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Old 04-17-2017, 09:30 AM   #979
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman View Post
The officiating in the NHL is the highest standard of officiating - it's just not perfect and it will never be perfect...Sure you can strive to get better, but all it takes is one questionable call and all hell breaks loose...you can never get rid of that... Gawd it's not even close to some of the bad officiating you get in lower leagues or other countries.
I agree but the NHL is the premier hockey league of the world. Other professional leagues do invest a lot into educating and critiquing their officials. The NFL fires officials almost annually based on their performance. When's the last time the NHL fired officials? It just feels like CFL level officiating where you can alter the outcome of games and never be disciplined for it. The officials handling the playoffs are supposed to be the officials the league has determined as their best. That's pretty scary if you have watched all the series.
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