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Originally Posted by East Coast Flame
If only that Duchene goal 5 years ago never happened. Offside review is a plague on hockey.
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Absolutely agree
I would like to see more use of referee discretion to make calls in line with the spirit or intent of the rule.
Why do you have offside? Loosely, let’s say so the offensive team can’t gain a positional advantage
In this case, the refs have to look at the replay, slowed down, look at a still shot, to determine if a guy with his back to the play, and who is stepping off the ice, had his skate blade touching the blue line or not, immediately before he left the surface.
He had nothing to do with the play at that point in time.
In fact, if you look at how the ‘too many men’ penalty is called, it is generally an issue with respect to changes only if the play is near the benches. They call it looser when the play is away.
The other situation with offsides is when guys are crossing the line and they overturn a goal based on a fraction of a second, or offside by a hair, not distinguishable in real time. Refs should have a limited time to view in real time, say 30 seconds, and if it is inconclusive, then call on the ice stands.
Video replay should be used for egregious offside misses, not hair splitting.