via Reuters,
San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is hot and bothered after officials failed to make an icing call Sunday night, when the visiting Colorado Avalanche won 4-3 in Game 2 to even the second-round playoff series at 1-1.
Vlasic basically kept his mouth shut about a non-call, which came late in the second period and led to the Avalanche’s go-ahead goal. But what he implied should sum up his feelings.
“[A whistle for icing would have been] the right call. Absolutely, I’ll take the high road and wait for the league’s apology tomorrow,” Vlasic said after the game, in which the Avalanche came back from a 1-0 first-period deficit to score twice in the critical second period.
Asked again, Vlasic basically repeated his previous statement. Apparently, the apology reference had to do with what happened in the Sharks’ first-round series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. The league apologized to the Golden Knights after officials in Game 7 mistakenly gave the Sharks a major penalty, with the ensuing power-play fueling San Jose’s deciding victory.
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