LET EM PLAY , REFS!

[notDatsyuk]

I've seen plenty of games where both feeds are complaining about the officiating. I've been watching the NHL for 30 years and the last 3-5 years have been noticeably and considerably worse than at any point prior to that.

I've been watching the NHL for 60 years, and I don't think it's any worse now. It might look worse because of the quality, frequency, and availability of replays.

What really is worse is the amount of complaining about it, largely because of the availability and anonymity of the internet.

 

[hockeyes]

I've been watching the NHL for 60 years, and I don't think it's any worse now. It might look worse because of the quality, frequency, and availability of replays.

What really is worse is the amount of complaining about it, largely because of the availability and anonymity of the internet.

Hockey was maybe 40% as fast 60 years ago so it was a lot easier on the refs to make the correct calls. Refs now make a lot of inference calls, a guy going down with the puck? Must have been tripped

 

[notDatsyuk]

Hockey was maybe 40% as fast 60 years ago so it was a lot easier on the refs to make the correct calls. Refs now make a lot of inference calls, a guy going down with the puck? Must have been tripped

You completely missed my point, and I'm not sure what yours is.

 

[hockeyes]

You completely missed my point, and I'm not sure what yours is.

Your point was the whining is unwarranted, my point is it is warranted because the game is hard to call and there are a lot of mistakes

 

[notDatsyuk]

Your point was the whining is unwarranted, my point is it is warranted because the game is hard to call and there are a lot of mistakes

That wasn't my point at all.

One point was that there have always been mistakes, but they are easier to see now.

The other point was that we see more complaining because we see more commenting. Twenty years ago you could watch one or maybe two games in a night, and discuss them with ten friends live, or possibly find a chat room with thirty or forty members, most of whom were fans of the same team, and shared your opinion of the calls. Now you can watch four or five games a night, and then come here where there are thousands of posters representing all the teams.

 

[hockeyes]

That wasn't my point at all.

One point was that there have always been mistakes, but they are easier to see now.

The other point was that we see more complaining because we see more commenting. Twenty years ago you could watch one or maybe two games in a night, and discuss them with ten friends live, or possibly find a chat room with thirty or forty members, most of whom were fans of the same team, and shared your opinion of the calls. Now you can watch four or five games a night, and then come here where there are thousands of posters representing all the teams.

Okay, well the games were still half as fast and easier to call.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Okay, well the games were still half as fast and easier to call.

Which still has no bearing on the discussion, or on anything I've said.

 

[Butch 19]

I've seen plenty of games where both feeds are complaining about the officiating. I've been watching the NHL for 30 years and the last 3-5 years have been noticeably and considerably worse than at any point prior to that.

The games are being called the best right now, than at any other time I have been watching hockey.

AINEC

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

And then, when the refs start letting things go, expect an influx of HF threads complaining about missed/non-calls.

 

[WaveRaven]

Way too many soft calls. I'm constantly saying thats not worth calling, both ways. It ruins the game taking away the natural flow.

 

[Durnberg]

The only rule I don’t like is the one where whatever team is winning with a couple minutes left, gets a penalty.

 

[lawrence]

The players are rusty so maybe the refs are too lol

they are mid season form. What you mean rusty.

 

[BHD]

Novel idea: referees call things by the book as they happen.

 

[lottster14]

Yep, calling everything takes away from the game. 5 on 5 is pure hockey, Constant powerplays take away from that flow and really dull the game down

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Yep, calling everything takes away from the game. 5 on 5 is pure hockey, Constant powerplays take away from that flow and really dull the game down

Somewhat agree. What if Refs were limited to the number of penalties they could call in a game/period? Obvious exceptions for majors/game misconducts/auto-penalties like illegal stick and puck over glass.

 

[Bizzare]

Somewhat agree. What if Refs were limited to the number of penalties they could call in a game/period? Obvious exceptions for majors/game misconducts/auto-penalties like illegal stick and puck over glass.

Well, I thought I had heard everything.. and you drop this absolute gem.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Play em like animals I say!

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Well, I thought I had heard everything.. and you drop this absolute gem.

Good discussion of the question I raised in response to that other guy's post. Care to actually add anything to the conversation?

 

[Anglesmith]

Penalties serve the dual purpose of compensating for advantage gained from illegal methods and deterring future illegal play. The net result of holding a strict standard is better hockey and greater reward for actual, legal hockey as it is intended to be played.

If you want slashes on the hands etc. to be legal, change the rules and let it be part of the game.

 

[Bizzare]

Good discussion of the question I raised in response to that other guy's post. Care to actually add anything to the conversation?

Does it really require discussion? Oh the penalty quota has been met! Time to hack down everyone who skates by me!

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Does it really require discussion? Oh the penalty quota has been met! Time to hack down everyone who skates by me!

Unironically yes. Hockey was more or less like that for 25 years and was much more entertaining than today's product and in my original post I stated there'd be exceptions for majors - so anything excessive would still get called.