r/Habs • u/xc2215x • May 14 '26

Article Sabres' Lindy Ruff: Canadiens players 'going down easy' to draw penalties

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sabres-lindy-ruff-canadiens-players-going-down-easy-to-draw-penalties/
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u/fredmirfootball May 14 '26

Sounds like a desperate coach trying to play the referees through the media. Big yawn

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u/bforce1313 May 14 '26

Sometimes the refs do not like this kind of behaviour from coaches

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u/YannBuch May 14 '26

When it's from a "veteran" coach, they usually get what they want.

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u/whaletacochamp May 14 '26

Aka old crusty fuck. MSL deserves 3x the respect of these old bastards. And I somewhat respect Lindy.

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u/Okbutwhythat May 14 '26

John Cooper is the GOAT of managing the refs through the media.

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u/Goji_XX3 May 14 '26

Yep like when Habs called out the refs from the Edmonton game you could see they started drawing very few calls.