[Ruff] Whenever we have one of these goaltender interference situations, I think of the people who are either watching or attending their first hockey game.
They have no clue what’s going on, but neither do people who have seen thousands of games.
It’s hard to make new fans that way.
Whenever we have one of these goaltender interference situations, I think of the people who are either watching or attending their first hockey game.
They have no clue what's going on, but neither do people who have seen thousands of games.
It's hard to make new fans that way.
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) March 9, 2024
by TheGlaceon78
8 Comments
It should just be so black and white.
If the SKATER is in the white, good goal. If the SKATER is in the blue, no goal.
Whats even the point of the crease if the goalie can poke out a bit and initiate contact.
Was trying to explain it to my kiddo.
“So what do you think will happen Dad?”
“Honestly no idea honey”
Goalie seemed out of the crease to me and it seemed like incidental contact
At this point I think the NHL wants it this way to manage the game. They want it to be confusing so they can alter the score.
Amen
The game before we had a player collide with the goalie in the crease and it was called, the officiating is terrible because it’s so inconsistent.
Sorry it’s not simple enough for you Ruff. Maybe you’d enjoy less complex sports like walking or rocking on a rocking chair.
If it was incidental contact why is the goal disallowed? In football incidental contact between a receiver and defender that is deemed incidental doesn’t result in a penalty. Seems like they’re using the word wrong. Besides goalie was out of the crease and made contact with skater
Goal tender interference is the equivalent to “what is a catch” in an NFL game. It’s confusing for newbies and infuriating for veteran folks who just want it all to make sense