from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
There is no excuse for the NHL’s dereliction of duty in overseeing and supervising the playoffs. The parade of scandalous errors made by on-ice officials has tainted the tournament. And the absence of accountability emanating from both Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, USA, and Bay Street in Raptorsville, Canada, has been unconscionable.
After a season in which skill was celebrated across the continent and the speed of the game dazzled, the NHL has intentionally turned the playoffs into something else entirely.
Make no mistake, the Blues and Bruins have earned their way to the Final — even if St. Louis advanced thanks to an overtime goal in Game 3 against San Jose that everyone in the world knew was illegal the moment the puck crossed the goal line (everyone in the world, that is, except for the only four people on the planet whose opinion counted). And no, Tampa Bay, proven mentally weak, did not lose because of officiating.
But this is crazy. I don’t care what anyone in authority says. The officials are routinely refusing to enforce any type of standard.
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