NASHVILLE — Not every villain has a playoff beard and wears an Anaheim Ducks jersey. At least that might be the way fans of the Nashville Predators are looking at it after on-ice officials nearly “cost” the team a win in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. But most of the venom was saved for referees Brad Meier and Wes McCauley, who had the audacity to disallow two Nashville goals. RelatedWith the win, the Predators took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference final. As the Predators realized, the Ducks had more than one agitator capable of knocking opponents off their game.

Source: National Post May 17, 2017 03:47 UTC