tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post5966584101234848500..comments2024-03-28T19:02:12.810-05:00Comments on Allen Americans Blog by Barry Janssen: Martinson Post Game Comments, Ref Issues, Stats & MoreAllen Americans Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151368714456251917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-54174309473234999732013-10-31T13:39:59.369-05:002013-10-31T13:39:59.369-05:00The best refs allow the game to manage itself....e...The best refs allow the game to manage itself....especially late in close games. Just call the obvious/meaningful infractions. The beauty of the hockey is that its players can most often police themselves in the course of a match. In our first two home games this ref (Trevor Harding) has found the need to take the game over as it enters into crunch time. In the early portions of both games he has been calm and called an adequate game. It appears to me that he lacks self-confidence and seasoning in professional hockey. It seems as the action increases he feels the need to play a role (control) in the game. For sure, once he starts calling penalties it just becomes an endless stream to the box. Typically only the most egregious foul would be penalized in overtime. Eight penalties in 3 overtimes speaks volumes....this guy gets nervous. From a fan's perspective he has (twice) taken an interesting and competitive hockey game and made it an uneven bore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-866933275622994282013-10-31T11:46:13.713-05:002013-10-31T11:46:13.713-05:00I don't think the reff is resonsible for the o...I don't think the reff is resonsible for the outcome of last nights game, neither team converted on the P.P, but I do disagree with The Educational Geek. I thought the majority of the later calls were pretty bad, but that's just my opinion. There were several missed calls as well. I will say the official called a better game then the one against Wichita 2 Sundays ago.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382592414791940271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-34730491660254619012013-10-31T10:30:27.508-05:002013-10-31T10:30:27.508-05:00The Educational Geek - Thanks for taking the time ...The Educational Geek - Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on the officiating. The one thing missing on the blog is more readers sharing their opinions, ideas, and questions etc.Allen Americans Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151368714456251917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-20525465734741175462013-10-31T09:53:25.837-05:002013-10-31T09:53:25.837-05:00Personally I thought the game was pretty fairly ca...Personally I thought the game was pretty fairly called last night. The penalties that were doled out were deserved penalties with the exception of two which I thought were weak calls at best but each team received one of those weak calls. I also think the ref has nothing to do with how games have ended up in shootouts, the defense is slowing down late in the game and having to resort to reaching and grabbing to try and keep the opponent at bay. JMHOThe Educational Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545430624967307654noreply@blogger.com