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We NEED To Talk About Referees… (Re: Edmonton Oilers, LA Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2023 Playoffs)



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The Edmonton Oilers lost Game 3 to the LA Kings in overtime, and we’re using this time to talk about referees

This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer

This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.

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21 Comments

  1. Oh now you want to talk about the referees? Meanwhile when the Isles got screwed you barely mentioned it.

  2. Oh look…. Another Canadian complaining about the officiating. 🙄

    Edmonton, despite being the better team in the series is self destructing because they are not playing disciplined hockey. The calls have all been warranted. A bunch of slashing and cross-checking penalties tell me the Oiler Goon Squad are digging their own graves. I don’t even like the Kings. As a SJ Sharks fan they’re one of our biggest rivals. I just am sick of everyone crying the Kings haven’t laid down and allowed Connor McDavid to put on a show. Sorry you groupies aren’t getting assist from the refs and have to actually earn it. If it’s any consolation at least ALL the ESPNTSN National Announcers share your groupie crushes on the oilers and can’t stop blowing your wads all over your McDreamy analysis.

    God, it sickens me to say this but — GOOOOO KINGS!!!!

  3. Oilers keep complaining but they never mention the bad calls that go their way or calls that were missed on them too.

  4. The refs haven’t gotten worse, we have. We nit pick everything and expect the game to be fair. It never was and it never will be. Enjoy the game and let it go. Oilers fans mad about a high stick… why aren’t you mad at Nurse for a bad defense play to let it in? Don’t make a video about the refs unless is about us the fans!

  5. It takes away from what it means to win the cup. Honestly the last handful of teams were carried by the refs. It's all about gate and gambling revenue.

  6. Here’s the thing. I’ve noticed that officiating for some ungodly reason seems to biased towards the American teams. My dad said it’s been like this ever since betman took over which makes sense considering it’s been 30 years since a Canadian teams won the cup

  7. Current society….its the refs fault, its the Kings fault, blaming everyone except themselves. According to media, Edmonton was going to have no problems with the Kings 4-1 at most. Easy peasy. Why don't the Oilers step up, take blame, and play better. Don't give the refs a chance to make a call, score 6 or 7, you are capable. Otherwise, in a few games you can pick up your participation awards. P.S. The high stick is the definition of inconclusive half the people see it one way, the other half see it another. If it was called on the ice, it wouldn't have been overturned. The league needs to revisit the video reviews and limit it to plays that effect the immediate goal or call. IMO

  8. The thing is refs make mistakes but this one was costly, and not because it's the Oilers it could of been any team and was. This game could of cost a team the Standley Cup. What every team wants is calls being called fare, if you don't know what off side is or high sticking or any other penalty is then I would suggest you refs go back and learn a little more before you become a referee.

  9. The leafs are 0-8 in the playoffs when Wes McCauley is reffing. I really don’t think it’s a coincidence. He should not be allowed to ref leafs games. His bias is too blatant.

  10. I watched the oilers vs kings game 3, and the amount of diving by the kings was actually ridiculous and a shame to the game. If anything the kings should’ve been on the PK more for diving

  11. i also miss the days when the refs just let players play when the playoffs come around.
    i really just typed "play" three times.
    however, what is this about video evidence the refs didnt see proving it was a high stick? i didnt see anything online like that. and i looked. now, first of all, it doesnt matter. the game is over and the refs didnt get this mythical camera angle (that was probably some dude's phone camera, if it exists at all), the point is to find conclusive evidence, not "the truth". there is a difference. i said first of all, but i dont have anything to add. it was the right call.

  12. just saying i wanna know what u would look like if nurse hit u like that when u didnt expect it

  13. There’s no crying in hockey. Last playoff the Oilers got away with a ton of physical infractions. They lost to the Kings and came up with the solution to rough up the Kings at every turn. And they got away with it. This year the Kings evolved and this is their response.

    Also, all of the Oiler fans who keep using the “the puck changed vector so therefore high stick”…the puck changes vector due to something called gravity.

    This feels a bit like 2012 where Vancouver was the villain and everyone suddenly was a Kings fan…the enemy of my enemy.

  14. It's tough to watch. I don't think the nhl wants Canadian teams winning and if you frame the reffing in that context suddenly alot of it makes sense. At some point we need to have some accountability. I knew that was high sticked when it happened and I said to my partner in the review that it was going to be a no call.

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