NHL Tim Peel fired

[Gee Wally]

Fire

His

Ass

 

[the negotiator]

A- I wanted to make sure we had early on control of the game, flipped a coin and Nashville came up

B- I hate the look of the Nashville jersey

C- I had a big bet down at Draft Kings

whatever the choice - get him out of the game NOW

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows this is a thing in refereeing. To different degrees at all different levels of every single sport. The issue is, there's rarely "hard evidence".

I am somewhat doubtful anything is going to come from it (other than a really lame one or two game suspension), but there's no better time than now to make an example of someone and set a precedent for the better of the game.

That being said, we could obviously go even deeper and question whether the NHL is directly encouraging its officials to "even out" calls.

 

[BMC]

The NHL has never adapted to the 2 ref system well

The refs never know who they are working with until they show up in a city.

Peel is perhaps the best-known NHL ref simply because he is hated by every fanbase.

And this just confirms they (and we) are right to despise him.

 

[BMC]

He has to go- if he won't quit the NHL absolutely needs to fire him.

IMO there has long been a need to reform officiating in this league. Maybe this will prod Bettman into doing something.

 

[BMC]

The two-ref system hasn't worked, I've been saying that for 20 years now. I'll never understand why they want two people officiating whose roles are 100% identical. There should of been some division of labour between Ref #1 and Ref#2 so they aren't directly competing with each other to make calls.

It has always driven me crazy when one ref close by lets something go but the ref 20 feet away calls it.

 

[Gator Mike]

He gone.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Wow, I'm really surprised and happy that the league did this. Well done. They absolutely did the right thing.

 

[OV]

He gone.

Hopefully message sent!!! I guess we'll see if the message was received by the
rest of the "herd".

 

[JOKER 192]

Ding- dong the witch is dead.

Now who thinks the problem has been resolved?

 

[Saxon Eric]

Outstanding!

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

The fact that he said what he said more or less confirms that it is a cultural issue across the league (and probably plenty of other leagues). One doesn't have much accountability at all in their job if they are admitting to other players mid-game that they are calling penalties just because they feel like it.

 

[BMC]

Ding- dong the witch is dead.

Now who thinks the problem has been resolved?

IMO this is should be just the first step. I'm afraid it will be the only one.

 

[BruinsPortugal]

 

[Gator Mike]

Apparently, Peel was scheduled to retire in April, so the league didn't fire him as much as they gave him early retirement.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Hopefully message sent!!! I guess we'll see if the message was received by the
rest of the "herd".

I think so.

Don't get caught.

 

[BMC]

He gone.

Great. Absolutely the right thing to do.

Now do something serious about the rest of your officials and the officiating culture.

 

[DiggityDog]

Tim Peel is a shit official, but the NHL doing the right thing? Hardly. They found a scapegoat and tossed him to the wayside, the issue will remain unchanged.

I guess we take what we can get though

 

[Dr Hook]

I think so.

Don't get caught.

Yep, just reinforces the idea to check for a hot mic before running off at the gob

 

[talkinaway]

Don’t be too excited that the NHL is getting tough. Peel was scheduled to retire and ref his last game in exactly one month. So, basically, all he loses is maybe one month’s pay (while getting one month’s vacation), and perhaps some cake and tiny trash thrown at him by other refs in the break room. And the obligatory snark from whatever PxP is covering his last game when they would have shown the graphic celebrating his last game.

The NHL statement avoids words like “fired/suspended/dismissed”, so he probably gets all his retirement stuff. And, legally, that may be very difficult to take away from him.

 

[ap3lovr]

I feel for Tim Peel because he lost his job today. Not because he was doing something wrong, but instead because he was the one that got caught.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Great. Absolutely the right thing to do.

Now do something serious about the rest of your officials and the officiating culture.

WON'T HAPPEN

do you want amateur officials working pro games, no matter the league..... remember the Devils fiasco that happened back in the late 80s where amateur officials almost worked a Stanley Cup playoff.

Peel's just the latest one who got caught..... Remember Schoenfeld's tirade against Don Koharski which went along the lines of the Donut Ref

 

[Top Shelf Wrister]

Don’t be too excited that the NHL is getting tough. Peel was scheduled to retire and ref his last game in exactly one month. So, basically, all he loses is maybe one month’s pay (while getting one month’s vacation), and perhaps some cake and tiny trash thrown at him by other refs in the break room. And the obligatory snark from whatever PxP is covering his last game when they would have shown the graphic celebrating his last game.

The NHL statement avoids words like “fired/suspended/dismissed”, so he probably gets all his retirement stuff. And, legally, that may be very difficult to take away from him.

Yeah but it stains his legacy and bill of work. I mean we always THOUGHT this but now we have confirmation

 

[BruinDust]

I can't believe this actually happened. Wow I'm actually impressed the NHL did this, let alone so quickly.

I don't know how to post memes but @Gee Wally can I get a Tombstone/Powers Boothe "well......bye" for Mr. Peel?