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SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 6/27/2021 Boston Bruins New York Islanders 1216490 NHL officiating in the playoffs has been nothing short of 1216511 Islanders’ special team problems cost them in the end haphazard 1216512 Weaknesses Islanders must fix to become Stanley Cup 1216491 Will The Bruins Expose Frederic In NHL Expansion Draft? champs | BHN+ 1216513 Nassau Coliseum was home to all during memorable run: ‘It was our dump’ Carolina Hurricanes 1216514 Islanders will quickly face offseason decisions after painful 1216492 What a perfect offseason could look like for the Carolina exit Hurricanes 1216515 Semyon Varlamov’s heroic night not enough for Islanders 1216516 Islanders emotional after crushing loss: ‘It sucks’ Chicago Blackhawks 1216517 Islanders-Lightning Game 7 recap: Turning point, key 1216493 NHL mock draft: Blackhawks’ 11th pick may become top stats, more pick of 2nd-tier prospects 1216518 Mathew Barzal feels pain of loss for the Islanders' 1216494 Beginning of the end for Blackhawks? veterans 1216519 Barry Trotz: Hard truth is that some of these Islanders Colorado Avalanche won't be here next season 1216495 Chambers: Stick tap to goalie Semyon Varlamov. He had 1216520 Did Lightning have too many men on ice for winning a better postseason run than his Avalanche successor, Ph shorthanded goal vs. Islanders? 1216496 Avalanche thoughts and attempted answers to questions 1216521 5 questions for the Islanders entering NHL offseason 1216522 Islanders Fans Welcome Team Back From Tampa after Columbus Blue Jackets Heartbreaking Game 7 Loss 1216497 Muskets, bayonets and hardtack: The story of Twitter's 'General Tortorella' and 'General Larsen' New York Rangers 1216523 New Rangers coach Gerard Gallant is craving the Stanley Detroit Red Wings Cup 1216498 Detroit has a checkered past with No. 1 picks, but there 1216524 Rangers GM Chris Drury has a very busy summer ahead have been big hits, too of him 1216499 Long-time Red Wings Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula face uncertain future Philadelphia Flyers 1216525 Analyst discusses the struggles (and futures) of Sanheim Edmonton Oilers and Myers 1216500 Will the Oilers return to the WHL prospect pool in the 2021 draft? Pittsburgh Penguins 1216526 Mark Madden's Hot Take: Bringing back Marc-Andre Montreal Canadiens Fleury would transform the Penguins 1216501 Dominique Ducharme expects to rejoin Habs for Game 3 1216527 Penguins A to Z: Mark Jankowski's second chance didn't of Stanley Cup final pan out 1216502 Cheaper to fly to Tampa than score Bell Centre playoff tickets Tampa Bay Lightning 1216503 Canadiens's Finnish cohort steps up for playoff run 1216528 Beware, Lightning: Canadiens have success locking up 1216504 Canadiens Notebook: 'Take on this wild ride and have fun top forwards with it' 1216529 No pressure Lightning, but the boss needs you to win in 1216505 Bars and breweries could benefit from timing of five games Canadiens's Cup run 1216530 Montreal marvels: 5 Canadiens to watch in Stanley Cup 1216506 Canadiens's Brendan Gallagher has playoff experience final against Lightning 1216531 Lightning shut out Islanders, head back to Stanley Cup 1216507 Canadiens reflect on Lightning's 'grit' ahead of Stanley final Cup final 1216508 Stu Cowan: Canadiens proving that Dominique Toronto Maple Leafs Ducharme's system works 1216532 Seven reasons why all of Canada should be cheering for 1216509 Canadiens Stanley Cup notebook: Special-teams the Habs showdown, Ducharme’s journey, Gallagher and Petry get a first ch New Jersey Devils 1216510 WFAN’s ‘Carton and Roberts’ continue to roll ESPN’s Michael Kay in ratings battle Vegas Golden Knights 1216533 Golden Knights loss shows how difficult it is to win Stanley Cup 1216534 DeBoer ‘absolutely’ believes Knights can hoist Stanley Cup 1216535 Knights goalies hope to stay together for 2021-22 season 1216536 Knights’ competitive window remains open despite another upset playoff exit 1216537 What I’m hearing about the Golden Knights’ offseason — pending UFAs, goalies and more 1216538 VGK Season 4: Golden Knights Players Offer Final Thoughts On Coming Up Short Of Playing For Stanley Cup Title 1216539 Here’s How the Vegas Golden Knights Can Add Jack Eichel Washington Capitals 1216540 Kempny helps rebuild his hometown in Czech Republic after tornado 1216541 How the Capitals’ bonus overage penalty impacts their offseason Websites 1216542 The Athletic / NHL playoff predictions unplugged: Anonymous scout, coach and exec pick Cup Final winner 1216543 The Athletic / A busted camera and a reminder of life in the ‘duct-tape business’ of NHL broadcasting 1216544 Sportsnet.ca / 2021 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Canadiens vs. Lightning 1216545 24 TOGETHER 1216546 Sportsnet.ca / What the world was like in 1993 when Canadiens last won the Cup 1216547 Former coach confirms Blackhawks management met to discuss alleged abuse 1216548 Beniers rides boundless energy to top of NHL draft class SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1216490 Boston Bruins “That’s not fair. That’s not right. As a player, you would look at yourself first. But you would also look at the kind of direction you’re getting … you’ve got to look at the game plan.” NHL officiating in the playoffs has been nothing short of haphazard Paul Stewart, the longtime former NHL ref from Dorchester, noted in a phone conversation that officials don’t have regular pregame meetings during the season, but they do in the playoffs. That’s where all kinds of By Matt Porter Globe Staff bugs can be put in their ears — like “No. 11 is cheating on faceoffs,” he said, conjuring an example that would perk the ears of Bruce Cassidy. Updated June 26, 2021, 10:07 a.m. Though the league has denied it, “letting the players play” is a long- accepted practice. A few seasons ago (2017), the NHL told its men in It’s advisable to steer clear of the yearly playoff officiating discourse stripes to focus on slashes to the hands. That’s how we get what whenever possible. The calls typically even out. The NHL’s officiating this happened in Game 4 of Vegas-Montreal: Joel Edmundson retaliated by postseason has been so inconsistent, so haphazard, that it is an cross-checking William Carrier into the boards (no call), Suzuki hooked unavoidable topic. Alec Martinez on the hands (penalty). In this third round alone, we had a goal scored with seven Lightning “This is an annual event,” Fraser said. “We have one set of rules in the skaters on the ice. We had Islander Scott Mayfield’s pair of cross-checks regular season, and then a whole different standard in the playoffs. on Steven Stamkos, which sent him face-first into the dasher, and Nikita “Yes, we like to let them play, but when you let the players decide the Kucherov, which knocked the leading playoff scorer out for Game 6. In outcome of a game, which I never subscribed to, then you’re actually as Game 3 of the Montreal-Vegas series, referee Chris Lee missed a high a referee letting things go that could affect the outcome of the game. stick that left Corey Perry bloody. He was standing a few feet away as Brayden McNabb punched Nick Suzuki in the face. “Draw the line. Players will play within it. They’re smart. But if you let the inmates run the prison, the warden might as well take his skates off and You may be thinking of several more incidents left unmentioned. Maybe watch it on TV.” something from the Bruins’ playoff run? Canada’s best Rage against the referees has been a part of hockey since the puck was a chunk of wood and the sticks were fashioned from saplings. There This is as deep as the Canadiens have been in a generation. They have used to be a few cameras in the building, and now there’s a few hundred, not been to the Stanley Cup Final since 1993, when they won the most and we can clearly see what the officials a few feet away miss, as the recent Cup in their (and Canada’s) history. players skate by in a blur. Maybe we should accept that they’re going to miss some bad ones. And they got there on an overtime goal. The last time they went to the Final on an OT winner was … for the sake of anyone who remembers Judging by the numbers, nothing should change. On average, officials 1979, let’s not go there. Already too much discussion of penalties here. call more penalties in the playoffs than in the regular season. According to the NHL, playoff games in the last two seasons have averaged 8.33 But give the Habs their props. They took it to a Vegas team that rolled penalty calls, compared with 7.05 during the regular season. over the West Division, and now we have to question whether the West, not the North, was the weakest division in hockey. The Knights went a But that doesn’t sound right, does it? When the prize is greater, players combined 33-6-1 against the Ducks, Coyotes, Kings, Sharks and Blues, battle harder, empty their tanks completely, finish checks more violently. two of which (Arizona and St. Louis) made the playoffs last year. They Why aren’t there more penalties called? split with Colorado (4-4-0) and went 3-4-1 against surprising Minnesota. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, through a league spokesperson, told Entering the postseason, the commonly held belief was that Colorado, the Globe that players, not officials, determine the calls. Vegas and Tampa were the three best teams, and that an eventual Avalanche-Knights series would be a de-facto Cup Final. But the Avs “Officials are directed and encouraged to call the same standard as in the flunked out, and the Habs shut down that raucous party in the scorching regular season,” Daly said.