Evander Kane to have phone hearing with NHL.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by woolymammoth

somebody at some point had to say it. Doesn't say much coming from his mouth but you know the media will take this and run with it, hopefully shedding some light on how awful its become

Yeah, the inconsistency is awful

Poor Evander Kane gets suspended for elbowing Pionk, while that lucky so and so Evander Kane gets off scot free after elbowing Hanifin the same way

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Can't we? For the amount of money that goes into the NHL and how much is spent in the production of each game, they could certainly put more resources into the officiating.

Have you ever refereed a game? It is fast paced, you are exercising and attempting to see the game at the same time as well as process calls out of your peripheral vision.

Originally Posted by dissentowner

That was a great way to avoid the subject Jiri. The reason the game is so poorly officiated is because there are no repercussions for poor officiating. If you didn't like the hit then just say the official screwed up and clearly should have called 5 and a game, not make the excuse the game is fast when the official clearly watched the play happen. I don't have any issue with someone disagreeing but what you said made no sense at all considering the official saw the play, then blew the call. It is kind of weird to say I don't like the hit but the NHL can review it later so it doesn't matter if the officials don't do their job during the game. Except it does matter.

It is the nature of sports and officiating the game, the game isn't officiated poorly because of complacency but rather because it is an incredibly fast paced game and it is very difficult to do. They don't have the benefit of being 50 feet above the play with the ability to slow it down and see it from different angles. They have to see something once and then make a snap decision about the severity and from there make a decision in a short timeframe. The officials in the NHL are amazing at what they do and the armchair referees who think that they could do better often times have no idea of the complexities of the job.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

Have you ever refereed a game? It is fast paced, you are exercising and attempting to see the game at the same time as well as process calls out of your peripheral vision.




It is the nature of sports and officiating the game, the game isn't officiated poorly because of complacency but rather because it is an incredibly fast paced game and it is very difficult to do. They don't have the benefit of being 50 feet above the play with the ability to slow it down and see it from different angles. They have to see something once and then make a snap decision about the severity and from there make a decision in a short timeframe. The officials in the NHL are amazing at what they do and the armchair referees who think that they could do better often times have no idea of the complexities of the job.

B.S. we have seen time and time again where an official has watched an infraction take place and does not make the call because there is a thing called game management. Don't tell me it doesn't exist because Kerry Fraser has admitted as much. It is the way the league wants the games to be called. So in the end it isn't so much an officiating problem as it is a league mandate problem. The league might think it creates more competitive games but really it just ruins the game.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

They don't have the benefit of being 50 feet above the play with the ability to slow it down and see it from different angles.

So give them that benefit. If a ref at home on his couch can do the job better than or in a way that's complementary to the guys on the ice, there should be a ref at home on his couch.