[Wastedyouth]

Originally Posted by BarDown

Hockey is definitely one of the most difficult sports to officiate. The combination of the speed and physicality of pro hockey is pretty unique in the sporting world.

The stuff I take issue with certainly isn't that refs miss a penalty because there was just too much going on, or the game was moving too fast to see it. They have a tough job. No doubt about it.

However, adding game management, shifting standards between playoffs and regular season, etc. into the mix certainly doesn't make their job any easier.

It's really not.