Comments on: Matt Duchene doesn’t think much of Swedish league refereeing

By: nyrnashty

nyrnashty — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:26:04 +0000

Sounds like good old fashioned hockey to me and I like it. Not all leagues around the world are going to call NBA style penalties to increase power play chances to draw fans. I remember seeing Messier back checking someone in the 90′s and putting his stick around the other players neck area and no call lol. I loved NHL pre lockout 05 hockey and seems like the rest of the world still plays like that. The only penalty I really ever hated that’s actually called now in the NHL is cross checking from behind into boards. Not everything is about ratings outside of North America!

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:05:05 +0000

Welcome to the pre-lockout (well last lockout) rules here Matt. I mean obviously I wasn’t watching this so don’t know how bad it was but there was a lot that was let go before the 04-05 season was lost.

By: bennywuh

bennywuh — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:55:32 +0000

“Two minutes for slashing, two minutes for hooking. And let’s not forget my personal favorite, two minutes for high-sticking!”

By: Mike Halford

Mike Halford — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:12:38 +0000

Having watched too many Smythe Division battles between the Canucks and Jets, I can’t be blamed for this. I still occasionally refer to Jamie McBain as Andrew McBain.

By: pfpmb

pfpmb — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:58:11 +0000

It’s Alex Steen, not his father Thomas Steen