Stanley Cup Finals 2009 Game 1 Pens @ Wings Zetterberg covers puck in crease!

[Lovethoseleafs]

Divorski is such a dumbass

[kidkong584]

0:17 Crosby is probably saying " He didn't let that puck go in! I'm telling Bettman!

[starhockey44]

@gregchips2390 that makes no sense if you had the puck on you goalies back why would you push puck into the crease and create a scoring chance dumbass

[bishoppx]

Pierre needs to stfu. His biased commentating is ridiculous. It's expected from the Penguins broadcasters on their sports channel, but not a neutral party like versus.

[gregchips2390]

There was nothing wrong here. Zetterburg pushes the puck off Osgood's back(which is legal) onto the ice and back into play. if you wanna see some bullshit calls watch some highlights and keep your eyes on the Hens players.

[h0tsauce4thesoul]

either way, im sure there is some rule out there that they could have been called for.

plus, its hard to tell but to me it looks like he pushes the puck off of osgoods back and still has his hand on it right as it touches the ice. how could he have moved it from where is landed on the ice to where it ended up unless he touched it while it was on the ice?

[KaesoBrutus]

NHL Rule 67.4

If a player, except a goalkeeper, while play is in progress, falls on the puck, holds the puck, picks up the puck, or gathers the puck into his body or hands FROM THE ICE in the goal crease area, the play shall be stopped immediately and a penalty shot shall be awarded to the non-offending team.

Osgood's back =/= Ice

And he was just trying to brush the puck off anyway, not holding it or gathering it to himself, he was pushing it AWAY.

[dmg8787]

WRONG.

you clearly see Zetts literally cover his entire body over the puck.

[KaesoBrutus]

1. "Gathers the puck into his body or hands" Ever gathered a puck to yourself with your midsection?

Practically, only his hand matters.

2. The puck is going AWAY. The rule says GATHER INTO. In the first few seconds of the play, you can see the puck ends up a good 5 feet from Osgood.

3. The rule says FROM THE ICE. Osgood's Back =/= Ice.

If you think a penalty shot should be for any contact in the crease with a hand, that's fine, but your complaint is with the NHL, not Zetterberg's actions.

[dmg8787]

i understand your argument, but its not justified.

The puck isnt going AWAY, it was FLAT on Osgood's back, UNTIL Zetterburg gathers the puck with both his chest and his hands.

your right about Osgoods back not being the ice but the NHL still should have looked at this.

[littlerjoe35]

He didnt cover the puck, he pushed it off of osgood and put it under him.

[FevrGuy]

It's still not allowed. To use your hand and push it under someone is not allowed. It should have been a penalty shot.

[casua1ty27]

no wonder, the refs are completely blind.

[darthhvader]

FQ u all?

[1AndOnlyChosen1]

Pens just wanted game 7 more than the Wings did! Pens played a good, tough, solid game from the drop of the puck to the final buzzer! The Wings seemed at times disinterested and unorganized! Osgood was Okay, but didn't look overly sharp on either goal! Fleury was awesome! Maybe he could've stopped the one he let in, but he more than made up for it!

[softballerchick08]

so much for hossa winning the cup. =)

[bill1177is1]

@softballerchick08 well this comment is rong now

[ox387]

pens 2009 stanley cup champs cry redwings fans cry

[33thunder33]

go wings

[truthbeknown100]

wings are the one's crying now! HAHA Draper is a bitch.

[cc1017313]

why dont u post the 6 on 5 that pittsburgh had for 25 seconds or the hooking penalty malkin had on kronwall so he could get a breakaway. You think this is the first time shit like this has happened in the finals. I'll admit that pittsburgh made us look like 80 year olds in game 4, but that game 5 5-0 win was solid from start to finish for the wings and none of those goals were"flukes" as u pens fans said about the first two games

[fnjohnson03]

spiff906 your an idiot.

[kenzaburo]

u do whats u got 2 do 2 win

[Blackpride99]

Game 4 for such a great game to watch for any Hockey fan.

[fnjohnson03]

For those of you saying its not illegal it is and was. It just didn't get a call. The league has already said penalty shots should have been awared. Also, last night we were gyped out of a goal on the Kunitz break away on the empty net when he was slashed. The league already said the goal should have just been awarded.

[spiff906]

shit happens, go cry with your sidney blow-up doll.

[lubracate]

well they blow up doll just kicked the wings asses.and dont say he didnt cuz thats why they won.

[ox387]

sydney blow up doll is stanley cup champ bitch hahahahahahahhaha beat em in detroit 2 sux 4 you revenge is sweet

[warriorhockey24]

hahahahahahaha good dumb ass ur fossil of a team just got beat by some kids

[Konvict44]

Haha shit happens, go cry with the rest of your faggot Red Wings fans.

[hypedreamname]

go for wings

[zethora34]

i hate crosby, what a bitch

[23Jaystr]

it was crosby's fault he couldn't get it in

[warriorhockey24]

thats what she said

[ranttheworld]

I agree it was close...rule does NOT state if the puck has to be on ice....however after watching you see the DET player push the puck off the Goalies back...which is legal long as he doesnt Close his glove over it....he clearly pushed the puck to the ice, cause another angle shows the puck squirting out...

[lovechelseaspikachu]

The first of two missed penalty shot calls against Zetterberg, the refs aren't even trying to hide their bias anymore.

[PSonak]

Yeah, the refs biasness is ridiculous. How long did the pens have six players on the ice last night? Oh, you think that the refs are favoring the Wings?? No,  no they aren't.

[EsSeNcEofAhErO13]

Yes, yes they were.

[PSonak]

Like I said, grow up.

[seismicrob2956]

the pens served twice as many penalty minutes as the wings in the series so quit your bitching

[PSonak]

WTF are you talking about?

[seismicrob2956]

Its pretty self explanatory

[PSonak]

Not really considering I was telling people to grow up when they were bitching about penalties and "cheating". Glad you can be wrong and still take such a smug attitude though. Like I told everyone else, grow up.

[lubracate]

Refs are bias they can't see everything.

[lovechelseaspikachu]

there's a difference between not seeing something and seeing it and not calling it, the refs are guilty of the latter

[WarmothGuitarist]

Zetterberg pushed the puck off of Ozzie. You can see it slide off of him and down onto the ice. I'd have done the same thing, rather than watch someone tee-it-up off of my goalie's back.

[ironbluedawn]

Wrong. If you watch, the ONLY reason the puck slides off his back is because Osgood rolls over. The whole time Zetterberg's hand remains in the same position.

Penalty. Shot. Terrible officiating in this series so far.

[WarmothGuitarist]

"Wrong. If you watch, the ONLY reason the puck slides off his back is because Osgood rolls over. The whole time Zetterberg's hand remains in the same position."

Which still goes to say that he never "closed hand on puck".

You got your free penalty shot when Malkin hooked Kronwall for a breakaway in game one...to bad Ozzie stonewalled him.

Not to mention when Helm was on a breakaway, he got slashed in the hand...which should have been a penalty shot for Helm.

Officiating has been bad.

[pswartz103]

There is a clear pushing motion of Zetterberg's hand. He was trying to push the puck of Ozzy's back so that OSGOOD could cover it. In doing this Zetty's hand got blocked by a stick resulting in a failed attempt to move the puck the way he intended to.

[kokanee2010a]

who cares it is only Pittsburgh , they should have moved two years ago to K.C. Are all penguin fans whiners get over it there were calls that should have been made against the penguins.

[JoeB144]

How do you like us now you FAGGOT! Pens win the cup, now you and the Dead Wings are the whiners!

[jimih64]

Haha Pens were supposed to win this year to make Bettman millions of dollars. If you seriously think American professional sports are 100% genuine legitimate, and are not corrupt in any way then you're fucking retarded. Bettman uses his position as commissioner to influence the refs into helping the Pens. I guarantee you in five years the Pens will suck ass again.

[HurricaneTeen]

And please explain to me how this obvious bad non-call fits into Bettman's evil plan?

[jimih64]

Good no one can see that puck except Crosby and Zetterberg. They can't change the ruling afterwards. They missed it. Just like how the ref didn't see the puck when Hossa should've scored on the Ducks in the 2nd round. Refs miss shit, often apparently.

[HurricaneTeen]

The way Paul Dvorski was talking to Crosby, it sure doesn't seem like he's tilted in his favor. Get over it. The Penguins are good. Period. There is no conspiracy to make them better than they already are. They don't need help.

[jimih64]

lol dude you're fucking dumb. Look up three comments. I already explained it. American pro sports are NOT always legitimate. The commissioners/presidents/etc. fuck with shit to make millions of dollars. It happens in the NFL, and the NBA, and definitely the NHL. Every owner has made money while Bettman has been in charge, yet all the players and fans dislike him because he killed the spirit of hockey. Why do you think Crosby's face is on every fucking Versus ad? It's all about money to Bettman.

[HurricaneTeen]

Really? I'm dumb? Well, that's news to me and all my professors here at school. I'll just disregard that completely ignorant and flippant comment, and move on to your next ignorant comment.

I'd hate to break it to you, but professional sports are BUSINESSNES. Owners are SUPPOSED to make money. But to suggest that somehow the referees are all in on a big scheme to help the owners make money is absolutely absurd. Quit being so angry and enjoy the sport.

[jimih64]

Clearly you have limited knowledge of economics, so you should understand this. The NHL is a business. You said it yourself. And the hypothetical "CEO" of that business is Gary Bettman, aka KIng Fucko the Ass Clown. And what does a CEO do exactly? Oh right, they run the whole fucking thing. They control the employees under them. Get it cockgobbler?

[seismicrob2956]

That's it you dont see ovies face at all do you?!?!? Your right it is odd for a league to promote its best players i mean why would they do that?!?! YOUR A FUCKING ARTARD

[sullivan0099]

hey moron;

Detroit's penalty minutes in SCF=47

Pittsburgh penalty minutes in SCF=95

So, the penguins doubled the Red Wings in penalty minutes and Bettman influenced the refs into helping the Pens??? Hmmm I'm guessing you get to ride the special bus to school?? Honestly kid how dumb are you? I bet you're still looking for the gunman on the grassy knoll, huh? Why do stupid people like you think because their teams suck and can't win that everything is some kind of conspiracy??

[HurricaneTeen]

Ha ha, well I made a typo. Sorry. I also think it's quite strange that you insulted me when I completely agree with you. (????) I no longer see your comment here, and I see that you deleted one, so I assume you came to terms with your error and deleted your prior comment. The reason I made the point about my professors is that I don't appreciate being called "f***** dumb" when I do in fact have a pretty damn good education...Better than most and certainly better than jimih64's.

[seismicrob2956]

Dude every red wings fan goes on about bettman rigging it for the pens and how bettman is awful and yet they are the only ones saying this. I wonder if it is because they are sore losers?

[seismicrob2956]

wow dude i dont understand all the hate for the pens. Did they look influenced there? did they look influenced in o.t. when ovie tripped orpik right in front of the net and the caps scored the game winner? your either delusional or a red wings flyers or caps fan. and theyre going to suck in five years even though they have all their good players signed longer than that? And u seem to forget the pens were good for a long time before they went to shit in the late 90's

[spinningtoast]

No defending player, except the goalkeeper, will be permitted to fall on the puck, hold the puck, pick up the puck, or gather the puck into the body or hands when the puck is within the goal crease. For infringement of this rule, play shall immediately be stopped and a penalty shot shall be ordered against the offending team, but no other penalty shall be given.  RULE 63.5 READ IT DOUCHE BAG... it looked like he picked it up and threw it off his back

[bd5150]

I think there is some interpretation here, because to me it didn't look like he picked up or held the puck, rather he pushed it off Osgood with an open hand. If you see the conversation Crosby is having with the referee, the ref appears to be clarifying that the puck wasn't picked up/grabbed (no way of actually knowing). I'm not saying it shouldn't have been a penalty shot, but I do see how it could be interpreted a few ways.

[throck1022]

Im not sure the crease extendes up i think its ice surface. there has been bad calls both ways.

[nagahide13]

Jesus. He shoved the puck off his back. First you can tell because the puck is on the ice. Second you can tell because Crosby is whining about it.

[tacwingnut]

puck wasnt covered ON THE ICE SURFACE,if it was ON THE ICE, witch it wasnt then thier would have been a penalty shot GET OVER IT ALREADY PENWHINE FANS

[pokey12369]

yo dipshit, its a penalty shot in the crease if you cover the puck whether its on another player or not. you can knock the puck off, which your asshole Zetterberg clearly did not do. There should have been another one tonight when Zetterberg covered the puck after stopping it from crossing the goal line. hope your players keep cheating so you can be happy

[PSonak]

Cheating? Really?  Grow up.

[themanickin]

So, you're admitting that the puck was covered illegally.

This is a quote from the NHL:

"One thing to remember though is that the crease extends upwards, so if Zetterberg did cover the puck with his glove, then a penalty shot should have been called. It was an interpretation call, and Devorski thought that Zetterberg was trying to bat the puck, not cover it."