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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
When I see that I think that is definitely too many men. It looks like Nichuskin was going to go off and Kadri was going to replace him, they both stay on and MacKinnon eventually goes off the ice. I have seen it where a player has one skate on the ice and they call it.
If it was MacKinnon who Kadri was replacing on the ice he was already in full possession of the puck and gained a huge advantage accordingly. The fact it wasn't called isn't a shock because the refs don't want to impact the game but it technically is a pretty straight forward call.
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So are calls like this supposed to be discretionary, or is there supposed to be a hard line drawn?
In the Colorado/SJ clip above, by the rule of law, I guess it was offside or too many men, but the player committing the infraction was clearly nowhere near the play with no intention of getting back in. I am not sure why he didn't get off the ice faster, but there must have been some kind of issue. If it is a discretionary call, then that is a prime example of one that should have been let go.
With the goal last night, I think there is a stronger case that the line change, with Kadri jumping on too quickly and MacKinnon biding his time getting off, affected the play and you could make a case for calling it, although considering all the other things the refs were letting go, it wasn't the most egregious thing.
I guess some consistency would be nice. If it is a letter of the law rule like the Col/SJ example, then call it like that every time.