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It sparked a lot of discussion on social media, but the last goal scored by the Buffalo Sabres against the Montreal Canadiens should never have counted.<\/p>\n
Things blew up online after the game against the Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n
At the heart of the controversy was a Sabres goal that was allowed despite a sequence that looked like an obvious penalty.<\/p>\n
On X, many mocked the officials’ decision, including Marc-Olivier Beaudoin, wondering how something like that can be missed and then confirmed as a good goal.<\/p>\n
Would it have changed the outcome?<\/p>\n
You never know, but it’s still frustrating nonetheless.<\/p>\n
A Sabres player very clearly grabs Lane Hutson’s stick with his hand!<\/p>\n
Take a close look at the footage:<\/p>\n
When a player grabs an opponent’s stick with his hand, it’s normally an automatic penalty!<\/p>\n
In short, this goal should never have counted. It’s not even debatable!<\/p>\n
In that same context, there was also discussion about Martin St-Louis’ choices on the power play.<\/p>\n
After two games in which Lane Hutson had been pushed off the first unit in favor of Noah Dobson, we saw a return to logic.<\/p>\n
Ivan Demidov and Hutson were once again on the first unit, which aligns with the idea that those adjustments were temporary.<\/p>\n
While people are talking about the referees and special teams, the goaltending situation continues to raise eyebrows as well.<\/p>\n
Jakub Dobes already has 14 wins this season, and despite that, he sometimes goes long stretches being overlooked.<\/p>\n
That keeps fueling the discussion about the famous three-goalie situation, especially when Jacob Fowler gets starts.<\/p>\n
Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n
POLL<\/p>\n
4 HOURS AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0206 ANSWERS<\/p>\n
Referee’s missed call leads to controversial Sabres goal against the Canadiens<\/p>\n
Should the goal have counted?<\/p>\n
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