Vancouver Canucks 2013 stanley cup run!

[Ming]

If the Canucks stopped playing like mindless thugs, maybe the refs would stop calling legitimate penalties...
Stop your whining... The Refs are calling it like they see it. Just because your team plays like morons doesn't mean the refs need to equalize the penalties.

But go ahead and whine like a baby. Your team was out played, simple as that. But go ahead and feel free to blame ONLY THE REFS for all the losses.
You just continue to look like the same type of moron as the players making the stupid penalties.

[Asher]

There's nothing more to say, Ben. The better, more disciplined team is winning.

It's time you and the rest of the Canucks fans finally see what everyone else can see. Selfish, undisciplined douchebags will never be successful.

[Ben Kenobi]

Just because your team plays like morons doesn't mean the refs need to equalize the penalties.

Henrik Sedin is a 'mindless thug'? Really? Horsecrap. Call the penalties even and we see who's really the better team and who benefits from homer officiating. That has to be about the worst game in a long time.

[Ben Kenobi]

It's time you and the rest of the Canucks fans finally see what everyone else can see. Selfish, undisciplined douchebags will never be successful.

I see one team that crosschecks, trips, commits infractions and they go uncalled for. I see a penalty that I've never even seen called when Henrik slips on the dot. I see Henrik called again after Couture's dive. Ridiculous.

Call it fair or not at all.

[Sava]

poor ben

[Ming]

Call it fair or not at all.

They are calling it fair... the thugs get called for penalties.
Stupid play calls for penalties.

I thought you were deaf, not blind.

But keep whining... we expect you to act like a child.

[Sava]

Vancouver is kaput.

[Ben Kenobi]

They are calling it fair... the thugs get called for penalties.

Henrik Sedin is a thug? I want to hear you say it.

[Sava]

he's a swedish meatball



and for the record, i love swedes... not an insult against them as a people... just that one in particular


well, two in particular if you include his sister daniel

[Asher]

Henrik Sedin is a 'mindless thug'? Really? Horsecrap.

Sure looked like it last night...

He blatantly whacked Couture in the face with the butt-end of his stick. Clearly intentional.

[snoopy369]

What I want to know is why it is that the refs would hold some sort of grudge against the Canucks such that they'd call an entire playoff series in the other team's favor. I mean, when I complain about a particular baseball umpire having it in for the White Sox, I have an explanation as to why he does [Ozzie pissed him off a few years ago]. Maybe in one game there might be some temporary imbalance. But over an entire series? Not realistic. Best you might do is something like the Pacers/Knicks game, where the refs don't call many fouls on either team, allowing a more physical team to dominate, or call anything that's close to a foul a foul, meaning they call more on physical teams. That's not unfair, it's perhaps unfortunate at worst. Anything beyond that and I expect to see some serious evidence of bribery.

[Sava]

Sure looked like it last night...

He blatantly whacked Couture in the face with the butt-end of his stick. Clearly intentional.

Wow! I didn't see the play. Holy ****, BK you are seriously a moron.

[Ming]

Henrik Sedin is a thug? I want to hear you say it.

Henrik Sedin is a Thug...

That good enough for you.
Thanks for posting the video Asher. Maybe this time, Ben might see what people are talking about.

Get your head out of your ass Ben, and open your eyes.

[rah]

Ok, here were the 2012-2013 regular season stats for penalties.
Vancover was the seventh most penalized team. So either they just take a lot of dumb penalties since they're thugs and they suck, or it's a conspiracy that all the refs are in on.

Which do you think it is? We know what BK will say.

I was surprised to see the Chicago at the bottom of the list. Selective memory I guess.

From http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/stats/t.../regularseason

TEAM		GP	PEN	PIM	MAJ	MIN	MIS	PPG	PIM/G	FM	CHG	BD	INST
Toronto 	48	247	776	46	183	18	5.1	16.2	44	3	14	1
Philadelphia	48	270	755	35	222	13	5.6	15.7	33	4	10	4
Ottawa  	48	239	655	27	200	12	5.0	13.6	26	1	5	4
Montreal	48	242	636	26	207	9	5.0	13.3	25	1	4	1
Buffalo 	48	242	630	26	208	8	5.0	13.1	25	2	6	2
Dallas		48	241	623	27	207	7	5.0	13.0	26	0	12	0
Vancouver	48	233	609	29	197	7	4.9	12.7	28	2	5	1
Columbus	48	217	605	35	174	8	4.5	12.6	34	1	7	1
Colorado	48	232	598	22	202	8	4.8	12.5	22	6	5	2
Boston  	48	222	584	32	185	5	4.6	12.2	32	0	7	2
Tampa Bay	48	221	577	31	185	5	4.6	12.0	30	0	7	1
Pittsburgh	48	226	563	23	198	5	4.7	11.7	22	0	13	0
Minnesota	48	192	545	25	157	10	4.0	11.4	24	1	1	1
St. Louis	48	215	541	21	188	6	4.5	11.3	21	0	17	2
Florida		48	198	541	23	166	9	4.1	11.3	20	2	4	2
Carolina	48	212	538	24	183	5	4.4	11.2	23	0	6	2
Winnipeg	48	193	535	27	158	8	4.0	11.1	26	1	3	3
Anaheim		48	199	535	25	167	7	4.1	11.1	23	2	4	1
Edmonton	48	215	522	14	195	6	4.5	10.9	13	0	6	2
San Jose	48	194	521	19	166	9	4.0	10.9	18	0	6	1
New Jersey	48	216	519	17	195	4	4.5	10.8	16	1	1	1
Calgary 	48	195	518	22	166	7	4.1	10.8	22	0	3	3
Washington	48	209	516	16	187	6	4.4	10.8	16	1	10	0
Phoenix 	48	210	504	16	190	4	4.4	10.5	16	0	8	1
Los Angeles	48	201	481	19	180	2	4.2	10.0	19	1	10	3
NY Islanders	48	191	471	19	168	4	4.0	9.8	18	1	4	0
Nashville	48	185	471	23	159	3	3.9	9.8	21	0	9	0
Detroit 	48	195	469	15	176	4	4.1	9.8	14	1	5	1
NY Rangers	48	183	444	18	162	3	3.8	9.3	18	1	6	1
Chicago 	48	185	444	16	166	3	3.9	9.3	16	2	4	3

[snoopy369]

Even better - they're only 7th out of 16 teams in the playoffs. Not even really being penalized all that much - SJ just plays a very different style that doesn't take many penalties (like CHI).