GDT: Canes vs Devils at noonish - news to me, too

LakeLivin

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Mar 11, 2016
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It also says "Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal crease". Not "may be permitted based on impact or how the ref feels it impacts the play". If it's incidental contact outside the crease, the goal is to be allowed. The ref's judgement is not supposed to be as to how much impact it has on the goaltender, only a determination as to whether the contact was intentional. It if wasn't intentional, they are supposed to have zero discretion. "Will be permitted" is mandatory, not optional. The goaltender's ability to make the initial save is only protected in the crease.

Noesen's contact was very clearly unintentional and the Toronto ruling relied on the impact to the goalie's ability to make the save, with is just flagrantly in violation of the black and white part of the rule. It's a blown f***ing call.

The overhead shot showed that the initial contact was Noesen's skate catching the goalie's skate while it was still in the blue. Whether or not that was enough to actually compromise his ability to make a save, it was apparently enough to confirm the call on the ice.
 

htdoc

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Oct 30, 2018
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It also says "Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal crease". Not "may be permitted based on impact or how the ref feels it impacts the play". If it's incidental contact outside the crease, the goal is to be allowed. The ref's judgement is not supposed to be as to how much impact it has on the goaltender, only a determination as to whether the contact was intentional. It if wasn't intentional, they are supposed to have zero discretion. "Will be permitted" is mandatory, not optional. The goaltender's ability to make the initial save is only protected in the crease.

Noesen's contact was very clearly unintentional and the Toronto ruling relied on the impact to the goalie's ability to make the save, with is just flagrantly in violation of the black and white part of the rule. It's a blown f***ing call.

Completely agree with you….

They blew it entirely…. Or they tried to say that was intentional contact instead of incidental, which also is a blown interpretation and call…

What’s the point of video review if they can’t even get it right with all the time in the world to follow the rules
 

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