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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Minor penalties are often open to interpretation from the officials. For things like that, I agree that no coach's challenge should be available. It's up to the ref to decide.
But offside is something set in stone. You are either over the line, or you aren't. It's a black and white rule. While the ref is the one who blows the whistle, it's something that can be decided via slow motion review whether the correct call is made or not. If robots and sensors were making those calls, it would be 100% correct. Offsides are something that shouldn't be missed. I'm of the opinion that the coach's challenge is acceptable in this case.
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If a ref misses a highstick, should that be reviewable? Is that not set in stone? Is that not the same grey area as a linesman missing an offside by a few inches?
The NHL needed some system for the blatant missed offsides and goalie interference like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Yoyl66j94
and
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/con...13030412-632-h
But I feel like now there's no room for minor human error, human error that I'm ok with being in the game.