Was It a Goal?

by FrankD on May 12, 2008 2:03 PM EDT in News

I really wish I could credit the site that found this pic, but I have no idea where it came from other than as a post on a fan site.

EDIT: Photo found on http://www.letsgopens.com

We can all agree that arguing this call is a moot point, but when you see it from this angle you have to wonder how the War Room didn't rule it a goal. Again, I'm not complaining or whining a la the Rangers/Flyers when it comes to calls, but this is about as clear a shot as you'll get for one of the more questionable calls of the game. If this picture were available today, that means someone up in the video review area had a chance to see the same thing yesterday.

In any case, the Penguins still won and I'm not going to whine and dine on the coulda-woulda-shoulda game. But even if this were the call in favor of the Flyers, I'd still be saying how the refs loused it up.

I'll toss some updated stats up later tonight/early tomorrow.

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Brutal

How the war room can't get that angle is beyond me. From the video angles we saw on the telecast they couldn't call it a goal but how come this picture comes out after the game?

Good thing the Pens won.

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by PPP on May 12, 2008 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

That was my question

Why did they wait till today to show it? Perhaps this will be the JFK of the NHL - we all know Sid was on the grassy knoll, but whose fault is it in the War Room?

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by FrankD on May 12, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

A goal

Even from the telecast you could tell it was a goal... when they showed the view from the top left hand side, you could see right before Biron's glove covered it, that it was at the line and then when his glove covered it, it moved back another inch or so... so yea, maybe you couldn't see 100% from that angle that it was a goal, but you could tell that the puck was far enough over the line that it was a goal..

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by Stros Bro on May 12, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions