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Split98 · 03-07-2019, 03:52 PM

Problem #1 is seemingly no accountability and the NHL trying to review all of this on a shoestring budget.

Upgrade the cameras and place cameras at better locations for more definitive views. Keep investing in puck-tracking technology and bring the game up to 2019. It's silly that we're all trying to determine what happened from the low-quality footage we have today.

Also hire officials to ref the game from above the rink. I've brought up the FIFA example multiple times, but they demonstrated an ability to quickly make the correct call. They seemingly solved officiating for their tournaments and I think all NA leagues should be looking in that direction for solutions.

Problem #2 is that no one seems to know what the rules are. There needs to be a full sweep over the misconstrued rules and someone needs to make this clear going forward. Are there tolerances? If so, they need to be written and agreed to.

Problem #3 is that a little common sense needs to be used every now and then. Unfortunately, problem #2 is going to conflict with sentiments here considering the state of officiating today - but a mm offside isn't affecting the outcome of the play.

I think we use technology to review everything, we have more people working on those reviews so they can happen during the game and avoid stoppages in play... but most importantly, do your job well.

Last night's call-back was a mistake, and you'd expect in most environments that there would be a learning moment from things like this. In the NHLs current state though, it's just another precedent to point to as the NHL will run into this issue again... and it's a coinflip on whether they make the same call again.

It doesn't need to be open to fans, but I think teams and officials should be on the same page about the success or failure of a call. Last night, for example, should be an example of a bad call and everyone can expect that the opposite call will be made properly in the future.

It'll never be perfect, but there's a lot of room and logical next steps for this to be much much better. But officiate the game better, and I don't think the coaches challenge needs to exist the way it does now.

03-07-2019, 03:52 PM	#10
Split98 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario Exp:	Problem #1 is seemingly no accountability and the NHL trying to review all of this on a shoestring budget. Upgrade the cameras and place cameras at better locations for more definitive views. Keep investing in puck-tracking technology and bring the game up to 2019. It's silly that we're all trying to determine what happened from the low-quality footage we have today. Also hire officials to ref the game from above the rink. I've brought up the FIFA example multiple times, but they demonstrated an ability to quickly make the correct call. They seemingly solved officiating for their tournaments and I think all NA leagues should be looking in that direction for solutions. Problem #2 is that no one seems to know what the rules are. There needs to be a full sweep over the misconstrued rules and someone needs to make this clear going forward. Are there tolerances? If so, they need to be written and agreed to. Problem #3 is that a little common sense needs to be used every now and then. Unfortunately, problem #2 is going to conflict with sentiments here considering the state of officiating today - but a mm offside isn't affecting the outcome of the play. I think we use technology to review everything, we have more people working on those reviews so they can happen during the game and avoid stoppages in play... but most importantly, do your job well. Last night's call-back was a mistake, and you'd expect in most environments that there would be a learning moment from things like this. In the NHLs current state though, it's just another precedent to point to as the NHL will run into this issue again... and it's a coinflip on whether they make the same call again. It doesn't need to be open to fans, but I think teams and officials should be on the same page about the success or failure of a call. Last night, for example, should be an example of a bad call and everyone can expect that the opposite call will be made properly in the future. It'll never be perfect, but there's a lot of room and logical next steps for this to be much much better. But officiate the game better, and I don't think the coaches challenge needs to exist the way it does now.