Funniest moment of Game 3

[PASabreFan]

After Glen Wesley slashed Briere's stick in half, Danny showed the ref what was left of it. Hilarious look on Briere's face.

[apuszczalowski]

After Glen Wesley slashed Briere's stick in half, Danny showed the ref what was left of it. Hilarious look on Briere's face.

I loved that, his stick snaps in half and he just lifts up what was left of it in front of the ref and gave him this look like WTF???????

 

Although I did think they were going to put Briere in the box for diving on that call, LOL

[SDS]

Please educate me... I didn't realize it was considered slashing if you only made contact with the stick. I thought smacking down on a stick was considered standard practice?

[Taro T]

Please educate me... I didn't realize it was considered slashing if you only made contact with the stick. I thought smacking down on a stick was considered standard practice?

You can hook a guy's stick (within reason, see Grier keeping a Cane from getting a shot off in Game 1 as classic example of how to properly do it) but if you "slash" it, you can get called for it and 90% of the time this season that someone has slashed a stick in half he has gone and sat by himself for a bit.

[shrader]

You can hook a guy's stick (within reason, see Grier keeping a Cane from getting a shot off in Game 1 as classic example of how to properly do it) but if you "slash" it, you can get called for it and 90% of the time this season that someone has slashed a stick in half he has gone and sat by himself for a bit.

 

I want to say it wasn't always the case. I don't remember whether or not they used to make that call before the change in the rules. I guess I should've paid more attention.

[BRH]

and 90% of the time this season that someone has slashed a stick in half he has gone and sat by himself for a bit.

But did he feel shame? :D

[Campy]

I want to say it wasn't always the case. I don't remember whether or not they used to make that call before the change in the rules. I guess I should've paid more attention.

True, but the NHL's games were called a lot differently then. When I was a kid we were taught to smack away on the stick but if you wind up a solid two-hander (like Wesley did) it would be called.

 

This season, the NHL's refs are finally making an attempt to call the game the way it should be called IMO.

[X. Benedict]

But did he feel shame? :D

for two minutes, and then he is free.

[shrader]

True, but the NHL's games were called a lot differently then. When I was a kid we were taught to smack away on the stick but if you wind up a solid two-hander (like Wesley did) it would be called.

 

That's exactly what I was thinking. Slashing sticks away was one of my favorite things to do when I played.

 

Now that I think about it, I missed the Wesley slash for some reason last night, so I have no idea how bad it was.

[Campy]

Now that I think about it, I missed the Wesley slash for some reason last night, so I have no idea how bad it was.

Since you didn't see it I'll just say that it looked like he was thinking more about his golf swing than hockey.