TheDawnOfANewTage
Dahlin, it’ll all be fine
- Dec 17, 2018
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I was a long time hockey official and a pretty consistent defender of NHL referees, but I think now there is a legitimate cause for concern on how and why some of these decisions are being made. I used to think it was tinfoil hat shit to say that the objectives of the entertainment industry supplant the rules of sport but I am coming to accept that this pretty well where its at. When that changed, I am not sure.
For reference, I am not a fan of either team. It is just quite obvious to me that this sequence ought to have resulted in a called off goal.
Ya, I think some people here have let the league’s inconsistency make ‘em think the rule itself isn’t consistent. It is, this one is pretty clear, and it’s a nothing play from Bennett if it doesn’t put Coyle into the goalie.. but it does. That’s goalie interference. A technically illegal crosscheck/interference materially disrupted the goalie’s play, it would not be enough for a penalty imo but with how the rule book is written- it’s literal objective goalie interference.
And ya, I think the NHL is run by a group of absolute punch-drunk morons. They want close results, they don’t give a f*** about the integrity of the game. Hell, they can’t even see their interference mighta cost us an entertaining 7 game series. These business-minds are so focused on the short term they aren’t even considering the actual series.
In one form or another I 100% believe the league has a “keep games close” directive, and it results in things like goalie interference being completely malleable, depending on the situation.