The Toronto Maple Leafs will be facing elimination on Thursday night for the second game in a row except they are now down by just 1 in the series, with the Bruins currently leading 3-2. It will be a huge test of adversity tonight for the Leafs and despite having home ice advantage, it seems like the Bruins may have the officiating advantage with the ref tonight being a South Boston Native. Safe to say Leafs fans are furious with the news.
It was announced via X, who the referees would be in tonight's crucial clash between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins as the boys in blue look to force a game 7.
South Boston's own Chris Rooney will be working tonight's Game 6 between the Bruins and Maple Leafs with referee Dan O'Rourke. Ryan Daisy and Devin Berg will work the lines:
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2024/05/45031/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-5-2-24/
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https://scoutingtherefs.com/2024/05/45031/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-5-2-24/
#BOS #TOR #BOSvsTOR #NHLBruins #LeafsForever
Fans shared their displeasure on social media.
@NHL
You are fine with a Boston Native reffing the Leafs vs Boston game tonight? This is surely a conflict of interest
You are fine with a Boston Native reffing the Leafs vs Boston game tonight? This is surely a conflict of interest
It's clear that it takes a certain level of professionalism and trust by the NHL to be given a chance to officiate a playoff game, which leads us to believe that there won't be any controversial calls in favour of the Bruins tonight. After all, it can surely be pure coincidence.
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2 MAI | 356 ANSWERS Leafs fans outraged over selection of controversial referee for Game 6 Do you think the NHL did this on purpose? | ||
| Yes | 264 | 74.2 % |
| No | 92 | 25.8 % |
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