Do you agree or disagree with Flyers coach John Tortorella being suspended two games for unprofessional conduct? TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SC with Jay Onrait to discuss the suspension and fine to Torts, and Wild coach John Hynes’ overtime gamble paying off big time.
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Wes Mccauley is actually such a trash official. The officiating in this league has really taken a nosedive over the years.
50k IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. Can't criticize refs, ridiculous.
The NHL has the WORST officiating on the planet. Bar none. Refs stand there, watch an obvious penalty, and then just skate away. The NHL Referee System must be revamped from top to bottom. I have played hockey, watched hockey on TV, and been to countless live games for many decades. I know the rules. The NHL refs generally suck, I've been saying it forever. Tort was over the top, but I understand his frustration. 50K? They are cray-cray and power-crazy. They won't be happy until they ruin the sport completely.
It's the NHL. Nobody should be surprised.
..and this is why Tortorella ruins teams. He's the worst. No one wants to play for this clown.
I am not a fan of refs, especially Wes MacCauly(spelling?). But the suspension is warranted. Once you're ejected, you go. You don't rant and rave and tell the officials to go fuck themselves and that they have to leave and continue to refuse to go. That is ALL on Torts. People's hate for the refs cloud their judgement. Believe it or not, BOTH sides can be wrong.
Herr Bettman has spoken.
Pencil in a mini mustache on Gary. He earned his tyrannical dictator status.
Be nice to see the league start fining the refs. They make plenty of mistakes that deserve fines.
Way to stand up for your team Torts!
The Governor of the Flyers and Comcast Spectacor Chairman/CEO Dan Hilferty said he will pay any fine the NHL tries to send John Tortorella's way after his ejection last night.
"I'm really proud of Torts for standing up for his/our team. This New Era of Orange is about having each other's backs. Last night, Torts had our collective backs…I respect any action the league might feel is neeed to take but if it includes a fine, I am paying it." Quote from Al Morganti
$50k because he made mean mouth noises? Are the referees that soft? Guess so.
Fining Torts $50k is absolutely ridiculous. These refs need to be held accountable.
Bettman is a complete moron!
Old outdated big brother system (NHL) still trying to impose itself. The lead ref absolutely owed it to Torts to go over and explain why he was being booted from game.
Yeah but minnesota needs to make up a lot of points, totally makes sense
2 games and $50k? That’s equal to 10 cross checks (5k each) or an illegal check to the head (2 games)
No Torts had a right to be upset the refs couldn’t even do their jobs properly
No cause most refs have it for coaches, ejection was personal
Always agree with Sanctions on Outrageous Tortarella Stunts – What a Horse’s Ass Embarassment he is!
No i dont agree. Reffs have 0 accountability
Wes McCauley is whack as hell he needs to retire now
To me it’s not severe enough only because he has a long history of acting like he’s above everyone else
The ceo said hed pay the fine so the nhl says you cant pay a suspension off lmao
Doesn’t matter he is not above anyone else player or coach did he have a right to be mad yes but that’s like telling a cop no I’m not going to stop destroying this store or stop speeding if you do you suffer the consequences right no one is above following the rules
F^^^ the refs!!
Why is nobody showing the penalty 🤣🤣 let’s determine if he was right before we vilify Torts. What a fucking disgrace. Journalism can go to hell.
The refs are horrible ..period .
Tortorella's a child
I don’t always agree with torterella
This is completely fkd up. The league is a joke for this fine. As for the officiating..I officiated hockey at a high level for over 20 years and I am telling you that the officiating has been poor at best. The only thing teams really want is consistency so they can play to the standard. The officials are not giving them that!
I don’t always agree with Torterella, but someone has to stand up to those clowns in the stripes.
I get that you need to leave the bench when ejected but the call was horrendous and it didn’t stop there. At first torts only wanted to talk to the refs but the refs ignored him. Even the players asked the ref to talk to torts. The refs were terrible.
Welcome to Gary Buttman’s NHL. Torts is an absolute legend and glad he stood up for his players.
The referees have to held accountable for their mistakes maybe sent to the minors for awhile
Absolutely Not. Two games? Fifty k? This is bush league. Torts did not deserve this and the league should be ashamed of itself backing those refs. Apparently criticism is no longer allowed here now. Disgusting.
Old school coach who should retire…hockey is passing him by
Wish shitty refs would get suspended.
Torterella deserved an explanation on the flubbed calls. I know how fast the game is which makes it tough, but the referees need to be accountable to both teams, the game and also the buying public. This "cone of silence" they operate under only allows for suspicion and then speculation. To many times have we seen the magic make-up calls because of a phantom call, too many times we've seen those ticky tacky calls that kill momentum. Whether the game is is in November or a standings defining game in March doesn't matter, if they screw up they need some form of discipline that the fans are informed about!
The league continues to make a mockery of itself…
People are focusing on the wrong thing here. It doesn't matter if the refs officiated the worst game of their career. Tortorella is the only coach who consistently blows up like this and throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way. You'd think after more than 20 years of coaching he'd finally learn to act like a professional, or at least a mature adult, but he just can't help himself. How has he not learned yet that arguing with the refs will never go in his favour? I know I'm probably the only one, but I can't wait until this idiot retires and goes into anger management so I never have to hear about him again.
No I don’t, it is about time Bettman does something about the officiating or resign, the NHL officiating is becoming the laughing stock of the sports world
The problem is, not just in this game, but in many other NHL games involving Mr. Wes Macauley, that he takes himself more seriously than the game. A busybody who shows off and wants to put on a show. I've been watching this show of importance from him for years, he should take an example from Kiefer Sutherland or Dan O'Rourke, where TOP referees are. You do your work calmly and objectively without much egomania and you're done. Unfortunately, Wes McCauley didn't inherit what his father used to have, a humble demeanor. A pity….
Total bs, look at all the crosschecks to the face after the plays done by makemeluagh players alone and they never get harsh penalties at all.
Poor, inconsistent refereeing throughout ice hockey at all levels, from Mites to NHL.
Torts just wanted to talk to Wes, but Wes was too much of a coward to skate over and talk it out.
NHL is a disgrace instead of discipline coaches and players why don't they discipline the ref's with all the fuck ups that they make and continue to make. I wonder if they are getting kick back from gamblin
When will action be taken against the officials?