TruePowerSlave
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Its pretty obvious just watching the games, that game management is happening.
I think the NHL just needs to be consistent.
If its a penalty, call it. Who cares if its preseason, regular season, playoffs, late in the third, overtime etc. There will always be issues with reffing, but if they were consistent, I think it would improve and clean up the game immensely. We can sit here and blame individual refs, but I do think they are given directions from the league on how to ref, which is a major part of the problem.
This kind of makes the NHL pointless. Especially if the Sharks win this year, who cares? They sure as hell got a lot of help from officiating at this point and might not even deserve to still be playing right now.
Story checks out.
Source: Connor McDavid
Honest question: has anyone here actually reffed a hockey game? You'd be surprised how fast things happen.
For what it's worth, "game management" is actually a topic that's taught in the officiating levels (at least here in Canada). You can't possibly call everything. Calls need to be made on plays where an impact to the game is clear... Ie causing a turnover, costing a scoring chance, or something blatantly obvious.
The saying I remember form my level 3 clinic regarding game management (calling everything vs "letting them play") is "calling a good hockey game is like holding a bird in your hands... Do it to tightly and you kill it, and if you do it too loosely it will get away in you". That said, consistency is the key for all refs on a game by game basis. What is a call in the first is a call in the third. If you let it go once, you have to let it go every time.
For everyone complaining about it... I suggest you grab a whistle and go try to do a game - even if it's men's league or kids. It will change your view on this.
The nhl is the only league where the rule book is thrown out in the playoffs
This is becoming a referees league. they are managing games determining outcomes. this is killing it for me.
Its pretty obvious just watching the games, that game management is happening.
I think the NHL just needs to be consistent.
If its a penalty, call it. Who cares if its preseason, regular season, playoffs, late in the third, overtime etc. There will always be issues with reffing, but if they were consistent, I think it would improve and clean up the game immensely. We can sit here and blame individual refs, but I do think they are given directions from the league on how to ref, which is a major part of the problem.