I think he taps him for sure. 2 mins warranted in my opinion.
ImpressionableSix
Of course if the referees saw it
rob3991
100% embellishment too. He was checking for blood when it only tapped his visor, so 4v4 at most.
iSupportCarry
That is a high stick every time just like that slash on the power play already by Martinook isn’t a penalty in the playoffs every time guy is one handing his stick already
buzzhavoc
Not in playoff hockey. Apparently.
ogfuelbone12
A very easy 2 minute minor for high sticking.
bigdadE420
Yeah it’s a high stick, but I don’t even care because of how hard he flopped. Looking like a soccer player out there.
Sonicboom343
It’s been a sight to behold, the Panthers turned from one of the most penalized teams in the regular season to one of the least penalized teams in the playoffs
RecalcitrantHuman
There clearly aren’t enough refs on the ice. They should add one for each player. That way when 12 refs don’t call penalties we will know it is because the league knows who they want to win.
snark_enterprises
Yes, but the refs also missed a blatant one on Cousins that actually drew blood. So it’s a wash in the eyes of the hockey Gods.
Big_chungus44
Yes. Would it make a difference in the series? Probably not
recneps1992
Absolutely but if refs didn’t see it they can’t call it. But I will say Keith Jones is so full of shit the way he was acting like that wasn’t a high stick.
s1lentastro1
honestly, it could have been called had the refs seen it. on the other hand, grabbing his mouth and flopping like a bitch when he got tapped on the visor is justification alone for the no call.
Beautiful_Volume916
Yep. And because it wasnt proves this series is rigged
fixurfac3
It’s a very light high stick it is worth 2 mins the refs don’t catch it in real time and it’s a soccer sell so embellishment doesn’t help. The side angle clips his shoulder and and clips his visor. (Still worth 2 mins) but buddy cakes it. Playoff hockey play through every play. If you can’t win fighting through calls you can’t win.
GK-Belloc
2 mins sure. And canes should have been penalized worse for the high stick on Cousins that actually drew blood
jimistevie
For diving, yeah.
SnooHamsters8997
I seem to remember Jack Hughes taking a Carolina stick to the face, drew blood, no call…shit happens
Lodestar77W
There’s a lot of very obvious missed calls during this playoff series with every team that’s played so far. Missed high sticks and penalties galore this year and it’s beyond unbelievable, the league should do better
JuNoNoWhatJewrTalkin
If the penalty wasnt called, why was that not a goal?
DionFW
Refs just didn’t want to go through another overtime.
heydevo
Yes, but if the refs missed it, what can you do?
wickedheadrust
It was a blatant high stuck on the visor, and it was also a blatant dive.
leaponover
Yes, just like the one that was missed in OT on Mayfield in the Isles series that resulted in a Fast goal. KARMA!
astraeul
Reffing this playoffs has been inconsistent at best and at worst baffling to watch.
From the no call on holding the stick to this the panthers have gotten quite lucky with their calls. Don’t get me wrong, Bob is playing out of his mind in goal, and the panthers are playing lights out D. they’ve also greatly benefitted from calls and non calls.
Juice_Wigalow
Yes
Worldly_Collection27
That’s a 2 and 2. High stick should have been called and he embellished it to all hell. He literally jerks his body backward like he was hit in the face by a semi truck
Authoress61
How would it NOT Have been a penalty? Oh, cuz it’s the Panthers. Got it.
uSaltySniitch
Embellishement
EzzALB
100% and a horrible missed call
NuffinSaid
I got no problem with offsetting minors here, one for high sticking, one for flopping around embellishing the light tap on the helmet
SaltChildhood7
For embellishment? Yes
Jumpy-Acadia4559
I mean they took the goal back then didn’t call a penalty 😂
dijon507
Stick to the face, penalty all day. To everyone who is saying embellishment have you ever been hit in the face with a hockey stick?
homemadizzle
I don’t understand how the rat packs could get 4 powerplays and canes only getting 1. I thought the refs loved to keep it close… this should have been a call to at least even up the powerplays. In what world does canes get more penalties than Florida?
Keijord
Of course it should have been, what kind of question is this? But it wasnt called so, no can do.
luzer_kidd
Yes. Staal high sticked jack hughes, knocking a tooth out and he was bleeding. No call. And when a call is missed and a player is bleeding the reffs can review it. But nope.
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I think he taps him for sure. 2 mins warranted in my opinion.
Of course if the referees saw it
100% embellishment too. He was checking for blood when it only tapped his visor, so 4v4 at most.
That is a high stick every time just like that slash on the power play already by Martinook isn’t a penalty in the playoffs every time guy is one handing his stick already
Not in playoff hockey. Apparently.
A very easy 2 minute minor for high sticking.
Yeah it’s a high stick, but I don’t even care because of how hard he flopped. Looking like a soccer player out there.
It’s been a sight to behold, the Panthers turned from one of the most penalized teams in the regular season to one of the least penalized teams in the playoffs
There clearly aren’t enough refs on the ice. They should add one for each player. That way when 12 refs don’t call penalties we will know it is because the league knows who they want to win.
Yes, but the refs also missed a blatant one on Cousins that actually drew blood. So it’s a wash in the eyes of the hockey Gods.
Yes. Would it make a difference in the series?
Probably not
Absolutely but if refs didn’t see it they can’t call it. But I will say Keith Jones is so full of shit the way he was acting like that wasn’t a high stick.
honestly, it could have been called had the refs seen it. on the other hand, grabbing his mouth and flopping like a bitch when he got tapped on the visor is justification alone for the no call.
Yep. And because it wasnt proves this series is rigged
It’s a very light high stick it is worth 2 mins the refs don’t catch it in real time and it’s a soccer sell so embellishment doesn’t help. The side angle clips his shoulder and and clips his visor. (Still worth 2 mins) but buddy cakes it. Playoff hockey play through every play. If you can’t win fighting through calls you can’t win.
2 mins sure. And canes should have been penalized worse for the high stick on Cousins that actually drew blood
For diving, yeah.
I seem to remember Jack Hughes taking a Carolina stick to the face, drew blood, no call…shit happens
There’s a lot of very obvious missed calls during this playoff series with every team that’s played so far. Missed high sticks and penalties galore this year and it’s beyond unbelievable, the league should do better
If the penalty wasnt called, why was that not a goal?
Refs just didn’t want to go through another overtime.
Yes, but if the refs missed it, what can you do?
It was a blatant high stuck on the visor, and it was also a blatant dive.
Yes, just like the one that was missed in OT on Mayfield in the Isles series that resulted in a Fast goal. KARMA!
Reffing this playoffs has been inconsistent at best and at worst baffling to watch.
From the no call on holding the stick to this the panthers have gotten quite lucky with their calls. Don’t get me wrong, Bob is playing out of his mind in goal, and the panthers are playing lights out D. they’ve also greatly benefitted from calls and non calls.
Yes
That’s a 2 and 2. High stick should have been called and he embellished it to all hell. He literally jerks his body backward like he was hit in the face by a semi truck
How would it NOT Have been a penalty? Oh, cuz it’s the Panthers. Got it.
Embellishement
100% and a horrible missed call
I got no problem with offsetting minors here, one for high sticking, one for flopping around embellishing the light tap on the helmet
For embellishment? Yes
I mean they took the goal back then didn’t call a penalty 😂
Stick to the face, penalty all day. To everyone who is saying embellishment have you ever been hit in the face with a hockey stick?
I don’t understand how the rat packs could get 4 powerplays and canes only getting 1. I thought the refs loved to keep it close… this should have been a call to at least even up the powerplays. In what world does canes get more penalties than Florida?
Of course it should have been, what kind of question is this? But it wasnt called so, no can do.
Yes. Staal high sticked jack hughes, knocking a tooth out and he was bleeding. No call. And when a call is missed and a player is bleeding the reffs can review it. But nope.