The New Jersey Devils dropped their recent matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2. However, the main talking point was the collision between Timo Meier and Martin Necas in the third period. Upon review, the referees handed Meier a game misconduct for kneeing Necas. But the final assessment was extremely controversial. To add insult to injury, Necas’ theatrics certainly didn’t make things any better.
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18 Comments
Refs need to be held accountable
It wasn’t their best outing, but also far from their worst. Solid C+ or B grade IMHO. Hurricanes are a great team, B’s typically won’t cut it there.
You didn’t talk enough about Haula being assaulted after the scrum though. How TF was that not a major GM??
Necas returned so quickly after reacting like he was shot, Necas should be nominated for an Academy Award.
TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT – Carolina gameplan
The devils try to be diplomatic while the governor of NC calls us dirty over a bad call. Sad flop, I guess NC can have a special place in the rivalry now.
Would like to get Nosen and Pesce take on their former teammate acting like he was shot and punking
Cradle and whine. Grab knee. Get a power play, a game misconduct, and an Oscar.
Flop gets ya a 2-5-10? Wow, is it Academy Award Season 🏆 took a long look, but no review 1 minute after he returns. Shame 🦓 shame
Officiating sucks big time in this game — such incompetence. Referees got it wrong with Meir's hit and rejection. Toronto's decision to uphold was just as bad. Plus they were other bad calls against Devils.
Necas took a note or two from Mathew Tkachuk.
The Canes are 12-1 at home with these specific refs on the ice. Possibly a gambling scandal.
Every time Necas touches the puck at the Rock the crowd should boo him like canes fans boo Haula on their home ice.
Cheap shots go unnoticed many times, they cheapen the game but overreacting cheapens the game too. Today's NHL is Whiney.
The Devils can’t win 4 games in a row regardless!! But, I didn’t think it should of been a major penalty!
The refs screwed us for sure, the officiating stunk but let's call a spade a spade, we collapsed in the third period once Timo got ejected and then they got the PPG, they really were all over us the entire game, not worried tho. Keefe will make adjustments and we will be fine 🙂
Necas literally got on the bench soon as the penalty was announced
Good to see you here brother. But a few facts. The officials call the penalty fir it's action. Not the result. They don't assess how hurt a player is, in deciding a call. That hit looked exactly like Kucherov's knee on Tkachuk a few days earlier. It definitely looked like he stuck his knee out in an un natural way. We're usually on the shory end of those decisions. So it is what it is. The Devils machine is running smooth right now. You guy will be fine!
Devils fans in the comments coping as always. Anyone who watched the hit immediately knew he was in real pain, you don't just shake off a hit like that, hence why he went down immediately. You should be thankful that his knee (we hope) wasn't worse off.
I also find it hilarious that NJ fans are trying to call the Canes a dirty team when they're known to be one of the least physical teams in the league. But hey, no for sure the Canes are the dirty ones, not the ones who tried to permanently injure Necas and then drive Orlov up a wall to intentionally hurt him! Enjoy the flight home to one of the worst states in the country I guess.