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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs
Another bizarre "intent to blow" call, this one from OT of last night's Canes/Leafs game:
At least this one involved a scramble. But the whistle comes a good two seconds after the puck is clearly in the net. And the ref has the whistle in his mouth the whole time.
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Maybe he was suffering from the same neurological disease that LaRue was suffering from. It could be related to Swine Flu or whatever the hell that plague up in Edmonton is.
This "intent" standard is incredibly meaningless and far too suspectible to after the fact justifications for a bad call.
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