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Acting for being cross checked in the face? Edmonton fan LOL. Pathetic.

Cross-checking is a forceful check, so while this was held in the typical cross-check motion, because he didn't extend his arms is why it would be called high sticking.

That was not a dive. You can see the stick get caught in his skates

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Without a doubt interference at the least, and I could definitely see a crosscheck being called

@johnturki2634 penalties are not supposed to be every single instance when two grown men come together on the ice, and one man falls down due to a shove. The play has long moved on from these two players. You should KZfaq rock em sock em hockey. It shows how penalties work in hockey.

@TheDalyman You saying the play has long moved on is kind of the point.

@@ToughCall there's nothing here man . Can't even slow it down and see a penalty.

By definition, and how the rule is written, there is no exception for if you lose your footing and take a player out. This is not the first time a player has been called for a trip, when they themselves have tripped. I can't recollect when it has happened, pretty sure not in a SC Final Game 7, though. It's up to the referee's discretion, he didn't make the wrong call by technicality. I don't necessarily agree with the penalty, though.

@@WolfieMcG I’ll assume Fla’s goal interference was ignored instead of calling two penalties with the possible goaltender interference infraction just prior to the lost edge penalty. They had their looks and the Kulikov save and end to end there was the difference. Had a hunch the game might be a trading chance opportunity as it happens quite office where one team misses scoring and they get scored on immediately on an end to end. Fair play. No one stole the championship game via calls imo. Bettman is getting old, he was shaking announcing the Conn Smythe and he made a note to announce it’s been 30 years since Panthers joined. Last year’s second place finishes first this season and we’ll see if Buffalo makes it. 54 years and counting. Canucks have been to the SCF three times and Buffalo twice and neither won

Womp womp

Bro, all this embellishment talk is silly. I can't imagine getting cross checked in the mouth and being called for embellishment. That's crazy lol.

The hockey world has no respect for your judgment )

Yea I can’t believing Barkov would embellish taking an elbow to the face and then leave the game. I can’t believe Ekblad would embellish McDavid crushing his ankle. I can’t believe Eatu and Bennett would embellish knee on knee hits. You’re a clown. The Oilers got away with multiple plays that should have been suspensions plus all the shit from McDive

u speak from my heart.and other teams will begin to copy that.why not if it brings you closer to the championship

Yup..I noticed that as well. Likely would’ve been a goal for Hyman if his stick wouldn’t have been held

like a panthers player would’ve

​@@Sway.VFX.Or like you when you get hit with a stick in the face

Their was two icings waved off, for know reason other than helping the panthers get the first goal. Fogoel was defiantly hooked right before he got his stick up. I thought that was the call when the refs hands went up.

Lol what..

Doesn't matter, you need to be in control of your stick even in a stick lift. McDavid received a highsticking penalty against Dallas in OT, when his stick was lifted. Just a missed call, simple as that.

@@WolfieMcG so he's supposed to both anticipate someone reaching from behind him to lift his stick even though he doesn't have the puck, AND out strength someone who has far better leverage in this position? That's dumb. And I'd say the same thing on the McDavid/Dallas one if I had seen it. I mean, could you call it? Sure. Should you call it? Absolutely not

It's been called like that for a while, if the GMs cared it would be discussed, the rules are the rules. Also, your username is hockeydude (edit: I love how you went and changed it seeing as how you don't know much about hockey.) You should understand that at all times in a puck battle you need to anticipate a check. It's hockey. Two hands on his stick the whole time could have avoided that.

The NHL actually suggests clips for referee's to review their calls; these are, as I said, just suggestions and not mandatory.

There is no time limit written into the rule, just that a team can't "unduly delay the resumption of play," so it is up to the referee's discretion, but they are already allowed to assess a delay of game penalty if they think it takes to long. NHL Rule 38.4