Habs Wrap: Caufield Trophy Finalist, Depth Scoring, Laval

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You can also sign up for various other NHL teams, or the daily newsletter covering the most exciting developments in sports. [ Sportsnaut ] Montreal Canadiens News And Notes Elliotte Friedman chimed in on the officiating in the first-round series between the Habs and the Lightning. Or more accurately, he quickly discussed one penalty, which seemed to be phantom call at first, but was actually a legitimate penalty on Oliver Kapanen.

I’d argue the issue, in this particular case, is that the referee’s hand did not go up until Dominic James oversold the contact a few moments later. Either way, the Canadiens can’t focus on officiating in this series, because it’s a factor they simply cannot control. Here's the Kapanen penalty.

When I saw it…I thought obvious high-stick above hashmarks — and those penalties are being called in all series. Obviously, Canadiens (and their fans) feel arm went up late or actual penalty was ignored/missed. pic.