Mike Smith Milan Hejduk Shootout Drops Stick B.S.

http://www.refssuck.com Mike Smith shootout loss to the Avalanche and the talk of the town is still the save made on Milan Hejduk by Mike Smith that was later called a goal because Smith 'threw' his stick.
it didn't look to me like he threw anything. It was pretty clear that the stick was dropped as he brought it back after attempting a poke check. REFSSUCK.COM

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[phongnasty]

Even so, Calgary had another shot to win the game in OT and in Game 7, and there was no guarantee that the Lightning couldn't tie up the game before regulation after pulling Khabibulin.

[AvalancheFever]

hedjuk comes thru again

[heckmannsheckmann]

This is why I hate refs. They make stupid calls like that. -__-

[SlayerPayback]

and the puck hit him before he dropped the stick , anyone who thinks otherwise is by far the biggest moron on the fuckin planet

[SlayerPayback]

@PKO17 exactly!!! and here's something that bugs me about this call , why , seriously WHY would it be an automatic goal ? that's fuckin rediculous , just have the player take another shot.. dont GIVE HIM a goal

[wyckydsceptre2099]

@carsarelife602 pause it at :54 seconds and tell me that puck isn't hitting a dropped stick. Be real, no bullshit tampa bias

[lostnumbr]

he didnt throw it, he dropped it to get his blocker up. B.S. call

[carsarelife602]

@wyckydsceptre2099 yeah if you are high, it was all blocker no stick, and then he dropped the stick.

[ericauld104]

just saw this and like he didnt throw his stick he put his blocker towards the puck...his stick didnt even move towards the puck

[langile1]

@Runaholism it wasnt about the stick touching him, it was a rule to prevent goalies from laying down thier stick to block to puck, and is called entirely by the reffs perception and cannot be argued. so his call is final

[langile1]

just a quick question... where would hockey be without referees?

[wyckydsceptre2099]

@PKO17 Oh, I totally agree with you but the ref is obligated to make the call that way. The reasoning is to prevent goalies from dropping their sticks in order to take away the bottom part of the ice. If you allow it, then the ref has to judge intent which is impossible.