Avs superstar rips officials after missing tripping penalty puts his team on the brink of elimination
With Game 5 tied at 1 midway through the first period between Seattle and Colorado, the Avalanche had pressure in the Seattle zone and Nathan MacKinnon had the puck. He was doing what he normally does when he has the puck, twisting and turning, using his edges and acceleration to avoid and get away from defenders. Unfortunately, MacKinnon spun off of Will Borgen along the half-wall which caused Borgen to lose an edge, fall and in the process take out MacKinnon's feet as he tried to skate away.
This happened right in front of the official and no arm went up. As Seattle picked up the puck and went down the ice, MacKinnon got up and lost his cool, slamming his stick into the glass and berating the official. While doing so, it left the Avs shorthanded in their own zone and eventually led to Seattle scoring a goal which put them up 2-1 in the first.
Following the game, MacKinnon admitted he has to keep his cool in those types of situations saying, "I can't get upset. It's on me there." While admitting he lost his cool on the play, MacKinnon also laid into the officals regarding that play saying, "I get 5 feet on a guy, and he takes my feet out. I don't know what to do. It's not 1975. I feel like that's a trip."
Seattle went on to win the game 3-2 and take a 3-2 series lead heading back to Seattle for game 6 Friday night. The Avs will have some reinforcements for gmGame 6 as Cale Makar will return to the lineup after serving his one game suspension for his hit on Seattle's Jared McCann in Game 4.
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AVRIL 27 | 88 ANSWERS Avs superstar rips officials after missing tripping penalty puts his team on the brink of elimination Do you think Borgen should have received a tripping call for taking out the feet of MacKinnon? | ||
| Yes, it's a pretty clear trip | 58 | 65.9 % |
| No, it would have been a soft call | 14 | 15.9 % |
| This one is on Mack for quitting on the play | 16 | 18.2 % |
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