Tipped Off
04-12-2005, 09:30 AM
On another board I was reading some Tips fans upset with Savage calling the Too Many men on the Ice penalty in Overtime. We've had our problems with Savage in the past, but if you notice Constantine, nor the Tips captains, had any problem with the call (and we've all seen Constantine when he thinks it was a bad call).
Savage called a good game last night. If you look at the box score he only called the most blatant penalties. The rest of the time he stuck his whistle in his pocket. I'm a Tips fan, but the constant ragging on the officials by some/most of our fans...and especially the chants of "ref you suck" are getting old. Note to my own fans: It is NOT a penalty every time someonce checks one of our players hard & it is not the ref who SUCKS because he called a penalty on a stupid play by us (the player that does suck is the one who committed the penalty - Like King last night dropping the Ice guy right in front of the net so teh ICE could score on their ensuing power play).
The hooking call with 1:17 to go in the game HAD to be called by Savage on the Ice. It happened two feet in front of him (10 feet in front of me) and the Ice player literally could have been on tape as a clinic on how to hook someone and make sure you get caught. It was as obvious as you can get & I give credit to Savage for having the guts to call it. I think the roof would have come off the place if he didn't call it. Before Tips fans complain about the Too many men penalty, think about the fact we should have ended the game on this power play.
The too many men on the ice again was obvious. It's one thing if you've got 7 players on the ice, but quite another to have the guy coming off the bench play the puck and the guy going to the bench engage with an Ice player. Simple rules....both players playing the game...penalty. The fact of the matter is, The Tips player who served the penalty came out of the box before the goal and had a chance to steal the puck (in fact he interrupted the first attempt at a shot but over skated so the Ice player was able to wind back up and shoot again).
Savage called a good game last night. If you look at the box score he only called the most blatant penalties. The rest of the time he stuck his whistle in his pocket. I'm a Tips fan, but the constant ragging on the officials by some/most of our fans...and especially the chants of "ref you suck" are getting old. Note to my own fans: It is NOT a penalty every time someonce checks one of our players hard & it is not the ref who SUCKS because he called a penalty on a stupid play by us (the player that does suck is the one who committed the penalty - Like King last night dropping the Ice guy right in front of the net so teh ICE could score on their ensuing power play).
The hooking call with 1:17 to go in the game HAD to be called by Savage on the Ice. It happened two feet in front of him (10 feet in front of me) and the Ice player literally could have been on tape as a clinic on how to hook someone and make sure you get caught. It was as obvious as you can get & I give credit to Savage for having the guts to call it. I think the roof would have come off the place if he didn't call it. Before Tips fans complain about the Too many men penalty, think about the fact we should have ended the game on this power play.
The too many men on the ice again was obvious. It's one thing if you've got 7 players on the ice, but quite another to have the guy coming off the bench play the puck and the guy going to the bench engage with an Ice player. Simple rules....both players playing the game...penalty. The fact of the matter is, The Tips player who served the penalty came out of the box before the goal and had a chance to steal the puck (in fact he interrupted the first attempt at a shot but over skated so the Ice player was able to wind back up and shoot again).