McGeough strikes again
MONTREAL - Red-faced and boiling hot, Jacques Lemaire did his best to bite his tongue Wednesday night. But the Wild coach said more with few words than he could with a lot.
"I understand why coaches get fined $10,000, but what they're saying, they're right," Lemaire said after a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, a game in which referees Mick McGeough and Wes McCauley made a week's worth of bizarre calls and noncalls.
Lemaire's words came moments after he stomped off the ice while eyeballing the routinely controversial McGeough, the same referee who triggered an angry outburst from Oilers coach Craig MacTavish after a loss three weeks ago because of a call the NHL admitted McGeough erred on.
Lemaire's comment came moments after assistant coach Mike Ramsey was ejected for sarcastically clapping at the refs following Michael Komisarek's empty-netter.
The comment came while General Manager Doug Risebrough was on his cell chewing out an NHL official regarding "the performance" of McGeough and McCauley.
"I understand why coaches get fined $10,000, but what they're saying, they're right," Lemaire said after a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, a game in which referees Mick McGeough and Wes McCauley made a week's worth of bizarre calls and noncalls.
Lemaire's words came moments after he stomped off the ice while eyeballing the routinely controversial McGeough, the same referee who triggered an angry outburst from Oilers coach Craig MacTavish after a loss three weeks ago because of a call the NHL admitted McGeough erred on.
Lemaire's comment came moments after assistant coach Mike Ramsey was ejected for sarcastically clapping at the refs following Michael Komisarek's empty-netter.
The comment came while General Manager Doug Risebrough was on his cell chewing out an NHL official regarding "the performance" of McGeough and McCauley.
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