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Stop me if you’ve heard this before but the refs are being blamed for single-handedly derailing the outcome of a very important game.
You don’t need to be Coach Bombay to have recognized a clear trip directly before the Blues scored to make it 2-0 midway through the third period. Blues forward Tyler Bozak tripped Bruins forward Noel Acciari from behind, sending him to the ice and out of play. Seconds later, David Perron scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal, with the Blues now one win away from hoisting their first ever Stanley Cup trophy.
The Acciari trip in question pic.twitter.com/mrOAvvCZEd
— Alison (@AlisonL) June 7, 2019
The missed call was just icing on the cake in a wholly poor performance by the refs, who also missed a couple of Blues’ high hits on Torey Krug. Bruins legend and current team president Cam Neely perfectly summed up the sentiment of Boston fans…
Bruins bettors every time the refs miss a callpic.twitter.com/gHhAiL3nsJ
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) June 7, 2019
After the game, B’s coach Bruce Cassidy labeled the missed call “egregious” and a huge “black eye” for the league. Meanwhile, Bruins fans used Twitter as a means of therapy.
https://twitter.com/isolde316/status/1136814696894537728
https://twitter.com/jenlynn617/status/1136825978876022784
I’m not one to complain about the refs, but this game has been clearly one sided and that non-call on the trip was as bad as it gets #Bruins
— Jared Haibon (@haibon_jared) June 7, 2019
Hey refs…#Bruins #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/1PICeoNGIZ
— Steve (@therealspb) June 7, 2019
That crap no-call may yet cost the Bruins this game.
— Jon Wallach (@KenGriffeyRules) June 7, 2019
#Bruins were hosed by the refs tonight, and I’m not a blame the refs guy. No other way to spin this one.
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) June 7, 2019
Believe it or not, the rest of the planet has no sympathy for a city that hasn’t won a professional sports championship in all of like, 8 hours.
https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafty/status/1135933470109241345
Boston fans: *totally ok with refs screwing over Chiefs in AFC title game
Also Boston fans when refs screw the Bruins over: pic.twitter.com/B4NQFbDVj2
— Eleazar Rios (@_Eleazar_Rios) June 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/StlGary2019/status/1136979411427876864
Waking up to see the Bruins lost, got screwed by the refs, and their fans were beating each other up pic.twitter.com/jAcne5alB3
— Big Bucket (@_PositiveBob) June 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/Gracie_8873/status/1136816856940064768
Game 6 is on Sunday in St. Louis.