Tuesday's news: Alex Burrows cries foul over key penalties in Preds win

by Dirk Hoag on Jan 12, 2010 10:00 AM EST

If you see some especially groggy, but happy people around the office this morning, ask them about the wild and wooly game last night in Vancouver. With a record level of participation in the Game Thread as fans followed from Nashville, the Preds pulled out a 3-2 win, but the circumstances were unlikely to say the least.

After the jump, we get some detail on the charges that Canucks winger Alex Burrows made after the game, that referee Stephane Auger told him prior to the start that he was going to "get him" for embarrassing Auger with a flop in a game back on December 8. It's an extraordinary charge, and might there be some meat to it? Follow after the jump for that and a whole lot more...

First, a little horn-tooting in case you missed it yesterday afternoon:

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Predators News

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Around the NHL

Burrows accuses ref Auger of pregame threat, penalty revenge - Puck Daddy
Greg Wyshynski breaks down Alex Burrows' accusation against one of the refs in last night's game. I have to say that the Diving and Interference calls against him were clearly bogus, and even Preds fans said so during the game.

Central: Cleary's return gives Red Wings a boost - NHL.com
In the weekly focus on the Central Division, Phil Coffey writes that as Detroit gets healthy, the competitive landscape is changing significantly.

Oilers Roundtable, Part II - The halfway point. - The Copper & Blue
Edmonton bloggers dissect exactly what's been going wrong with the Oilers.

Second quarter report card for the Edmonton Oilers: Weak links are dragging down the entire group - Cult of Hockey
Just in time for the Predators' visit, the Oilers get some nasty grades from Dave Staples.

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You can start looking forward to next summer's draft with the latest ratings from Central Scouting...

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A very cool promotion being run over at the Caps blog...

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Our Great and Glorious Leader was interviewed over at KK.

FSN Pittsburgh Under Investigation By NHL In Replay Incident - SB Nation
Did the Penguins broadcast withhold a key video angle, that would have allowed NHL officials in Toronto to rule on a goal for the Philadelphia Flyers???

Lastly, here's the video of Burrows complaining to the Vancouver media after last night's game:

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Yes, Stephane Auger’s call against Alex Burrows was b**s***. So was the non-call on Burrows when he left his feet to level J.P. Dumont and put him on IR last season. So was the major penalty and game misconduct levied against Jerred Smithson prompted by Burrows’ ludicrous dive earlier this season. Now, Burrows’ intemperate post-game remarks have painted a large bulleye on his team for the remainder of the year. He should replace Dopey in the “Sleeping Beauty” lineup.

Let’s move on to Henrik Sedin’s bizarre decision to dry hump Dan Ellis in front of the assembled throng at GM Place. The resulting 4-on-3 goal for the Preds was just reward, of course, but Sedin also should have been flagged for public indecency.

by Hockey Hillbilly on Jan 12, 2010 11:33 AM EST reply actions

Just so we're clear

Dopey is from Snow White ;).

And yes, the Sedin-on-Ellis thing was sad and disturbing. There are multiple penalties that could have come with that, public indecency, unintentional comedy, disturbing content, whatever. Henrik should have a bullseye on him on 3/7 for that behavior :D. Poor Dan…

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by Chris Burton on Jan 12, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions

Also

Don’t forget that the Canuks scored a PP goal after a bogus roughing penalty on Dan Ellis. So, although the calls were terrible last night, they were terrible both ways.

"Get to the Choppa!"

by PredHead on Jan 12, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions