Scott Wedgewood injured in pain on the ice. Refs don't blow the whistle. Buffalo scores

[Muffin]

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[VanillaCoke]

Classic nhl reffing

 

[Beerz]

Yeah.

Correct call

 

[Tralfamadore]

Kelly knocked him into Wedgewood. Refs don't have to blow the whistle for that type of injury. Sucks but its a good goal.

This game in general has been really gross though.

 

[LOFIN]

Yeah.

Correct call

It really isn't:

"In the case where it is obvious that a player has sustained a serious injury, the Referee and/or Linesperson may stop the play immediately."

Unless your interpretation of "serious injury" is a player literally dying on the ice, that's a f***ing green light for pests running into goalies. Just throw yourself into a goalie after a crosscheck, it won't be whistled down.

And no, I'm not blaming the Buffalo player on this one, it was obviously just on Kelly of the Avs.

 

[Speedy Cerviche]

I get the call, it's the correct call, but it's not the right call there.
Now had Wedgewood stripped off his helmet....

 

[TheNumber4]

Avs gotta touch the puck. Otherwise every goalie in the League can go full Divalanche and stop offensive pressure any time they please.

 

[dirtydanglez]

incidental contact. good call. the problem is the rule not the call.

 

[ryan callahan]

Don't throw the opponent into your own goalie with force take 653

 

[tny760]

benson's kind of a piece of shit for celebrating that goal

tj luxmore's kind of a piece of shit for allowing it

great stuff on display from the NHL here

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I believe the rule is that the refs aren’t supposed to blow the whistle for injury if the opposing team has possession. They’re supposed to let it play out.

 

[Muffin]

I believe the rule is that the refs aren’t supposed to blow the whistle for injury if the opposing team has possession. They’re supposed to let it play out.

Goalies should be different than players no?

 

[MOGlLNY]

Correct call - thanks for the thread tho.

Maybe we should rename it to O’Connor crosschecking Benson in the neck off the draw

 

[TheNumber4]

I believe the rule is that the refs aren’t supposed to blow the whistle for injury if the opposing team has possession. They’re supposed to let it play out.

Yes. And for obvious reasons it's this way.

 

[dirtydanglez]

avs got the makeup call with the makar 'trip'

 

[cjm502]

It really isn't:

Unless your interpretation of "serious injury" is a player literally dying on the ice, that's a f***ing green light for pests running into goalies. Just throw yourself into a goalie after a crosscheck, it won't be whistled down.

And no, I'm not blaming the Buffalo player on this one, it was obviously just on Kelly of the Avs.

Key word being "may", that leaves it up to the refs discretion. The Avs got screwed by the rules here, but nonetheless the rules were followed.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Goalies should be different than players no?

It’s definitely a tough call, but as already stated, if it’s not ruled this way, goalies could just fake an injury to stop a possession any time they like.

 

[HofT]

Goalies should be different than players no?

Not if it's your own teammate shoved the opposing player into you

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Classic nhl reffing

NHL refs followed the rulebook, so I guess that is an aberration. They are trying to correct it now by calling that ridiculous “trip” on Makar, where his leg apparently blew up after being tapped. It’s a damn shame, I was always told he was a good skater. Probably will have to be amputated with the way he reacted.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Hockey karma for when Rosen hit Kadri into Binnington in 22'. Binnington injured on the play and that's the only reason the Avs won that series.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

What are they supposed to do? Play on there. Only justification I could see is if the player is somehow in danger of being injured further and can’t protect themselves

 

[Muffin]

NHL refs followed the rulebook, so I guess that is an aberration.

Either way it's not in the spirit of the game to score an empty net goal while the goalie is injured

 

[Three On Zero]

Good call, refs discretion to blow the whistle without possession. Which they usually only do with blood drawn

 

[BobRossColton]

So what I'm gathering, if you're in the offensive zone, knock a defending player into their own goalie so he's injured and score on a wide open net.

 

[Perratrooper]

In my opinion Benson cuts hard towards Kelly and falls into the goalie, Kelly does not push Benson in.

I get why the ref let the play continue, but in a situation like that I feel the ref should blow the whistle.

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