Hockey Conspiracy…You be the Judge.

I am of the firm belief now, after watching most of the Stanley Cup series between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins, that there is a definite conspiracy from the NHL to do whatever they can to have the American teams win the Stanley Cup. Here’s why:

Back in 2004, the Calgary Flames were playing the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Stanley Cup and it was game 6. Martin Gelinas scored what obviously was a goal and once reviewed by the “powers to be” , disallowed the goal. This would have ended the series into Calgary’s favour but instead, the series was extended to game 7 (more revenue for the league and the networks) and Tampa Bay wins.

Now we see Boston “hacking and whacking” the Canucks and no calls. We see Alex Burrows and Tim Thomas get into a scrum and a Boston player comes in and throws Burrows to the ground. No call. Back in the day, that would have been a 3rd man in call and the player ejected. Let me be clear, I am not a Vancouver fan…I am a fan of the Canadian teams and for a Stanley Cup to come back to Canada.

Now we are in game 5 and I see 4 penalties to the Canucks and one to the Bruins. I see a obvious too many men on the ice against the Bruins…no call. Here we go again. I honestly believe that Gary Bettman is so concerned about American ratings that he either directs or ignores  policy and calls that would favour Canadian teams in favour of the U.S Teams.

You can make your own assumption but the more people raise the issue the more ‘balanced’ these series will be.

Go Canucks Go!

Larry