Alberta_OReilly_Fan
Bruin fan since 1975
this really deserves a louder voice than just the gdt. I hope everyone takes a moment to weigh in here. maybe a thread should be created with a poll option but im not going to do that. mods, feel free to merge my thread into a better one if someone wanted to do a poll option
quite simply my message is "it doesnt matter if the call is technically correct or not"
it was NEVER the intent of this rule to undergo the scrutiny of replay to determin if one player on a rush crossed the line a step ahead of the play. There was NO REPLAY when the rule was written.
in fact, the rule was created to stop teams from employing some offensive zone camping. it was just a rule to make the game more exciting and force teams to rush the play into the o-zone instead of firing it up the ice to a guy waiting for a pass
what happened was one day a fluke once-in-a-lifetime blown call happened. and then some idiot with no foresite said lets use replay to make sure this doesnt happen again {but it wasnt going to happen again anyhow because it was a once in a lifetime fluke to begin with}
and now… this mess. the idiots are so concerned getting the call technically correct they have totally ignored the reason for the rule.
hockey's purpose is to entertain ticket buying fans. offense is entertaining. rushing plays that enter the offensive zone are entertaining. no one cares if a play was offside in such a way that it cant be determined at regular speed viewing
a new rule MUST be implemented immediately
allow 1 review at Toronto on ALL GOALS... at regular speed. if its not conclusive 100% obvious the play was offside then just let the freaking goals count.
quite simply my message is "it doesnt matter if the call is technically correct or not"
it was NEVER the intent of this rule to undergo the scrutiny of replay to determin if one player on a rush crossed the line a step ahead of the play. There was NO REPLAY when the rule was written.
in fact, the rule was created to stop teams from employing some offensive zone camping. it was just a rule to make the game more exciting and force teams to rush the play into the o-zone instead of firing it up the ice to a guy waiting for a pass
what happened was one day a fluke once-in-a-lifetime blown call happened. and then some idiot with no foresite said lets use replay to make sure this doesnt happen again {but it wasnt going to happen again anyhow because it was a once in a lifetime fluke to begin with}
and now… this mess. the idiots are so concerned getting the call technically correct they have totally ignored the reason for the rule.
hockey's purpose is to entertain ticket buying fans. offense is entertaining. rushing plays that enter the offensive zone are entertaining. no one cares if a play was offside in such a way that it cant be determined at regular speed viewing
a new rule MUST be implemented immediately
allow 1 review at Toronto on ALL GOALS... at regular speed. if its not conclusive 100% obvious the play was offside then just let the freaking goals count.