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by Paul on 05/15/08 at 07:15 AM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
Contact with a goaltender is not under the criteria for a review; however if you are going to use video review to decide something as subjective as a goal being scored with a high stick, than this should be a no-brainer. If a player is standing in front of the net it is much more clear-cut from the overhead view to see if there was contact or not with the goaltender. The NHL either needs to include interference in the criteria of goal review or get rid of the review of goals scored with a high stick.
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I don’t see the analogy to the high sticking review; whether or not the puck makes contact with a stick above the crossbar is not a subjective call, it has a clear, objective criterion. The boundary between incidental contact and goaltender interference, however, is subjective, and leagues try to stay away from using video replay to overturn subjective calls.
Sure, this is an example where video replay shows the on-ice official was clearly hallucinating, but that’s no reason to change the system. It was simply a horrible call.
Posted by The Forechecker from Nashville on 05/15/08 at 08:38 AM ET
The last part of the video review rule 39.4 states “The video review process shall be permitted to assist the referees in
determining the legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g. to ensure they are “good hockey goals”).”. Since there is no definition of a “good hockey goal” you can reveiw any goal for any reason. Falling on a goalie while the puck is put in the net is not (in my interpretation) a good hockey goal and therefore subject to review.
Posted by Hockey1919 from Montreal on 05/15/08 at 03:31 PM ET
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Poor Bob, only 4 weeks late to the party (see: Game 7, Flyers vs. Caps).
Posted by Right Winger from Washington, DC on 05/15/08 at 08:30 AM ET