Fans Furious Over the NHL's Surprising Referee Choice for Tonight's Canadiens Game
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In the past few minutes, we've learned an interesting update regarding the two referees assigned to tonight's Montreal Canadiens game.
The NHL has confirmed that Garrett Rank and Pierre Lambert will officiate tonight's matchup at the Bell Centre, featuring the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.
But what's the issue here?
Garrett Rank was the referee during the infamous game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers
Here are a few articles that circulated the day after that notorious matchup - just to refresh our memory:
"I'm going to be honest with you, started with Slaf's penalty. Talked to him after that one, they admitted it wasn't a penalty, made a mistake."
- Gallagher
- Gallagher
And for once, even head coach Martin St-Louis got involved:
In short, things got really heated - it practically became personal!
So, it's quite surprising to see the NHL sending Garrett Rank to referee another Canadiens game - and at the Bell Centre, no less! It'll be interesting to see how things unfold tonight.
"The referee for tonight's Flyers vs Habs game is Garett Rank, the same ref from the Oilers game"
- Habs On Reddit
- Habs On Reddit
"Refs Garrett Rank No7 and Pierre Lambert No25 work Flyers vs. Canadiens with Brad Kovachik No71 and Ryan Jackson No84"
- Scouting the Refs
- Scouting the Refs
What's your prediction for tonight's game?
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