The NHL wants their rules and enforcement to be as subjective as possible to keep them from the uncomfortable task of assigning blame or for putting in place consequences for the actions of others that they may not want to penalize.
This is why supplemental discipline is a joke, why misconducts and suspensions are rescinded and why they haven't made a concerted effort into actually formalizing what happens on different areas of the ice.
The NHL NEEDS the league to be about subjective enforcement for the bottom line.
This is standard operating procedure for the NHL and why they haven't addressed an issue that so regularly impacts a hockey game.
The NHL needs plausible deniability.
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