UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Privitera suspended tonight. Not sure if it's automatic or whatever

[VTALUM]

https://twitter.com/TheVTHockeyBlog/...17198266707968

i regret nothing

Genius.

[VTALUM]

They sure did tonight. Usually I cut the refs slack - my first job ever was a ref for UVM intramural sports, people get ****ed at you no matter what - but that was blatant.

I’ll be shocked if more isn’t made of the officiating situation tonight.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

I can’t even argue with that.

They sure did tonight. Usually I cut the refs slack - my first job ever was a ref for UVM intramural sports, people get ****ed at you no matter what - but that was blatant.

[VTALUM]

Gravaliese/Hanson always ref like they have money on the game.

I can’t even argue with that.

[VTALUM]

No. Coaches need to stand up for their teams in the face of offocIating as terrible as that which was on display tonight. How can players be expected to fight if their coach isn’t? This isn’t Mayberry, and Sneddon shouldn’t act like Opie. “Awww shucks” isn’t the correct response to tonight’s debacle.

Officiating*

[j24vt]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Gravallese/Hanson always ref like they have money on the game.

[VTALUM]

So fans can moan. I get that. And maybe i need to understand better that this is a fan site, Teams and coaches DO need to say refs will be refs. Because the truth beyond all complaining is we are down 0-1. Stolen or whatever. We are down 0-1. So, pick it up, play better, outplay any one or two or ... calls. Play better tomorrow, make it 1-1, and outplay them from there. Blatant or not, that is the reality that needs to be dealt with.

No. Coaches need to stand up for their teams in the face of offocIating as terrible as that which was on display tonight. How can players be expected to fight if their coach isn’t? This isn’t Mayberry, and Sneddon shouldn’t act like Opie. “Awww shucks” isn’t the correct response to tonight’s debacle.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

So fans can moan. I get that. And maybe i need to understand better that this is a fan site, Teams and coaches DO need to say refs will be refs. Because the truth beyond all complaining is we are down 0-1. Stolen or whatever. We are down 0-1. So, pick it up, play better, outplay any one or two or ... calls. Play better tomorrow, make it 1-1, and outplay them from there. Blatant or not, that is the reality that needs to be dealt with.

Kinda hard to outplay calls when they leave you without your top 3 wingers, all of whom play key special teams minutes, for almost the entire third period. Like this wasn't just a bunch of ticky-tack minors in a row, this was misconducts to key players

[gocats]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

That game was NOT “refs will be refs”. That was totally blatant. I’ve never seen anything like that.

So fans can moan. I get that. And maybe i need to understand better that this is a fan site, Teams and coaches DO need to say refs will be refs. Because the truth beyond all complaining is we are down 0-1. Stolen or whatever. We are down 0-1. So, pick it up, play better, outplay any one or two or ... calls. Play better tomorrow, make it 1-1, and outplay them from there. Blatant or not, that is the reality that needs to be dealt with.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

https://twitter.com/TheVTHockeyBlog/...17198266707968

i regret nothing

[VTALUM]

Kids played great. So much battle, so many big saves, so many gutsy plays

Refs are refs. Sometimes fricken brutal like tonight. Time to man up and battle back tomorrow. Tie it up 1-1 and play Sunday. They can beat this team. F the refs. Outplay them

That game was NOT “refs will be refs”. That was totally blatant. I’ve never seen anything like that.

[VTALUM]

The game is meant to be decided by the players not some referee with a chip on his shoulder....

Exactly.

[gocats]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Kids played great. So much battle, so many big saves, so many gutsy plays

Refs are refs. Sometimes fricken brutal like tonight. Time to man up and battle back tomorrow. Tie it up 1-1 and play Sunday. They can beat this team. F the refs. Outplay them

[GreenCat]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Hockey East seriously has to review the officiating in this game.

The game is meant to be decided by the players not some referee with a chip on his shoulder....