Dec 20, 2014; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Yannick Weber (not pictured) scores an empty net goal against the Calgary Flames during the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY SportsI admit, I turned off the television after the Vancouver Canucks made it 2-0. Regardless of the losing the streak, our Calgary Flames still have a reputation this season of being the comeback kids. I still couldn’t bring myself to continue watching the game.
When your favourite hockey team scores a goal that kicks in the soccer term “own goal”, it takes a few minutes to peel your face out of your palms. By the time I had my eyes on the television again our boys were shorthanded. The Calgary Flames were shorthanded for a mere 20 seconds before the Vancouver Canucks extended their lead to 2-0.
At that very moment, I had never felt so much anger and frustration that I had to turn off the television.
What fueled the anger and frustration was seeing the video (which I’m posting) of the Flames “own goal” and then finding a tweet (which I’m posting) which clearly shows a Canuck player touched the puck. No, the Canuck player never “controlled” the puck but he “touched” the puck and to my hockey knowledge, that warrants a stop in play.
You cannot and will not convince that if the “own goal” is waved off that the outcome of last night’s changes.
How to score on your own net from the other end of the rink https://t.co/6aBbe6FQ5l
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) December 21, 2014
Last thought, I’ve seen enough of #33 Raphael Diaz that I’m actually craving a Corey Potter sighting. EEP!
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