Referee Kelly Sutherland accused of possibly rigging multiple games
The Vancouver Canucks are looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers tonight, but they will have to fand a way to win even with Kelly Sutherland being one of the game's referees.
Sutherland has a reputation for being one of the worst referees in the entire NHL. He has a long history of questionable calls, including many involving the Canucks. In fact, the team has an 0-7-1 record in their last eight games where Sutherland was an official. Just a coincidence? Perhaps. Not all fans agree. One in particular, thinks Sutherland was sent in to save the Oilers season.
That being said, there has been a lot of debate about Sutherland online. Most fans seem to agree that he is simply a bad referee. That does not necessarily mean that the league is rigging games by sending him in though.
2) Kelly Sutherland is quite bad at his job.
Part of the Canucks fanbase online is attempting to change the narrative surrounding Sutherland as they do not want any excuses. At the end of the day, it is the team's job to go out there and win, regardless of who is wearing the strips for that particular game.
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Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet also addressed the fact that Sutherland is officiating tonight. He did not express any particular concern about the officiating ahead of the match.
Says he's seen some of the stuff about the #Canucks record in games Sutherland officiates but doesn't care
We will just have to see if Tocchet is still singing the same tune by the time tonight's game is over.
Source: MarkerzoneNHL referee Kelly Sutherland accused of possibly fixing games
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