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Originally Posted by Shnabdabber
It DID look iffy but Gagner was clearly pushed into Quick, and was tangled up in his leg. I can't say I think it was a fair goal but the ref already had a good look at it, decided to not blow the play down and after some whining from Quick decided to mull it over with his crew and revoke the goal based on what?
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I think he was lightly pushed into Quick, but I also don't think he made a huge effort to get out of Quick's way. IMO. I think most players would do the same thing if they felt the d-man had pushed them into the goalie or crease. Nothing new.
I don't think it was Quick's complaining that led the refs to discuss the play, but rather the ability of the officiating crew to discuss plays like that one that led to the conversation after the goal. Totally legit.
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If he interfered with Quick outside of incidental contact then the refs have no choice but to call a penalty.
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No, they can call the goal off with no penalty. It's their discretion.
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Seems to me the ref couldn't decide, even though he already made the call and had the best seat in the house on the play. So he lets Quick get in his ear and between him and the rest of the officiating crew decide it was goalie interference. Which it wasn't IMO.
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The front referee actually had a pretty terrible angle, Gagner was on the other side of Quick. He signalled the puck was in the net, decided to confer with the rest of the officiating crew. I think we'll see a lot of that this season.
I understand why some Oiler fans are ticked, but it wasn't as rigged as some may believe. Gagner and Quick were tied up, they decided it was enough to impede Quick's movement, but not enough to warrant a penalty. I don't doubt we see that same scenario a few more times this season.