[Hopmayer] Sur ce que j’appelle le Watergate 2.0 : Granato avait l’impression qu’en raison de l’endroit où Levi plaçait la bouteille (au-dessus du filet, comme il l’a fait dans la NCAA, ou à l’envers, mais dans le bon bidon), les officiels ont révoqué son sur glace privilèges de l’eau.
On what I am calling Watergate 2.0: Granato was under the impression that because of where Levi was placing bottle (on top of net, as he did in NCAA, or upside down albeit in the proper canister), the officials revoked his on-ice water privileges. Seeking further clarity. #Sabres
— Rachel Hopmayer (@rachelhopmayer) April 8, 2023
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The fudge
I was sitting there behind Levi wondering why the officials kept taking away his water bottle…it’s ridiculous they cared this much about it lol
It was so strange watching this live at the game. The ref kept talking to Levi and the guy at the bench had to skate over give Levi a bottle then bring it back. Just very bizarre by the refs today!
Refs trying to do everything they can to stop the Sabres from making the playoffs
So Levi has a habit of making the ref come to him to get the puck out of his glove. I hope this isn’t some BS power trip by the ref because of that.
This is legit.
You can’t put it on top because the camera view for reviews will be blocked.
You can’t put it upside down in the container because it pours water on the ice.
I don’t see any drama. Levi is just weird (which is ok)
I saw the replay of this.
So, Levi likes putting his water bottle in the holder behind the net upside down. Today, an official stopped Levi from doing so, and made him either put the bottle right side up, or put it on the bench. Of which he did the latter.
The excuse was that water could end up on the playing surface, creating a safety risk for players behind the net.
However, referees fail to understand how basic physics and gravity work, in that the water bottle holder is over the back of the net, and thus any water dripping would end up in the scoring surface of the net, and not the playing surface.
So the ref was just going out of his way to be a fucking douchebag to a rookie goalie.
Edit: A word
Levi is a hamster confirmed
So near the start of the second period I was watching him squeeze the bottle to squirt water straight up in the air and just watch it fall 3 times… I wonder if he was trolling the refs
We sat at that end so I didn’t really see anything more with this in the 1st or 3rd
Trying to take away Levi’s main power source wtf
Let the kid hydrate ffs
man if only they cared enough to learn what tripping or kicking was these refs might almost be respectable!!!!!
So I agree that the ref was being dumb and the water bottle won’t effect the playing surface at all, but why didn’t Levi just put it in rightside up?
r/hydrohomies need to come to Levi’s defense here, a blatant attack one of their own
When did this happen in the game? Sounds silly.
Petition to have this ref fined for denying the basic human right of water.
I noticed this in his first game, thinking maybe other goalies do it? No big deal, but i had a feeling it was going to be addressed cuz of the hydro bro/ meditation hype attention. I bet he’s not the only one to do this. Refs trying to fuck with his routine but failed.
I don’t know if he did this once or if it’s a ritual. But I noticed Levi would play with his water bottle. He squeezed it shooting a big blob of water 10 feet into the air. He would track it all the way up and all the way down. He did this 3-4 times.
What ever it takes!
EDIT: Someone else posted this same observation- sorry from the duplicate
Nothing to do with safety. The bottle blocks the replay camera view that Toronto uses to fuck over the Sabres.