Worst Goaltender Interference Call in History- CGY/EDM

[KingKhron]

Wait a minute though, the air hit Talbot on that one, so should be no goal!

2 of the 3 angles don’t show a lot but the one shows him catch his blocker and move it. At least on that one it’s actually the side where the puck went in. It’s just an example to show that this league has absolutely zero consistency. Players and coaches have been saying for years that they just need to know the black and white of what’s a penalty and what isn’t. I get that it’s a lot of different refs and how that would change per game but the war room is as inconsistent as you could get. The big ol’ fancy room with all the experts and technology you could ask for is a total coin flip as to what they’ll deem it to be. They keep slowing down the game for integrity to the inch and failing miserably.

 

[karnige]

eh mcdavid did bump the goalie. even if slightly. makes a difference imo. oh well they still won

 

[LeafGrief]

They actually waived that off? What the hell

 

[Oddbob]

I actually hope they start waiving off every goal, cause I mean, imagine all those wonderful save percentages we will see?

 

[ZJuice]

So lemme get this straight NHL

That goal and the Matthews one are NO GOAL

But

The Wild goal vs TB, Preds vs TB, and Hawks vs TOR are good goal


What the actual ****

All US teams. Clearly there is a conspiracy here.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I don't even?

No need to be so dramatic, there have been at least a handful this year just as bad.
The refs are really shit.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Brutal call. He barely grazes the goalie stick and it was the goalie that initiated the contact. Also, the reason they scored is because the goalie is following McDavid because he doesn't know where the puck is. Getting tired of these goalie interference calls.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

All US teams. Clearly there is a conspiracy here.

Nah it's just bias against Tampa and Toronto duh

 

[Hullois]

Meanwhile, that was a good goal.

 

[rethinking]

Wow, look at the Matthews non goal and last night's non goal following referee reviews and then try to explain Andersen's mugging and the Chicago allowed goal!
Is anyone in the NHL office concerned about this mess or are they just going to continue to cover up these very questionable and now game changing decisions with very weak explanations? When I say game changing I mean they not only affect the final outcome of the game obviously but they also make scoring plays that were always considered good goals into nothing more than game delays.

 

[Coffey]

Referees’ incompetence bringing Leaf and Oiler fans together lol

You guys are alright.

 

[SaltNPeca]

I understand the GI call. The rule is applied McDavid interfered with the goalie inside the crease. The goalie was bothered in order to make the 2nd save

Simply put your hand INSIDE the pad and it's no longer in the crease.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Might as well bring back the "no skate in the crease" rule at this point.

What a mess.

 

[Bedards Dad]

No need to be so dramatic, there have been at least a handful this year just as bad.
The refs are really ****.

Incorrect. This is the absolute worst.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Incorrect. This is the absolute worst.

In your opinion, sure.

 

[ThirdManIn]

It looks like McDavid's foot hits the goaltender and moves him, but there is also enough time to reset so I'm not sure the contact was enough to hinder positioning. Then again, without the contact would his positioning have been better?

I don't think it's the worst goaltender interference call of the season, much less in history. It's a tough way to end up losing a goal, though.

 

[Stephen]

 

[llamateizer]

Simply put your hand INSIDE the pad and it's no longer in the crease.

I don't recall when it did happen.

 

[DCDM]

Flames fan and I definitely felt it should have been a goal. In fact I thought it was over until Rittich went crazy, and then I was shocked that it actually got called back.

If it had made a difference and the Flames had ended up winning, this thread would be a lot worse than it is now lol. IMO the Oilers deserved to win anyways though so I guess it’s a good thing they did regardless of the call. The league should really fix their stuff on these calls.

 

[kesboss]

Simply put your hand INSIDE the pad and it's no longer in the crease.

It was ruled good goal and time to move on.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Absolutely insane. Why would a new fan continue to watch this league when they make calls like this? That call is ridiculous.

 

[Morgs]

Meh. To the people complaining about him being able to "reset", watch the Leafs disallowed goal earlier this year against the Kings. After the initial interference, Quick had a good 5+ seconds to "reset".

Based on the precedent they've set, I don't see why this would be considered a good goal. It's worse than Matthews vs the Avs, but it's less interference than Anisimov vs the Leafs.

As the great Tortorella once said (yesterday): "the only thing consistent about goaltender interference this year is that you never know what you’re gonna get".

 

[jbobell98]

What you said?

Im not sure about that one... Wild player completey pulls the stick away from pens goalie, puck goes five hole, right where a goalies stick would have been because the stick is basically what covers the five whole.

 

[Jeti]

It is goalie interference. He clearly dragged the goalie away from the portion of the net where the goal was then scored, impeding his ability to make the save*. The goalie has minimal time to reset, not a few seconds as some posters are suggesting (try not watching it in slow motion).

*insert "juuuuuust barely" there

As a Jets fan, we've seen our goalies run over and lost the challenges and had goals taken away for similarly minor interference. So I have no idea how much you can interfere with the goalie anymore.

I don't think anyone, the NHL included, knows anymore.

 

[Bedards Dad]

In your opinion, sure.

Mind showing me a worse one?