining someone when they’re speaking 100% facts.

That whole thing was confusing. Officiating needs to be addressed

I'm actually impressed you have a full refs uniform. I commend your self control not to use it more.

Really glad you did a whole video on this instead of throwing it into a news of the day. This needed a real discussion.

This Bruins fan thinks you are extremely impartial in your review and analysis of all the teams, Canucks, Bruins and Stars included. You give praise or criticism when it’s due.

People just get emotional, don't let them get you down. You have some of the most level headed commentary I've heard. Keep up the good work! You're the reason your channel has grown so much :)

😂 THG for ref in the finals!

The only thing that I wish for you Shannon is that you get past 'caring what people think'. There are rude people out there and you, me and all the thousands of other good people in this group aren't going to be able to change that. You might as well just do your thing that is obviously working judging by the number of subscribers, and let the 'wastes of human life' complain and whine and carry on. Nothing that you nor I do will get rid of all the little whinners. They get internet 'male anatomy' and say things that if they said in front of you or me, they wouldn't be walking away. I wish that you could take all the time and effort that you give to the 'wastes' and turn it into useful time to improve the channel for yourself and those of us that appreciate your work! Review Boston games and say what you want. If they leave their 'little comments' delete them. Problem solved! There's far too much good that you do and fun that you can have with your channel rather than waste another 10 seconds with people who aren't worth the effort. You have core supporters, we will never leave you! The 'Problem Children' will go to wherever they get the most attention from. Guaranteed! Don't give them the attention and eventually they will go to a channel where they get attention. Don't ever give up doing the wonderful things that you do! You make a difference in people's lives, me in particular. Don't ever stop!

Love your channel, first time commenter, long time listener. I love the passion and commitment you put in to doing it. It absolutely radiates through the phone. your an absolute example to alot of "media" personal that cover the games to up their game.

BrindAmour: fined 25k plus conditional 25k for criticizing refs Torts: Welcome to my world

Shannon, huge fan here. Die hard canes fan too. I know I comment very subjectively from time to time, however, I am so beyond thankful for your objective and unbiased reviews and analyses!!! It is a luxury beyond any other MSM/mainstream sports analysis we have anywhere, and for that, I am so thankful!!! I may come in here hot and heavy when the Bs or someone else gets away with some chippy shite versus my Canes or anyone else, but at the end of the day, I love what you're doing and I hope that you dont ever stop having fun with it- fuck all the toxicity and everything else!!!

Hey Shannon I know it's easier said than done but try to put the negative comments to the side. You have built a great community on KZfaq and you make tons of people laugh and enjoy hockey even more than if we didn't have your videos. Like other people have said you're the least biased hockey channel out there and of course you're going to be more critical for the teams that you actually cheer for but I don't think it impacts your videos at all.

Glad you took the time to explain your position on this, I didn't understand it that way in the review

I'm a Canes fan and I really appreciated your analysis. This has been bothering me all day, and I didn't realize what went on between Roddy and the ref, or the fundamental issue with how challenges work. I learned something from your video, and that's much more valuable than just hearing someone shit on the refs or the Bruins. If people just want someone to agree with them, there are plenty of places they can go. There aren't many places for balanced, measured analysis that tries to be as objective and unbiased as possible. I appreciate what you're doing man

I am fully with you on taking an objective approach to this. Good work man! Keep it up! It is tough sometimes being a fan of a team and then seeing something that you, straight up, don't agree with happen on the ice. Love your show and your objectivity.

Don't worry Shannon, I've been watching your videos for quite some time now and I easily say that you are as unbiased as there is. Had I not heard from you that you are a fan of the Bruins, Stars and Canucks, I would have probably never known. Even when you say something I don't agree with, you do a great job of explaining your opinion in a way that feels completely fair. The people critiquing you for being biased towards a team are usually just really frustrated by what happened on the ice and you not telling them what they want to hear just makes them more frustrated. Keep up the good work. Love the channel!

As a habs fan and I check a lot of your vids and I think that you are unbiased when you do review on Boston. I did not even know that you were a bruins fan. I hope you can enjoy watching your team again, because you should not be worried. You do an excellent job.

Please enjoy the games. I appreciate all you do. Thanks

Keep up the great coverage of all teams. There is not a single member of the media that does not have some level of bias. Watch ex NHL players talk about a match up they had with a team currently playing almost 30yrs ago, the fact that you are a fan of the NHL and have some favorite teams is still more professional then many of the "professionals"

I feel that you being open with who you cheer for is one of the main aspects as to why you are so awesome.

They also called a penalty on the Canes for holding in OT when they didn’t call slashing on the Bruins

I’m actually a fairly new hockey fan. I live at the beach in North Carolina and about 5 years ago my son asked to try hockey after a birthday party he went to at our rink. Not to brag, but now he’s the leading goal scorer for our travel teams :) I had never even seen a hockey game until he started. Now we are in love it with and in love with our Canes! Yeah that call and whole situation stunk, but I wanted to comment to say thank you for your videos. Being a new fan I have learned so so much from you, I often watch your videos just so I can talk to my son (he’s 12) about the game and sound smart haha. Thank you.

Thank you for all of your hard work. Regardless of your favorite team(s), you always review the games fairly, intelligently, and without bias. Your explanations are well thought out, and your understanding of the game is amazing! Keep up the good work for YOUR real fans!

Yes!!! thank you for clarification. Soo true

Keep up the good work, Shannon. You’re doing a great job. I for one appreciate that you admit you are a fan of Boston and Vancouver, and still try to dissect situations like these as objectively as possible. I agree 100% with your assessment of this goal. I’m a Blackhawks fan, so I don’t have a dog in this fight. Put me in the “keep doing what you’re doing” crowd.

When I first started watching your channel I had no clue of your team allegiance. You’re less biased than most of the NBCSN announcers! You’re one of the good ones.

I was officiating a basketball game back in the 1990's. I was new at it. I saw a foul, but it took me a second to process it and I hesitated to blow the whistle. Because of the hesitation, I knew if I blew the whistle it would be a late call, something really frowned on. But I figured a late call on a foul is better than no call. I blew the whistle, took shit from the penalized team, and we all moved on. Everyone there knew it was the right call. If we're gonna have rules, then we ought to play within them.

You’re videos are great. I understand your frustrations about covering your teams though. I would hate having to be unbiased while watching my team as well. The majority of your viewers are also your friends. Friends many of which you’ll never meet but all who support you and your family. When you get frustrated just remember we’re out here cheering for you! So go ahead and have fun celebrating your team! Let’s go hockey guy 👏👏 👏👏👏

I’m a Blues fan, but YOU (a Bruins fan), have helped ME, be a better HOCKEY fan. I just want you to be you. YOU are the reason I subscribed and the reason I keep watching.

I grew up a Boston fan. I own Bruins jerseys and am a Sox and Pats fan from birth. However, my wife is from Raleigh. So since moving down here, I've gone to more Canes games in a month than I've been to Bruins games in my whole life. The Canes have become my adopted team. That means this series is especially difficult for me, and I can say with absolute certainty, the Bruins are getting more calls go their way and more blind eyes turned in their direction. It's actually frustrating to watch. So let me say: we all appreciate your fair and unbiased love of hockey. Keep it up!

We appreciate you!!

As a newer fan (vegas) this relates to one of the most frustrating parts of watching hockey for me, and that is when a replay clearly shows that the call on the ice is wrong, but nothing can be done. They say “oh it would slow down the game too much to review everything.” Is it not worse to make the wrong call? Take advantage of technology. Have officials watching cameras who can make calls, or at least correct wrong calls. Anything. We should no longer be limited by what a ref happens to miss.

Agreed, when you challenge a play it's the right thing to do, don't ignore the butt ending because you were looking for a slash.

You do great job. With all the reviews

You've said things about my team(s) that the old and overly emotional me would've been like those Boston fans but everything you've said has been spot on about the teams I choose to root for whether or not I like it. Keep doing what you do Shannon. We love it even if some can't control their emotions

One of my favorite sayings is "you can please all of the people some of the time, and you can please some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." When it comes to sports, this is especially true, since people get so emotionally invested in their teams. I really enjoy your breakdowns and don't find them biased at all; in fact, I'd rather watch your recap than a big TV station's, it feels way more even. Keep doing what you're doing, and keep your head up.

My go-to hockey info guy is spot on again. Brindy got hosed for calling out the broken system. Thanks for keeping it real Shannon.

Enjoy the Bruins games!!!Dont worry about the subscribers.Been watching the channel for a while and you are always fair and have a great perspective on all the games and teams!

As a Canes fan thank you for this. It helps me understand the situation better, and I think you're conclusions are 100% spot on. Thank you for the unbiased analysis.

you,re very impartial man, keep up the good work :)

My man, as a Bruins fan I would rather you call it as it is and admit the faults than there be a bias. I appreciate your honestly and calling. It has ignited my desire to be more of a fan and enjoy the game of hockey. You are correct, it should have been called back. NHL cannot handle the criticism i guess. Thank you for being you

As a canes fan i always see you to be perfectly unbiased, one of the main reasons i enjoy the videos. The goal should never have counted, and the NHL 100% needs to actually listen for criticism for once and make changes. It most likely didnt change the outcome because the Canes got the shorty, but it certainly could have

As a carolina fan, i know i can always come here and get an unbiased view from someone. Sometimes i feel like i let the love of my team blur my reality of what is happening. Thats why i know i can always count on you to give me the right point of view. Keep it up THG, great analyst. I know you're a boston fan but I know you will always give a fair point of view.

Anyone know the song they used going to commercial break, the lyrics are like "come and shake the" or "run and shake the" or something along those lines. I heard it and can't find it, someone help!

Kitty shuts off at 1:09

THANK YOU! I still can't believe that goal counted but honestly I'm more passed about how the refs handled it.

bruins fan, always appreciate hearing you call everything straight. enjoy the games!

Don't change anything, love the channel!

Former Junior hockey goalie here. Can see in the replays the Carolina player taking advantage of the push into the goalie and putting his arm into the goalie more to obstruct.

Your commentary is always awesome. You are unbiased I appreciate your honesty. Enjoy watching your team and don't worry about what people say. We appreciate the videos.

I'm a Flyers fan and I always appreciate your honestly and criticism of all the teams. If folks can't take it, maybe they are the fake fans.

So why can the control room in Toronto stop play when they find that a goal was scored unnoticed but they can't call in and say that a called goal was not a goal?

You shouldn't worry about your thoughts and comments....whether a fan of a team or not. You are a consummate professional here and you are extremely unbiased in your thoughts. Your Preview and Review of hockey is better than anyone out there....PERIOD. Your subscribers and us Patreons love your work. DONT CHANGE....PLEASE!!!!

Except in Chicago and Edmonton we learned that if a opponent is grabbing your stick and hits another one of your players with it it's friendly fire

You do a amazing job at keeping all of your reviews unbiased, as far as I'm concerned you are not a Boston fan or a Vancouver fan, you are a hockey fan, which is great

I know it would take too long, but there are several times I've seen where the coach could have challenged nearly everything about said play, but they have to pick one, so they take a risk. You shouldn't have to pick. It should be "I'm challenging the play and focus on this time block(s)." Give em, idk, up to 10 seconds of footage, be it continuous or in shorter clips, to be reviewed. If anything was missed, they can see it there and make their decision.

You’re the most unbiased analyst around to be fair. I’m a Bruins fan and I don’t think the goal should’ve stood due to interference, however accordingly to the rules as they currently stand, which is stupid, it’s been called correctly.

I’m one of the guys who loves watching your reviews of Vancouver, Boston, and Dallas games BECAUSE you’re a fan of those teams. As pro-CBJ and Nashville, I sometimes don’t wanna look beyond my own nose, so watching your opinions and notes on those games often give me perspectives that I otherwise might not have seen before. That being said, I wish there was more clarity on plays and reviews... “After reviewing the play...” should indicate that you looked at the whole of the play, otherwise just say “After reviewing the CALL...”

as a leafs fan, I have NEVER had an issue with the way you cover bruins games. you're an incredibly fair reviewer who takes a lot into account and I appreciate it. please don't worry about the vocal minority

Flyer's fan who also rarely comments...I've never thought you were biased with any team in your breakdowns. If anything I know you have multiple teams you cheer for, and I dig hearing your feelings as a fan about certain trades or how things are being handled. But you certainly don't come off as say a homer in how you talk about the game. I'd say the very small minority would fall into that camp, and are likely just looking for stuff to complain about. Keep up the great work man..Cheers from N.B

Shannon keep doing your thing it got you this far, don't let the haters change your ways! Cheer for your teams and the love of the game.

I feel like being critical of a team you follow, or any team for that matter, is absolutely appropriate. It shows you care and know the team can be better. It has nothing to do with being bitter or showing favoritism by any means. Shannon, I've watched your channel for a couple years and have never had a moment where I thought you were being unfair, unjust, or showing favoritism. Keep up the good work. Haters will always be there because you don't fit their agenda or pass the blame game. Cheers from a die hard Blackhawks fan.

No problem shannon. canes fans love you and your analysis.

THANK YOU. Agree 100%

Thanks for your opinion, I appreciate your input and agree with you. I see the problem with the process. But what is really shocking is the call on the ice. The fact that Brind'Amour has to challange that play is totally embarrasing for the whole league, let alone the refs.

Hey, Shan. This is coming from a CANES fan. You do this channel because you love what you do. Your love for hockey includes your love for specific hockey teams. It comes with the territory. If someone has a problem with that, it's their problem. Not yours. To hear that you have trepidation covering the teams that you love just ain't right. Let your fandom flag fly and to heck with the naysayers!

I think after every season the league needs to have meeting with all the refs and Linesman to talk about this stuff and tell them to do their job correctly I understand mistakes happen they human but not this often and calls that are that obvious it’s ridiculous

That's the 3rd time just today I've seen the goalie have the puck covered and there was no whistle. The Ref behind the net and the whistle in his pocket worried only about seeing the puck cross the goal line and absolutely no regard for the goalie having the puck covered. DISGRACEFUL.

Thank you for this Shannon. I said in your review of the game that Boston was the better team and they deserved the win. Even Brind'amor agreed. But as a matter of officiating, Boston's second goal was a complete cluster.

No worries mate!! Of all da commentators you are by far the most level-headed, fair and most of the time, correct. Also, being a fan, I feel one should be more critical of the team you support!!

Just curious as to what the refs/war room was looking at in the CHI/Vegas game on the offsides goal. Replays clearly showed the back skate in the air and front foot offsides. Replay is supposed to confirm a correct call and it failed there.

Your a bruins fan a van fan and stars fan. That is who you are. You and the least biased fan out there. Thank you for covering every team shannon. Fantastic job sir!!

I wholeheartedly agree with this video. It's a very weird way to handle it, and it needs to be done differently. Hopefully, they will adjust it. And thanks for clearing that up. As for the whole "bias" thing: Honestly, I think even if noone knew what teams you cheer for people would make assumptions, just as they accuse you of hating every single team in the league. You wont make everyone happy, someone will always complain. The majority of people know your coverage is as fair as it gets. For me this is the best hockey channel.

As I watch the Blues/Canucks game I wonder since so many penalties are called if they can even touch anymore!

Where’s the original clip of the interview?

The thing is the refs never made a call on the play regarding a hand pass nor a specific judgement on goalie interference. Therefore when Brindamour asked what's the call on the play? The ref said , well, the call was "goal"... nothing more... The refs can't do Brindamours job for him, but the right thing to do for Brindamour was challenge Goalie interference, I believe. Brindamour rolled the dice, and chose to challenge hand pass. It was quite blatant that it was never going to be a hand pass call by refs as Mrazek touched it first. So Brindamour should've leaned towards challenging Goalie interference instead. Mistake by him. Whoops. What I don't get is... when they said Mrazek had "posession", but ... not "control"... I disagree there, and it should've been frozen on the cover.

"The most NHL thing ever, right!?!" Best line of whole post. Cheers!

Forget what people think. As a bruins fan I always appreciate your level headed comments on the games. Keep up the great work

I'm not sure if you'll read this comment, but you're alright by all of us Canes fans (I'm on multiple social media groups for the Hurricanes, and this video has been posted to all of them more than once). I don't sense any partiality or bias in your game reviews; and your being a fan of Boston doesn't discredit your ability to objectively analyze the games - at least not from what I've seen. This can't be an easy job to do, and the fact that you do it just because you love doing it and love providing us with some content between games, relatively thanklessly, speaks volumes about you as a person and as a fan of this amazing game we all love. Take those who say otherwise with a grain of salt. Thank you, sincerely.

Good job on taking one for all the teams Not easy being courageous to do these videos