Stutzle goal called off due to “interference”

[Three On Zero]

So you can’t play hockey with one hand on your stick and be upset when you don’t win the puck battle? Crazy

But you can be when the opponent purposely takes the stick out of your hand

 

[Oddbob]

Looks like interference to me. Since when have you been able to slash someone's stick out of their hands?

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Horrific call. In a system that works those refs would be demoted to the AHL the second the game ended.


A slash is a downward movement. That was not a downward movement at all. Even if you're blind you can see that.

A slash is a slash and doesn't matter the angle, but you can't (for the most part) knock the stick out of a player's hand.

This is known and weak slashing, interference, whatever call comes of it from knocking a player's stick out of their hands has been just as brutal and Ottawa, along with every other team has been hurt and benefited from those weak ass calls.

 

[Mr Hat]

But you can be when the opponent purposely takes the stick out of your hand

It’s Stu’s fault that he was out of position, reaching with one hand, and when he makes any contact with stick that it falls out of his hand? One player in good position. One player in bad position. This is the basis of hockey and any sport. When you’re in bad position and hook, hold, etc. to regain position you get called. When you lazily reach for a puck and someone in good position lifts your stick, it’s not a penalty. Just like Pinto slashing the ice wasn’t a penalty. But hey it is what it is when people are blind or biased you can see what you want. No downward motion. He was in the position to score and made a play for the puck. Last time I checked stick on stick contact happens in hockey. Usually with two hands on your stick.

 

[Three On Zero]

It’s Stu’s fault that he was out of position, reaching with one hand, and when he makes any contact with stick that it falls out of his hand? One player in good position. One player in bad position. This is the basis of hockey and any sport. When you’re in bad position and hook, hold, etc. to regain position you get called. When you lazily reach for a puck and someone in good position lifts your stick, it’s not a penalty. Just like Pinto slashing the ice wasn’t a penalty. But hey it is what it is when people are blind or biased you can see what you want. No downward motion. He was in the position to score and made a play for the puck. Last time I checked stick on stick contact happens in hockey. Usually with two hands on your stick.

No, not how it works

 

[Mr Hat]

No, not how it works

Nice point, why didn’t I think about that. It probably should have been major penalty actually, maybe even a game misconduct for that ruthless stick tap. Just a shame that every little bump, pick, or tap didn’t get called so we have 500 penalties a game, just what fans want.

 

[Three On Zero]

Nice point, why didn’t I think about that. It probably should have been major penalty actually, maybe even a game misconduct for that ruthless stick tap. Just a shame that every little bump, pick, or tap didn’t get called so we have 500 penalties a game, just what fans want.

That’s not how it works either.

 

[benfranklin]

Could we find two worse camera angles? If he purposely slapped the other guys stick out of his hands, that is interference. If it was indeed simply a wind up, then yes, that was dumb. I cant imagine the backcheckers stick fell out via a wind up, so Im leaning towards a good call.

You cant tell wtf is going on from those camera shots. The more I watch it, the more that is interference. Its not a normal shooting motion so he must have hit the stick on purpose.

 

[Three On Zero]

Could we find two worse camera angles? If he purposely slapped the other guys stick out of his hands, that is interference. If it was indeed simply a wind up, then yes, that was dumb. I cant imagine the backcheckers stick fell out via a wind up, so Im leaning towards a good call.

You cant tell wtf is going on from those camera shots.

You have to watch the first one slowly, he knocks the defenders stick out of his hand well before the pass comes across the ice.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

I’m glad they caught it.

 

[benfranklin]

You have to watch the first one slowly, he knocks the defenders stick out of his hand well before the pass comes across the ice.

Yup I agree. Smart play but he didnt get away with it. Good call.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yup I agree. Smart play but he didnt get away with it. Good call.

Had he waited for the pass, he likely gets away with it.

 

[Korpse]

You have to watch the first one slowly, he knocks the defenders stick out of his hand well before the pass comes across the ice.

The live angle is best. It’s soft.



By calling this a penalty your essentially saying the attacking player can’t place his stick on the ice becuase an opponent is reaching with one hand on his stick. That’s an insane standard.

 

[ItWasJustified]

If he purposely slapped the other guys stick out of his hands, that is interference.

If that's interference then every time someone does a stick lift you could just drop it and get a power play.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Some real braniacs in this thread

 

[benfranklin]

If that's interference then every time someone does a stick lift you could just drop it and get a power play.

If it is a stick lift violent enough to send a stick flying when the puck is nowhere near either of them, then yes that is the definition of interference.

Same with putting your stick over another and holding it there. Ive personally seen both called for and against me.

The live angle is best. It’s soft.



By calling this a penalty your essentially saying the attacking player can’t place his stick on the ice becuase an opponent is reaching with one hand on his stick. That’s an insane standard.

That is not a natural "swing" for any NHL player who has a tap in. He puts his stick down aggressively on top of the shaft and holds it there so he couldnt lift his stick.

Thank you for posting a good video of it. It is even more clear it was interference now.

 

[Dionysus]

Should be able to challenge that call.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

If it is a stick lift violent enough to send a stick flying when the puck is nowhere near either of them, then yes that is the definition of interference.

Same with putting your stick over another and holding it there. Ive personally seen both called for and against me.


That is not a natural "swing" for any NHL player who has a tap in. He puts his stick down aggressively on top of the shaft and holds it there so he couldnt lift his stick.

Thank you for posting a good video of it. It is even more clear it was interference now.

Some people just love being wrong

 

[Ghetty Green]

Bettman noticed the Sens were moving up the standings and hit the panic button.

Does Bettman even know if Ottawa has a team ?

 

[AcerComputer]

As a Leaf fan this was worse than McDavid flicking away Tavares stick on the ice and setting up the game tying goal.

 

[NailsHoglander]

Wtf was that

Looked like an EA glitch

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Looks like interference to me. Since when have you been able to slash someone's stick out of their hands?

You need a slahsing motion to slash someone’s stick oit of there hand. Should players just drop their sticks now when they’re near someone shooting?

 

[WatchfulElm]

I love how everytime there's an obvious bad call, some posters feel the need to defend the decision now matter how absurd this is. Almost like they're on a mission to defend the NHL and cannot accept that humans can make mistakes

 

[Korpse]

I love how everytime there's an obvious bad call, some posters feel the need to defend the decision now matter how absurd this is. Almost like they're on a mission to defend the NHL and cannot accept that humans can make mistakes

Some people just enjoying being contrary. They think if they view something different than everyone else, it separates them.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Some people just enjoying being contrary.

Yes but also I think there's some psychological process in play here. It's an appeal to authority. "The proof that this was a good call is that they called it this way and they know better than us." So if the NHL says apples are blue, they know better and us mortals have to accept it.