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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Ok, but goalie interference has a far more significant impact on a goal being scored than whether a guy was offside by half an inch more than a couple of minutes ago. You have to admit that much.
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I realize I'm going to start coming off too defensive on this topic, but I honestly do see offside as an important call. It's a line that keeps all offensive players behind before the puck crosses.
It completely shapes the way the game of hockey is played and I see it as important to get right. If a player crossed the line before the puck - no matter how close - there is technically no play after, the only thing historically that allowed play to continue and goals to be scored after a dead play was the official missing the call, similar to how goals were never able to be called back or changed to a goal before review was implemented.
Subjective calls are tough, objective calls like offside we should just get right because we can.