Stamkos also kind of dove into those boards there too. It was a DUMB play by Kreider. I'm not disagreeing with that. I'm upset that the refs set a standard of legal and illegal hits on the Stamkos hit and then 5 seconds later changed what that standard is. I'm only upset about the lack of consistency, nothing else.
Kreider hit him and knocked him on his ass. What else do you want? The cross check was just plain stupid.
EXACTLY...he knocked him right on his a**...the crosscheck was dumb...period. That is what you love and hate about Kreider. He plays on the edge, which is great a lot of times, but he also gets all fired up and takes some dumb penalties, and he needs to be careful and not cross the line.
The puck did get played right by Stamkos when Kreider cross checked him, and Stankos did fall into the boards pretty easily there, but as I've said, it WAS a penalty on Kreider there and stupid, but the refs are inconsistent with what's a penalty based upon who delivers the hit. If that was a Ranger hitting Stamkos like he hit McD, it's a penalty. Just want consistency is all, and that's not happening so far. Be nice if the refs realize that they messed up and owe us one now.
It is mind boggling that they cant play like this at the garden. I just don't get it why they can't do the same at MSG.
with all due respect, how do you miss the most sought out, most serious of all penalties in the game esp. by a player who everybody has their eye on
I agree 94...it should have been a penalty on Stamkos. But Kreider crosschecking him didn't do anything for us, and gave TB a PP to make it 2-1. I just hope we don't look back and say that was the play that cost us everything. Need to throw everything at the net and get people in front. We do that and we'll score more. And BTW...again awful play by McD and G to let Cally get behind them...wake up.
Well it's over with and the game is 2-1. Frankly the Rangers need to play a better second period. If they give up 48 shots they're going to get slaughtered.
You always have to be aware of the moment. No need for dumb penalties when up 2-0. Kreider owes a goal now.
Agreed Mess, but I am also not sure the Bolts had a lot of real good chances. A few on the PP, but the chances were close 5 on 5 I bet. Stay out of the box and when we get our PP's, which we will, we need to score. Need that next goal.
As someone mentioned if the standard for not calling penalties are set then I'm stating right now kreider go ahead. I want consistent calls or... NON calls by refs... Two refs looked the other way.. Then look away the second time
