6/27/22
Let me start this by congratulating the Colorado Avalanche on winning the Stanley Cup, the finest trophy in the world. They truly deserved to win it, even if they dented it after like 7 whole minutes of having it in their hands. They were better than the Tampa Bay Lightning through and through, but that doesn’t mean they walked away without some controversy.
Okay, so I thought the game last night was very very fun to watch for about 2 whole periods. The puck was flying around all night, and for the first period flat, the refs swallowed their whistle which made it super exciting. The problem was that I think the refs swallowed their whistle too much as the game kept going.
There were plenty of times the Avs did in fact ice the puck and the refs waved it off last minute, including in the final minute of the game.
There was also a couple of bogus no calls, in my opinion, where the Avalanche could of been called for boarding or a hooking penalty, but they got away with it. They did however, call a boarding penalty on Ryan McDonough and left Tampa shorthanded. The Avs didn’t score off of it, but it’s the principle of the matter.
I’m all for “letting the boys play” but you have to call it the same both ways if that’s gonna happen. I get it also, it’s the fucking Stanley Cup Finals!! The play needs to be physical all the way through, and while the playoffs tend to be more physical than the regular season anyways, I’m all in for having even more physical play in the finals. Again, if it’s gonna be physical, call it both ways.
Do I think it would of mattered in the end? No. I think the Avs got their shit together and if they hadn’t won last night I think they would’ve on Tuesday in the potential Game 7. I am a little salty because I wanted a game 7, but that’s neither here nor there. Tampa Bay needed Darcy Kuemper to play rattled, shakey, and inconsistent for them to have a chance to beat the Avs, at least last night. He let in one goal early off an unlucky bounce on the clear for Colorado, and after that he was lights out. He had an awesome read for a save against Nikita Kucherov late in the third period, and it looked like he was playing with a ton of confidence.
I’m going to Colorado on Wednesday, and I am very excited to be around fans that are going to be pumped up, hammered, and an electric factory all weekend long. As the hockey season is now officially over, I will say again, congrats to the Colorado Avalanche and their fans. Party hard with Lord Stanley, you deserve it. Rest up, and watch out for another high scoring season from the GR8 One next year.
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