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Originally Posted by Itse
Let's remember that the refs in NHL are the best in hockey. The results are as good as it gets in the situation they're put in.
The refs are asked to do an impossible job, and then piled on when they can't do it.
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It's impossible to get all the calls right all the time but they are all well versed in the rule book and managing the games is not in their job description yet officials have taken it upon themselves to become game managers for decades now. If they see 30 infractions a game they should call all 30 as that's their sole job yet they pick and choose what they will call and when depending on the score, time of the game, opponents, perpetrator and victim, etc. They have been bad for decades and it's just accepted as part of the game as they don't face the scrutiny from the league like the NFL does with their officials for instance.