As far as the call goes, first of all, we did not deserve to win that game, let's be real.
That being said, what annoys me about it is that sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. And it's with a variety of scenarios too. We see it all the time with kicked-in goals.
Of all the sports I watch, and I watch all of them, hockey has the most subjective set of rules and by far the most of these scenarios where the call is an opinion. A lot of people think it was the right call, and that's fine. I don't care. I don't want to lose a f***ing opinion.
There was a time in soccer...let me explain this so that those unfamiliar can pick it right up. If you look at the field, there's a big box around the net and a little box around the net. Once upon a time, inside that little box, if the goalkeeper pulled out a knife and stabbed a forward, it was a foul on the forward and the goalkeeper got possession. The onus was on the attacker, and you could not f***ing touch the goalkeeper. Period. If he initiated contact, it was still your fault. Was it fair? No. Was it consistent? Yes. They've since changed the rule to add f***ing opinions to it and you know what? I prefer consistent over fair.
I would like to see a rule here where the onus is on the defender to an extreme if he hits a forward and the goalie goes down. If you bump a guy going to the net and he Kreiders right into your goaltender, then f*** you, you should have defended better and not let him through at all. Let guys drive to the net. God forbid hockey is exciting.
I would go the other way with kicks because it's hockey, not soccer. Redirect my ass. If your leg is moving and the puck hit your skate, you f***ing kicked it. Use your stick.
That's it. Let's have real rules instead of speculating as we go along.
