Vancouver needs to get someone who can put fear into the opponents and make them think twice before messing with Pettersson. If he keeps getting treated this way, he'll get injured worse sooner or later.
That was a bullshit play by Kotkaniemi, and a travesty of officiating. No call on the blatant hook, then no call on what was a tackle of Pettersson to keep him from joining that rush. Fortunately I dont think Pettersson will be injured long term.
Vancouver needs to get someone who can put fear into the opponents and make them think twice before messing with Pettersson. If he keeps getting treated this way, he'll get injured worse sooner or later.
I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.
I'm really getting tired of people going after Pettersson just because he's good.
And because of this bullshit I'm missing the opportunity to see him play live tomorrow. ****ing horseshit honestly.
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The fact is that everybody is going after Pettersson because he’s good. Gaudreau has had his wrist broken at least twice from slashes but until the league decides to protect the assets that people come out to see it will keep on happening. It was a blown call for sure, but Pettersson was hurt in a flukey accident that was actually a normal play in that players are interfered like this every game.
The refs were extremely random with their calls during the game. If they're consistent then everyone would know not to grab onto a player skating up-ice. But when they call the rules there's always people crying about letting em play, whatever that means. THIS is the result of letting em play.
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THAT really sucks...to fly all the way there and not even get the opportunity. I feel for you man.
Agreed and I know it was a bit of an awkward play but I'm not happy that he legitimately hauled him down. I could understand they collide and they both kind of go tumbling but this was a i'm gonna grab you and yank you down and he yanked him to the side too so that he would land on top of him.
Whatever, hockey gods are gonna pay karma back in spades. Kotkaniemi is gonna get what's coming to him.
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He’ll also get stronger as he matures so that he’ll be able to fight through the interference. Pettersson is going to be a fixture in the top 5 scorers for many years.
I think he really needs to add some size and strength, which he will. It's frustrating to watch the skilled players get hacked at constantly and only get half (or in mcdavids case less than half) the calls.
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This play is nothing like Hyman's, I don't know how you can even compare them. Hyman got a 5 minute interference penalty on a brutal late hit. At worst, Kok could have gotten 2 minutes for interference or hooking. Although Pettersen probably could have gotten 2 minutes for hooking just leading up to that play. I'd be very surprised if the NHL looked at this; generally speaking, they don't review minor hooking plays (unless it's like hooking somebody at full speed right before the boards, or something serious like that).
I’m in the same boat, Kotkaniemi just made me waste a couple hundred dollars tomorrow. I bet if Kotkaniemi had to reimburse all the fans going to see Pettersson in Toronto then he wouldn’t have clutched and grabbed Pettersson all the way to the ice. Imagine if Manning had to pay back all the fans who bought tickets to see McDavid when he broke his collarbone? I don’t think anyone would be going after superstars anymore.
Also, the play wasn’t malicious but the referees missed the initial holding or interference call. Had the refs called the hold when the two were coming out from behind the net, then KK would’ve probably just put his arms up in the air and let go of EP. So ultimately I’m blaming the refs for the initial no call. The trailing referee claims he missed the play, how? It was right in front of him, what’s the point of having two refs if they are missing calls right in front of them? The league needs to start announcing suspensions and fines for refs, starting with the referee that missed this call.
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Can we just stop this silly blame game already?Pettersson on Kotkaniemi incident: "It was an accident. We got tangled up. We both fell down. I got in an awkward position. It wasn't a dirty play or anything. He apologized afterwards, which shows good sportsmanship from him. It was unlucky for me and it is nothing to serious."