Playoffs Dayoffs: Preview and discussion thread, 5/16

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports After the San Jose Sharks win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 last night, we can start to expect any Google search that starts with “San Jose Sharks” to suggest the next word be “controversial.” Inconsistent officiating is not new to anyone this postseason, but last night’s missed hand pass (I have yet to see a replay in which the puck clearly contacts Jay Bouwmeester’s leg before reaching Gustav Nyquist’s stick, but it doesn’t matter: according to Rule 79.1 about hand passes, “play shall not be stopped unless ... control of the puck is obtained by a player of the offending team, either directly or deflected off any player or official”) by Timo Meier on Erik Karlsson’s overtime winner was just the last of many officiating oversights during the game.

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