Can A Ref Be Blamed For A Turnover?

from John Glennon of the Tennessean, With the scored tied 2-2 just before the midway point of the third period, Predators defenseman Shea Weber was competing for a puck in his own end when he found himself face-to-face with referee Dennis LaRue. Weber bowled over LaRue, but never could get to the puck, which wound up behind the Nashville net. Boston’s Daniel Paille shoveled a quick centering pass to Steve Begin, who knocked home the game-winner from the slot. “He had nowhere to go and I had nowhere to go,’’ Weber said of LaRue. “It was a tough situation.’’ more