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Originally Posted by Shnabdabber
Whatever, didn't matter in the end as the Oilers won, but the game was horribly officiated. If Gagner flew into Quick and wasn't pushed (like buddy figures) and didn't attempt to leave the crease (again as buddy assumes) then its outside of incedental contact and the ref has no choice but to call a penalty.
The fact a goal was revoked because of a infraction yet no penalty was called is enough proof of what a joke the call was last night.
Regardless, the refs couldn't determine the outcome of this one no matter how hard they tried.
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Buddy? You mean the officials that are paid to know and enforce the rules?
This has already been thoroughly explained:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26557
We see goals waived off on just about a weekly basis with no penalty called. The notion that a penalty needed to be called because the goal was waived off is flat out wrong. Not to mention that had a penalty been called, you would have likely been here protesting even harder about it.
It clearly states in the rule itself:
"The official in his judgment may call a Minor penalty on the attacking player."
It was obvious they felt the contact was incidental enough to impede the goalie from making the save but not with enough intent to call the penalty.
Happens all the time yet for some reason it was a travesty last night to a few of you that clearly don't understand the rules.
