I’m sure the reaction will be wide, varied and explosive today. After six hours I’ve mellowed a bit.

Worse call than the ‘99 fiasco. Completely reflective of the incompetence that surrounds the Bettman regime like a pathetic cloud of horrendous body odor that can’t be scrubbed, washed, sprayed or prayed away. Oh, and the excuses are already starting from the bone-jobs who claim to represent NHL officials.

Khan(!)

McGuire indicated Watson might have lost sight of the puck because of Anaheim’s uniform colors.

“A combination of the black puck and the black pants may have been a factor,’’ McGuire said. “But when he didn’t see the puck, he blew the whistle.’‘

Not Pierre, but I see how you could be confused. That’s E.J. McGuire, the “series manager and spokesman for officials.”