Video: Vegas Head Coach Calls Out the Refs for Being Fooled

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer didn't shy away from what he saw in overtime, which to him was the refs being fooled by the embellishment abilities of the Colorado Avalanche.

The Avs were given a power-play in overtime of Game 2 and made easy work, as Mikko Rantanen scored the game winner. DeBoer met with the media after the game and had this to say:

Ah, just a soft call, but I can't even blame the refs. They're fighting through the embellishment of grabbing your face or falling down or dropping your stick every period. So, you know, I can't even blame the referee on it. They fooled them on it.

You be the judge here, does DeBoer have a point, or was the penalty call warranted?

I didn't initially clip the slashing call. Good thing I went back and did, because ... oh boy.#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/NI3MkLVFmm
— Danny Webster (@DannyWebster21) June 3, 2021