Late in the second period on Wednesday night, with the Anaheim Ducks leading 2-1, either Matt Stajan and/or Tim Jackman of the Calgary Flames appeared to send the puck over the goal line and onto Ray Emery's blocker during a chaotic sequence. But the refs ruled "no goal" on the ice and there wasn't ample evidence for the War Room to overturn that call.
The real question: Did Ryan Getzlaf "hide" the puck from the officials during this scramble, taking it off of Emery and stashing it under his own body in order to prevent a Flames goal? TSN breaks this sucker down frame-by-frame:
Perhaps Getzlaf's time playing with Chris Pronger sharpened his puck-swiping abilities ...
Insult to indignity for the Flames: Lubomir Visnovsky scored moments later to extend the Ducks' lead, and Anaheim won the game 4-2.
Getzlaf was interviewed on TSN between periods about the play, and resembled a cat that just chowed down on the family canary.
Did Calgary get jobbed? Was this a goal? It's a confusing play, for sure; we're not definitively convinced it was a goal or not a goal. We are convinced, however, that Ryan Getzlaf is sneaky; and, in turn, does things that leaders do in order to help their teams succeed.