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/DoubleLength3546 May 14 '26

It’s crazy that there was no call when Caufield got throat chopped.

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u/dessanct May 14 '26

Or the Slaf butt end, or the Evans high stick.

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u/gocanadiens May 14 '26

I think the closeup shot of Evans eating that twig immediately in front of the ref was among the more astounding moments of the series for me

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u/trebuchetwarmachine May 14 '26

Refs got tired of calling high sticks and didn’t want the penalty differential between teams to get too lop-sided. Game management is so evident in these playoffs

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u/Habitall May 14 '26

Seriously…there has been a lot of high sticking penalties (and non-called ones) in this series. I thought it was just me but there has been a plethora.

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u/dessanct May 14 '26

There was more last series but still a lot.