Sidgeni Malkby
Registered User
The tripping call on Dumoulin encapsulates what's wrong with NHL referees in general. All too often, they call what they think happened rather than what actually happened. Just shows that too often they don't have enough awareness of the game they're calling, and just react after the fact when someone is on the ice or someone appears hurt or whatever.
I think the refs have an impossible job. They make judgement calls and can be wrong.
I just wish refs would be allowed to get together, overturn a call, and not have everybody get all bent out of shape about it.
If the refs set the tone early and keep it consistent throughout the game, then I can live with bad calls. I don’t think game 5 was badly reffed but they did have bad calls.
That being said, I prefer the more civilized Hockey where if someone beats you with a move, they get to get something out of it more than getting hauled down.