*if another player flops after coming within 2 feet of Svech
gtfo with the svech hate
iSupportCarry
Svech is playing a little too rough for these rangers to handle isn’t it the playoffs?? C’mon man
armadachamp
The trip on Shesterkin was clearly a penalty, but the check for a major should’ve taken 5 seconds. His stick got caught between their bodies, and it hit Svech at thigh level but Shesterkin at skate level. I didn’t appreciate the color commentator saying Svech « clearly tried to lift him off the ice, which he did. » It’s just a normal accidental trip that Shesterkin helped sell (which I have no problem with).
The interference was the one that bothered me. Watching it in slow motion, it was clear that Svech did nothing to interfere other than very briefly put his hand up before pulling it back. That was the only movement he made that wasn’t a continuation of what he was doing before the puck went by. There’s no chance that was enough to knock the player down. It was a total flop. There were at least half a dozen plays much more worth of an interference call that got ignored.
Again, I’m not opposed to selling a penalty to make sure the ref sees it, like the first example. That’s essentially what Skjei did in game 1 of the Islanders series. But the drop to the ice to get that interference call was a dive, and we’ve seen way too many of those from the Rangers through 2 games. I’m really hoping that playing at home means the crowd won’t be able to influence the refs to make those calls.
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*if another player flops after coming within 2 feet of Svech
gtfo with the svech hate
Svech is playing a little too rough for these rangers to handle isn’t it the playoffs?? C’mon man
The trip on Shesterkin was clearly a penalty, but the check for a major should’ve taken 5 seconds. His stick got caught between their bodies, and it hit Svech at thigh level but Shesterkin at skate level. I didn’t appreciate the color commentator saying Svech « clearly tried to lift him off the ice, which he did. » It’s just a normal accidental trip that Shesterkin helped sell (which I have no problem with).
The interference was the one that bothered me. Watching it in slow motion, it was clear that Svech did nothing to interfere other than very briefly put his hand up before pulling it back. That was the only movement he made that wasn’t a continuation of what he was doing before the puck went by. There’s no chance that was enough to knock the player down. It was a total flop. There were at least half a dozen plays much more worth of an interference call that got ignored.
Again, I’m not opposed to selling a penalty to make sure the ref sees it, like the first example. That’s essentially what Skjei did in game 1 of the Islanders series. But the drop to the ice to get that interference call was a dive, and we’ve seen way too many of those from the Rangers through 2 games. I’m really hoping that playing at home means the crowd won’t be able to influence the refs to make those calls.