McTavish awarded goal and given goalie interference penalty - correct call?

NotCommitted

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That's a bad call with the benefit of replays, but I totally get why the ref would make that call in real time. Let's put it this way, I think it would be worse if he didn't call it and then watching the replay we could clearly see there's no contact or very minor contact McTavish uses as an excuse to dive into the goalie.
 

Dumais

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If you're calling it after a goal is scored, it's roughing.
The problem with that is, Oliver HAS to get involved or a major. McTavish looks like he apologized or at least acknowledged he didn't mean to run into the goalie. And with it being a goalie, interference was probably the best call.

I think charging would've made some sense, but if you: include "after the play"; someone has to go sit in the locker room.
 

GKJ

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The problem with that is, Oliver HAS to get involved or a major. McTavish looks like he apologized or at least acknowledged he didn't mean to run into the goalie. And with it being a goalie, interference was probably the best call.

I think charging would've made some sense, but if you: include "after the play"; someone has to go sit in the locker room.
Well, that's further down the line, I'm not concerned with what everyone else has to do after it happened. I just don't see how goaltender interference can be called on a confirmed goal
 

1989

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The wording the refs used was terrible “after debate” shouldn’t have been said.
Saying that phrase, similar to "allegedly" in legal proceedings, makes no difference here. It just makes them seem less competent as a whole and protects their judgment from nothing anyways as accountability means nothing.
 
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Dumais

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Well, that's further down the line, I'm not concerned with what everyone else has to do after it happened. I just don't see how goaltender interference can be called on a confirmed goal
Not saying it's the right call, just the best call given the circumstances.
 

The Hockey Tonk Man

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So the puck clearly goes in first and then someone crashes into the goaltender. Okay, if he went in on his own and hit the goalie right after, such a call could theoretically make sense and be right. But Provorov's dumb ass clearly shoves him right into his tendy.

This is a case where the War Room simply has to take control of the situation and take off the penalty.

I don't give a damn if the penalty call itself technically cannot be reviewed. Rules are skirted around frequently. They seem to pick and choose when to do that.

This league really knows how to infuriate you. Idk how the Ducks coach didn't absolutely lose his shit.

The league per usual won't properly explain this or review the protocol for such a future case and we'll be left wondering when the next time something like this happens in a big spot like a playoff game.
This sums it up perfectly
 

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