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Originally Posted by indes
I don't mind the missed or wrong calls, it's the severe gamesmanship that pisses me off. Team is down? Obstruct away! Free slashes and holds for all. Other team took 4 obvious penalties? Better not touch the opposing team because those make up calls are coming. End of a tight game? No holds barred, the ref isn't chancing wrecking a late game tie.
Obviously generalizations but it's so obvious the refs are there more to keep parity than to officiate.
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That's my issue with NHL officiating. When it comes to football you have some crews that decide they are going to let them play and don't call PI or holding like they should but you rarely see NFL or CFL officials start calling penalties to keep games close or call a pass interference makeup call. NHL officials are the worst when it comes to game management as they often feel if they call a penalty or two on one team they therefore have to even things up and that's just wrong as is it to put the whistles away in a close game.