Stutzle goal called off due to “interference”

[Comely]

In other sports the refs have to face reporters, make them face reporters after the game. Fans deserve answers.

 

[Korpse]

Would love to see some accountability.

 

[JianYang]

Ref probably thought stutzle slashed the stick, because that's typically an automatic call when the player loses their stick as a result.

Anyways, I'm late to the party and assume there are already jokes in here that stutzle finds himself on the other end of the call.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

That was on the bad call side

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I was legitimately stunned this was called interference, as I thought interference was basically only body checking someone without the puck... but TIL the following is in the NHL rulebook under the Interference rule.

Rule 56: Interference

56.2 Minor Penalty - A minor penalty for interference shall be imposed:

(v) On a player who deliberately knocks the stick out of an opponent’shand, or prevents a player who has dropped his stick or any otherpiece of equipment from regaining possession of it (see Rule 53.2(iii));

That said it's still a shit call. Stutzle is merely trying to avoid and counter the sticklift and tieup by the defender by repositioning his stick.

If the ref was smart, he would have made no call and signaled for a review/talk to the other officials so they could talk about it and what everyone saw. Once he called a penalty, that made the play dead and the goal/whole play unreviewable, i believe.

 

[jbeck5]

Lmao wtf was that?

It's not like the sens are a great team that the NHL has to level the playing field...why the crazy fall against them?

Between that and pinto slashing the ice and getting called, I don't know what to say...

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Sens fans will blame missing the playoffs entirely on this.

 

[CornerStone61]

Sens fans will blame missing the playoffs entirely on this.

I mean it's one game so not likely but the reffing was objectively very bad. Don't expect you to acknowledge that though since you seem to have a weird hate boner for Ottawa in general based on past posts.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Sens fans will blame missing the playoffs entirely on this.

Not just this year, this is fodder for next year too imo

 

[Three On Zero]

Good call, looks like interference to me. Don’t hit a players stick out of his hand next time

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I mean it's one game so not likely but the reffing was objectively very bad. Don't expect you to acknowledge that though since you seem to have a weird hate boner for Ottawa in general based on past posts.

Yeah, I hate the Sens.

 

[jbeck5]

Yeah, I hate the Sens.

Why would anyone hate the sens lol they haven't been relevant in almost a decade...

I've never hated on perpetual non playoff teams...that's just weird.

 

[All Mod Cons]

After the Caps vs Leafs game, I have zero sympathy.

 

[SenzZen]

The only thing worse than NHL officiating is Sens fans coping with it.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Pretty weak, but given you can't slash a stick out of someone's hand, no matter how daintily someone holds their stick, there's been worse.

 

[ItWasJustified]

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

Pretty weak, but given you can't slash a stick out of someone's hand, no matter how daintily someone holds their stick, there's been worse.

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

 

[BruinDust]

A player getting his hand knocked off his stick while wielding it with just his top hand should NEVER be a penalty to the opposing player.

If you want to reach out in desperation with one hand on your stick and it gets knocked out of your hand by the puck carrier, that's the price you pay for a desperation move. Play better positionally.

 

[Mr Hat]

Good call, looks like interference to me. Don’t hit a players stick out of his hand next time

Right. It’s common knowledge that reaching out to swipe a puck with one hand on your stick from behind to stop a 2 on 1 means the other player can’t use any force to try and get the puck.

 

[Three On Zero]

Right. It’s common knowledge that reaching out to swipe a puck with one hand on your stick from behind to stop a 2 on 1 means the other player can’t use any force to try and get the puck.

Players are responsible for their sticks. You can’t just bat a stick out of an opponents hand

 

[Mr Hat]

Players are responsible for their sticks. You can’t just bat a stick out of an opponents hand

Yes players are responsible for having two hands on their sticks since timbits hockey. Like many others said, a desperation swipe and a cry to the refs when you drop your stick from normal stick to stick contact is not a penalty. It’s embarrassing for the sport.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yes players are responsible for having two hands on their sticks since timbits hockey. Like many others said, a desperation swipe and a cry to the refs when you drop your stick is not a penalty. It’s embarrassing for the sport.

Calling a penalty a penalty is not embarrassing, its proper reffing

 

[Mr Hat]

Calling a penalty a penalty is not embarrassing, its proper reffing

Okay, new strategy. Take all face offs with one hand. When the openent stick touches, drop it. Penalty. Winning. Proper reffing.

 

[Three On Zero]

Okay, new strategy. Take all face offs with one hand. When the openent stick touches, drop it. Penalty. Winning. Proper reffing.

That’s not how it works

 

[Mr Hat]

That’s not how it works

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