Monday, May 01, 2006

I'd listen to him, he's pre-med

Martin Brodeur:

A recent example was the Hurricanes' winning goal Friday night. Defenseman Niclas Wallin clearly prevented Huet from doing his job by positioning himself in the crease, while placing his stick between Huet's pads. We don't need those kind of goals.

That's how Huet momentarily lost sight of the puck, thus allowing Rod Brind'Amour to score the goal that made the difference. I find it a pity the referees don't deal severely with such violations more often, since they can cost the game. It seems to me enough goals have been scored like that since the start of the season without accepting these questionable goals as well.


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The referees in the Canadiens-Hurricanes series have come under fire for a number of reasons. Justin Williams injured Canadiens captain Saku Koivu with a high stick near his eye and, even if it was an accident, it was certainly worth a four-minute penalty.

It's incomprehensible the referees didn't see the infraction because Koivu was about to get a good chance to score. It's a real pity to declare a team can take one of the best opposing players out of a series without suffering the consequences.

This incident had an important impact on the series between the Canadiens and the Hurricanes. It's annoying to see Williams also hit Andrei Markov in the face during the last game without being punished.


Is Brodeur a closeted Habs fan, or is he the champion of justice?

(You should actually read the article. If there's one thing I'll give the Sun/SLAM is that their ghost written columns are pretty good - the Doug Gilmour columns that appeared in the Toronto Sun were pretty evenhanded all things considered, and actually critical at times.)

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