Another missed call by the officials costs the Leafs valuable points in the standings
Another lopsided effort with the Leafs outshooting the opposition 51-18, another loss thanks to an egregious missed call by the officials. I feel like I've seen this movie before.
The Buds were locked in a 2-2 draw with the Habs late in the third period in a game that just felt like it was headed to overtime with about two and a half minutes remaining when Auston Matthews had his skate clipped by Canadiens forward Paul Byron.
Matthews took a hard spill and was completely taken out of the play, while Byron enjoyed a free skate into the Leafs zone and scored the game-winning goal a moment later.
I want to give the officials the benefit of the doubt here.. perhaps he saw the Canadiens defender collide with Matthews and assumed that the collision had knocked Matthews down. Maybe the referee simply didn't see the trip.
Then again, this is just another in a long line of missed infractions against the Leafs, but what else is new?
| POLL | ||
MARS 26 | 419 ANSWERS Another missed call by the officials costs the Leafs valuable points in the standings Should the referees be made available to the media after the games to answer for their actions during the games? | ||
| Absolutely | 372 | 88.8 % |
| Not necessary | 47 | 11.2 % |
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