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McLellan irate after Sharks on wrong end of another ‘blown call’

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Suffice to say Todd McLellan isn’t a big fan of the officiating the Sharks have seen this season.

On Tuesday night, San Jose lost 3-2 in Nashville on this goal, which proved to be the game winner:

Allowing the marker to stand -- referee Mike Hasenfratz reportedly explained that Marc-Edouard Vlasic pushed Colin Wilson into Antti Niemi -- proved the tipping point for McLellan, who called it a “blown call” then ranted not just about the Nashville goal, but the number of decisions that have adversely affected his team this season.

From the Mercury News:

“We’ve played 44 games,” he said. “I go back to the Buffalo blown call in overtime, I go back to the blown call in Winnipeg, I go to one in Minnesota and I go to the one tonight. That’s one in every 11 games.

“I understand mistakes because I make a lot of them behind the bench,” he continued. “But when you get an explanation from a group of people and it didn’t happen, it’s disappointing. It really is disappointing.

“There’s also protocol to follow in our league and that protocol is you get together and you discuss it and that didn’t happen either. Obviously I’m not very happy with it.”

In case you’re wondering about the incidents McLellan referenced:

NHL defends no-goal call in Sharks-Sabres OT

Marleau OT goal vs. Jets waved off

Pominville interference on Niemi goes uncalled

The Sharks have been erratic of late, losing three of five, so one wonders if McLellan’s comments are simply the result of growing frustration.