Great point of discussion while we all sit and watch the clock until the game in Washington...
Agree with OP, my beef is that no one has a clue what is called on many calls game to game. In many cases goalie interference is literally a coin flip. Who knows what they're going to call.
I posted a comment about this a while back in some other thread, but the NHL needs to get with it. The randomness of many calls is ridiculous. I think if the NHL ever leverages the gambling angle fully (like they've started) then refereeing has to be 95-100% correct on all plays according to the rule book. People don't want refereeing randomness impacting outcomes. When you lay down your money let the players decide the outcome. When we can argue the validity of a play or multiple plays every single game there's a problem. Either with the rule book, the referees or the review mechanisms. And, I will always fall on the side of the lack of competency of the referees, sorry. They like to be noticeable I believe. The rules seem to be reasonably well defined.
Probably goalie interference by the book.
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