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Originally Posted by metroneck
Is the current state of officiating worse than it has been historically? I’d say no.
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Hard to say, but I'm inclined to agree.
It's just modern TV technology has exposed what an absolute mess it has always been.
It really helps you understand why the players are still to some extent policing each other.
(Also the fact that this is a thing to some extent suggests that hockey officiating is literally the worst.)
Nobody has faith in the refs. Not even the refs. Which I think is one reason the refs don't just call what they see.
Many rules currently have no line or standard, no way to "call it like you see it". It's not how the rules work because they have NEVER been called like that.