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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Hockey is the only sport where officials feel the need to "manage" a game. This is something that needs to be removed from the culture of hockey officiating as the mid-90's clutch and grab era was all their fault given today's obstruction rules were in effect then and they simply chose not to call them. Of course after the lockout the NHL mandated that they call games by the book but we have seen in recent years the officials going back to managing games and putting their whistles away. It's just one of those things where the NHL needs to have a house cleaning and dinosaurs like Colin Campbell shot out of a cannon.
Can you imagine in MLB baseball if umpires in a tight game started calling strikes on balls to keep a game tight? As ridiculous as that sounds NHL officials have been doing this forever.
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I get your point, but umps do make up their own strike zones in MLB. Travelling in the NBA is often dependent on who is doing it. Holding and pass interference in the NFL are very often open to interpretation and the time left on the clock.
None of that makes it any better in the NHL of course, and it is particularly frustrating when slashing is a defensive strategy that is allowed against the Flames most talented player.