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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Ok so it is a regular thing? How often does this actually happen?
I think coaches should be able to use their time outs as they see fit with no restrictions. The problem to be solved is more around how can you speed up the reviews themselves that the officials are doing.
Tennis does this the best. Challenge, review, decision in seconds. It's the best example in all of sports. So how do you do that in hockey. Seems solvable.
But I don't think the use of the timeout is the issue. In fact, it's the first time I recall a coach using a time out to give himself more time to decide whether to challenge. I thought it was pretty damn smart given the pivotal moment of the game.
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Teams seeing Toronto being able to use this tactic will certainly lead to more frequent usage of it. I don't think it should be a part of the game. You need a cap on that window to challenge that isn't extendable through stalling, etc.
Smart perhaps given the loophole that apparently exists, also stupid.
Game-tarnishing.