The Dallas Stars thought they had the series clinched against the Colorado Avalanche with this goal in the first overtime period. However it was ruled no goal due to goaltender interference and the call was upheld after review.
I see a lot of people saying this is "the worst call of the playoffs". Obviously people will engage in hyperbole online, but I'm curious how egregious you find this call to be.
Totally agree. I have no clue why they defaulted to the call on the ice after review. This is clear as day all outside the crease before we even talk about Makar bumping Duchene. Terrible call. They have to give less weight to the call on the ice on these, especially when they review it for 5 minutes
If you are a goalie you know hockey and you know interference and you know this was the right call. If you are NOT a goalie you don't know hockey and you NEVER will.
When referring to contact inside or outside the crease, Rule 69 specifies that it is whether or not the GOALIE is inside or outside the crease. Not whether the contact is inside our outside.
Interesting to debate "tough calls", but this one isn't a "tough call" though.
No question if a Canadian teams playoff fate was in the balance, it gets overturned. That the Stars still won and have now beat the past 2 champions has got to be a great indicator of the battle in the Stars team.
How Bennett shoving Coyle on top of Swayman was deemed legal but being outside the crease and bumped into the goalie by the defending player while STILL outside the crease was deemed illegal kind of sums up NHL reffing in this series.
Th crease is being mis-defined. It’s not just the blue paint. It goes forward to the nearest hashmarks of the two face off circles. Notwithstanding this, the goal was NOT disallowed on the basis of contact within the crease but rather due to alleged contact within the blue portion of that crease
Is it not simply amazing that the NHL can video a play like this and get it so wrong. The referee adamantly waving off the goal was not in a good position to be making the call. His angle is not conducive to seeing the contact or lack thereof clearly. Unfortunately, these types of calls are made all the time in the NHL and allowed to stand. Referees are calling what they think the see rather than sticking to what they see.
Further, their positioning is often lacking. So much so that it gives one reason to believe that they have no protocols in place with respect to positioning or respective responsibilities. If the league is going to have four officials on ice, they should all be engaged in making calls. In general, referees should be focused on the puck and linesmen should be on the lookout for infractions away from the puck .
Thankfully, this botched on ice call and video review did not result in the wrong team winning the game. It easily could have. Some would say that the hockey gods fixed the error of the incompetent league officials.
Officiating is always a target but it seems with good cause. The linesmen seem so intent on becoming part of the game that they refuse to drop the freaking puck prefer to diddle around so they can through someone out of the circle. Referees call majors so they can review them in some cases just to say no penalty occurred whatsoever or to call a two minute minor when clearly at minimum a double minor should have been assessed, if not a major. Video review being part of that process, yet no video review can be conducted [without a challenge, it applicable] on a delay of game even though the league claims it wants to get things right.
A growing problem is calls and video reviews are failing to get things right. Couple that with the leagues growing ties and promotion of the gambling aspect of sports and the games credibility has to be considered. That is on the league and not on the players. It gives rise to fans questioning whether the betting ledgers influence the game on the officiating and rules enforcement side of things. Certainly can see league involvement in such things considering the types running the show. If one day there is an investigation or gambling/fixing scandal involving the league, I hope league officials do not attempt to point fingers at the players to protect themselves as league officials are the ones who embraced the gambling industry.
While it's a good goal, it can still be interference if contact is outside the crease according to the rules. Supposedly that changed at some point when it used to be in-crease only that it mattered. Incidental contact outside the crease is okay if the player makes a reasonable attempt to avoid contact, which he did by stopping where he did.
More Sh!tty NHL Ref garbage. Worst reffing in NHL playoff history. Period! You could fill a big fat book with the terrible garbage calls these refs have been making this Playoff season.
Only way i can explain why it didnt get overturned after review was them thinking: " we cant end the series on a fucking review overturn into a good goal"
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As an avs fan I have no clue what they saw here. Even with the call on the ice of no goal I feel like there’s enough to overturn it..
The official waved that off VERY confidently, a little suspect 😂
Soft call
I see a lot of people saying this is "the worst call of the playoffs". Obviously people will engage in hyperbole online, but I'm curious how egregious you find this call to be.
Totally agree. I have no clue why they defaulted to the call on the ice after review. This is clear as day all outside the crease before we even talk about Makar bumping Duchene. Terrible call. They have to give less weight to the call on the ice on these, especially when they review it for 5 minutes
If you are a goalie you know hockey and you know interference and you know this was the right call. If you are NOT a goalie you don't know hockey and you NEVER will.
When referring to contact inside or outside the crease, Rule 69 specifies that it is whether or not the GOALIE is inside or outside the crease. Not whether the contact is inside our outside.
And Georgiev was inside the crease.
It was a great call if you are a Colorado fan; a bad call if you are a Dallas fan. A tough call if you are a fan of the other 30 teams.
Interesting to debate "tough calls", but this one isn't a "tough call" though.
No question if a Canadian teams playoff fate was in the balance, it gets overturned. That the Stars still won and have now beat the past 2 champions has got to be a great indicator of the battle in the Stars team.
The goalie owns the entire sheet of ice. Got it. They just wanted that sweet game 7 revenue.
Thats a goal if florida does it
Just as we saw in the Boston/Florida series. The NHL wants certain teams advancing, and they are getting their way.
As someone without a dog in this fight, this was a terrible call and glad that the Stars were still able to win.
How Bennett shoving Coyle on top of Swayman was deemed legal but being outside the crease and bumped into the goalie by the defending player while STILL outside the crease was deemed illegal kind of sums up NHL reffing in this series.
The refs got this one wrong, par for the course for them. You got it correct, it's good to see you're improving.
Edit: Typos
Goal should have counted.
They flip a coin to see if goaltender interference. Just look at the Florida/Boston game.
The NHL management and the refs are corrupted. It’s a business and it’s all about the money.
The officiating this year is the worst I have ever seen! Could it have something to do with Bet365 (Betman)
Th crease is being mis-defined. It’s not just the blue paint. It goes forward to the nearest hashmarks of the two face off circles. Notwithstanding this, the goal was NOT disallowed on the basis of contact within the crease but rather due to alleged contact within the blue portion of that crease
Is it not simply amazing that the NHL can video a play like this and get it so wrong. The referee adamantly waving off the goal was not in a good position to be making the call. His angle is not conducive to seeing the contact or lack thereof clearly. Unfortunately, these types of calls are made all the time in the NHL and allowed to stand. Referees are calling what they think the see rather than sticking to what they see.
Further, their positioning is often lacking. So much so that it gives one reason to believe that they have no protocols in place with respect to positioning or respective responsibilities. If the league is going to have four officials on ice, they should all be engaged in making calls. In general, referees should be focused on the puck and linesmen should be on the lookout for infractions away from the puck .
Thankfully, this botched on ice call and video review did not result in the wrong team winning the game. It easily could have. Some would say that the hockey gods fixed the error of the incompetent league officials.
Officiating is always a target but it seems with good cause. The linesmen seem so intent on becoming part of the game that they refuse to drop the freaking puck prefer to diddle around so they can through someone out of the circle. Referees call majors so they can review them in some cases just to say no penalty occurred whatsoever or to call a two minute minor when clearly at minimum a double minor should have been assessed, if not a major. Video review being part of that process, yet no video review can be conducted [without a challenge, it applicable] on a delay of game even though the league claims it wants to get things right.
A growing problem is calls and video reviews are failing to get things right. Couple that with the leagues growing ties and promotion of the gambling aspect of sports and the games credibility has to be considered. That is on the league and not on the players. It gives rise to fans questioning whether the betting ledgers influence the game on the officiating and rules enforcement side of things. Certainly can see league involvement in such things considering the types running the show. If one day there is an investigation or gambling/fixing scandal involving the league, I hope league officials do not attempt to point fingers at the players to protect themselves as league officials are the ones who embraced the gambling industry.
Puck didnt lie though Dallas was the better team
NHL you have a problem
While it's a good goal, it can still be interference if contact is outside the crease according to the rules. Supposedly that changed at some point when it used to be in-crease only that it mattered. Incidental contact outside the crease is okay if the player makes a reasonable attempt to avoid contact, which he did by stopping where he did.
This is just another piece of evidence that the league will do everything they can for Colorado.
Pretty confident that this was disallowed purely because the NHL didn't want to end a series on a video review.
More Sh!tty NHL Ref garbage. Worst reffing in NHL playoff history. Period! You could fill a big fat book with the terrible garbage calls these refs have been making this Playoff season.
The Hockey Guy said it best…the ref didn't have the BALLS to end the game and series on a replay review…
Only way i can explain why it didnt get overturned after review was them thinking: " we cant end the series on a fucking review overturn into a good goal"