Simple solution. Change the high sticking rule for goals to like it is everywhere else on the ice.
Greater than shoulder height is a high stick.
The NHL does not have the cameras placed in the right spots to conclusively review high sticking goals.
So while it was obviously a high stick from a logical perspective, it needs to be proven with video evidence. That is to say, there needs to be a camera at crossbar level that shows the puck and the crossbar in the same frame.
Now this rule change likely would result in it still being a goal, but at least we wouldn't feel so gutted from a logical high stick.
The nhl isn't in the logic business, they're in the conclusive evidence business, and they do not currently possess the technology and/or camera angles to conclusively review high stick goals.
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