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" We don't tell the officials to change the standard for the playoffs, but as we all know, time and space tends to evaporate very quickly in a playoff game; there tends to be a lot more physicality and a lot more adjustments in the course of a series. "

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" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "

" I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically. "

" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "

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