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Eff Cancer
I am not sure how I feel about a review that takes 8-10 minutes to determine if a skate was 1/16 of a inch offside.
Remember the greatest joy you ever felt seeing your team score an important playoff goal. The absolute euphoria of it. And then take that away and replace it with the anxious wait to see if it is going to be reviewed.
It's not good.
Bring back the "were they in the crease" reviews!!!!I used to think getting everything right is the most important thing. But I've gotten really tired of being nervous that there was an offside every goal the Rangers score. Yesterday, I legit didn't even celebrate one of the most important goals of the season because I thought they were going to overturn it. I know as always on the main boards when I complain about something that impacts my team that people will say I'm biased. But others have to experience this right?
Yes, and it doesn't help when the broadcast cues quickly to the opposing coach grasping for the iPad looking for any reason to negate the goal.
I tempered my reaction to Pastrnak's Game 7 OT goal, as well as McDavid's the other night, as both were close on the entries.
Hockey is a fast, improvised game. The reason for most missed offside calls is they happen faster than the human eye can perceive. The linesmen were in proper position on many, but in real time the amount of encroachment is imperceptible.
In s sport in which scoring is difficult enough, I dislike the process.
There should be a time limit on offside challenges.
If the puck is offside and the goal is scores within...3 or 4 seconds of entering zone? Sure - no goal.
But if the puck is offside....and play continues for 30+ seconds in the zone before a goal is scored? Too bad - goal counts
10 seconds is probably a good limit, but maybe a bit more/less is fine too