DENVER — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar was so irate Thursday night time that not even a dramatic, come-from-behind time beyond regulation win may calm him down.
His frustration: the shortage of a whistle by officers when goaltender Scott Wedgewood was down within the web and harm after a Buffalo participant was pushed into him within the third interval. Bednar mentioned he felt the play ought to’ve been stopped out of participant security concerns. Instead, the Sabres scored.
“If he is harm and he isn’t getting up, they usually can consider that, they usually’re standing proper there it, the whistle ought to go,” Bednar mentioned after the Avalanche rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Sabres 6-5 in time beyond regulation. “It’s simply that straightforward.
“For them to only let it go after which enable the purpose is madness to me.”
On the play in query, Sabres ahead Zach Benson was bumped by heart Parker Kelly and fell into Wedgewood’s proper leg. Benson received again up, gained possession of the puck and later scored as Wedgewood remained down.
“The referee mentioned [the whistle] wasn’t blown as a result of we put their man into Scott,” Bednar mentioned. “I mentioned, ‘I do not give a s—. He’s harm.’ They’re standing there. He’s sitting there. He’s harm. Blow the whistle. If the puck is within the net-front nonetheless they usually had been hacking away at it and it goes in, I’d say effective. But as quickly because the puck squirts to the nook, they have to blow it useless. They do it on a regular basis for normal gamers, due to participant security.
“The rule would state that we now have to the touch it. But they do not observe that rule. They by no means observe that rule.”
Bednar challenged the purpose for goaltender interference, realizing full nicely he wasn’t prone to have the decision overturned.
“It provides them one other likelihood to do the fitting factor,” Bednar mentioned. “The purpose should not have counted, and so, yeah, I used to be mad. So we simply did it.”
Wedgewood was helped to the bench and changed in web by Mackenzie Blackwood. Bednar mentioned Wedgewood will likely be evaluated additional however is “going to overlook a while.”
The play motivated the Avalanche as Jonathan Drouin scored late in regulation to tie the rating. Devon Toews gained it 48 seconds into time beyond regulation with a breakaway purpose.
“That fired us up,” Toews mentioned. “We hope Wedgie’s all proper, and we’ll transfer on from it.”
Bednar plans to succeed in out to the NHL — if the league does not attain out to him first.
“After this presser, I’m certain I’ll get a name from the league,” Bednar mentioned. “I do not care. When the goalie’s harm, you blow the whistle.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
