Gothamist: Last Night's Action: Marty...Marty...Marty

cgee

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:21:46 -0500

It was Parise who hit the stick out of Lundqvist's hands. While I am a die-hard Rangers fan, however, even I would not call it a slashing penalty. Per NHL Rule 85: Slashing is the act of swinging a player's stick at an opponent, whether contact is made or not. (NOTE ) Non aggressive stick contact to the pant or front of the shin pads, should not be penalized as slashing. 1. A minor or major and a game misconduct penalty, at the discretion of the Referee, shall be imposed on any player who impedes the progress of an opponent by "slashing" with his stick. 2. A major and a game misconduct penalty or a match penalty shall be imposed on any player who injures an opponent by slashing. It did not appear that Parise was swinging at Lundqvist, but rather that he was swinging down at the goalie's stick. So the non-call was probably correct. Hold your stick tighter, Henrik, or put a leash on that thing.

JMH

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:04:33 -0500

The uncalled slash on Lundqvist was by Parise, not Elias. This series isn't over yet. 10-2 record against Jersey this year or no, the games have all been close and putting them away won't be a cakewalk.

Politburo

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:54:07 -0500

The Devils have come back from 3-1 before.. but of course that was not the same team.

Dude69

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:55:41 -0500

Dancin' Larry?!

HowBoutDemCowboys

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:52:23 -0500

"Anybody see the Aids commercial with the gay dude during the Rangers game? I'm sure hockey fans enjoyed that." I'm sure they did, especially the gay hockey fans.

stereotypical

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:03:04 -0500

Great game by the way.

stereotypical

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:02:46 -0500

Anybody see the Aids commercial with the gay dude during the Rangers game? I'm sure hockey fans enjoyed that.

Rocknrope

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:25:09 -0500

Intense game last night, nice writeup of the highlights, Pete. The blueshirts did look sluggish in the opening of the third period compared to the Devils, but they managed to spring back well.

thenamesdave

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:58:48 -0500

Let's do this, Rangers. The Devils are not going to be able to win three games in a row, so the sooner you can finish the job and prepare for the next opponent, probably Pittsburgh, the better.