My complaint with the goalie interference call isn't that he didn't bump Hellebuyck. There clearly was some interference on the play, however slight.
The problem is when only one or two plays per game are reviewed, they're held to a different standard. In real-time, the refs probably miss that call 9 out of 10 times. So it's difficult for the players to know where the line is - if you play right at the line you end up having a goal called back every few games. But if you never risk the interference call you probably miss out on creating just as many goals.
When the player doesn't know what standard they'll be held to before a play starts, it puts them in a lose-lose situation.
Imagine in football if you could challenge for holding. There's holding every play! So do you stop holding and let your QB get sacked 10 times a game? Or do you keep holding, and get a touchdown or two called back every game?
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