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Originally Posted by flamesrule_kipper34
I can tell the way we are talking about this that we'll have to agree to disagree.
I know what you're saying, believe me.
I just feel differently because IMO rules are black/white/grey all the time, these rules are always called differently for EVERY penalty by referee, by time of the year, time of the game, regular season/post season etc. etc.
IMO every rule is an interpretation and a judgment call aka grey.
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Have to say, this is completely untrue. It's not an opinion, there are, in fact, rules that are black and white. Many of them.
If the player crosses the blue-line before the puck, it's offside. Full stop. If it's missed, it's a missed call, not the linesman using their discretion to determine it wasn't offside. it was, that is all.
If the puck crosses the goal line, bearing no other penalties or instances, it's a goal. Full stop. The only way this is up to interpretation is if the ref "intends" to blow the whistle, which I think we can all agree is BS.
If a player shoots the puck out of the playing surface in their own zone, without it deflecting off of anything, they get a penalty. Doesn't matter if they meant to or not.
If a team plays the puck with more than the allowed amount of players on the ice, it's too many men.
There's a reason people lose their s*** when this stuff goes awry. If a ref doesn't call these things, they are missed/blown calls. Not the ref using their discretion. There's a significant difference between those things.