What was the worst call by a ref in NHL history?

[Stlblue50]

I still don't understand how refs can go back and blow the whistle when they didn't, but can't retroactively un-blow whistles when they did. The "intent to blow the whistle" rule is garbage and not consistent.

Yeah it doesn’t make any sense. I don’t know how to time stamp YouTube videos but the second Dallas goal at 8:12 of the video shows that the ref blew the whistle before the puck crossed the line but gave the goal to Dallas anyways.

I’m pretty sure they can’t say I didn’t intend to blow the whistle but did on accident because I realized I made a mistake afterward lol.

 

[Stlblue50]

The video above only has one reply where they have the sound on and it’s a terrible angle that looks like the sound was altered.

I rewatched this many times via dvr and it’s clear that the whistle blew right before the puck crossed the line. I wouldn’t surprise me if the NHL intentionally didn’t show a screwed up call in their official highlights of the game. Especially when the 2019 playoffs were a disaster for the refs. The Blues won this game so this play was forgotten quicker.

 

[oilers4life]

for me was the call was when the ref called a hand pass on horcoff on a hemsky goal to tie the game in 2006

 

[KingJoffrey]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

This:



This is the worst call.

Why is this a terrible call? Are you claiming Andersen intentionally knocked the net off and it shoulda been a goal?

If it was intentional he wouldn’t have been trying to push off in an attempt to try to stop Panarin’s shot.

 

[Sadekuuro]

Leon Stickle game 6 cup finals misses the offsides and Nystrom scores.

I'm not sure why I'm the one who always explains this misconception (being a fetus when it happened and all ), but the Stickle goal wasn't either of Nystrom's goals. It was Sutter's goal in the 1st period that put them up 2-1.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Vegas fan saying given the result, a minor was warranted. But certainly not a major, and the reality is it was more Stastny's fault that Pavs fell the way he did, Eakin's shove just started the sequence, so the minor is debatable too.

Either way given the fact that no penalty was called on the play until after the refs saw blood and then to judge the situation against the rules as written and jump right to major penalty which gave SJ 5 minutes of uninterrupted powerplay time on the back end of a game 7's third period when it wasn't warranted, qualifies the call for this thread. Yeah it was on Vegas to not mentally fall apart, but the breakdown almost certainly doesn't happen without a call that was made more on the emotion of the moment than what actually caused the injury. I mean it was enough for them to change the rule for calling major penalties outright.

I've seen much worse happen with less resulted against. They were up 3-0 in the 3rd. They choked and have a convenient excuse is all it is. Sharks killed a five minute major that was questionable in a tie playoff game in the third.

 

[SotasicA]

Why is this a terrible call? Are you claiming Andersen intentionally knocked the net off and it shoulda been a goal?

If it was intentional he wouldn’t have been trying to push off in an attempt to try to stop Panarin’s shot.

Because the call favors the team that made the misplay.

Referee has the right to use discretion and let the play finish. There was no doubt that puck entered the net, or where the net would have been. The Hawks made a hockey play, got punished for something they didn't do, and the game resumed with a faceoff.

That could have been a breakaway, would that change your opinion? A guy is clean off, shoots the puck, beats the goalie, puck goes in the net, but the goalie accidentally moves the post scrambling for the puck... no goal, continue with a faceoff?

 

[DuncanMacpherson]

That one in the San Jose vs Vegas series where Pavelskis head hit the ice.

 

[Goptor]

There was a particular play in 05/06 with Paul Martin while on a power play. Defending team desperately throws the puck out of the zone and Martin, playing the point, makes a good play where he dives down to extend his reach and stop the puck from leaving the zone. Play is quickly called dead and the referee gives him a penalty for diving.

I always liked to think the referee didn't know that diving was just a slang term for embellishing. He saw Martin dive to the ground to stop the puck and thought "Aha! that is totally diving. he's doing an imitation of swimmers diving into a pool!"

Reality is he probably wasn't looking at the play, turned around and saw Martin on the ice, and got offended at being tricked to call a penalty when there were no defenders remotely close to him.

 

[HanSolo]

I've seen much worse happen with less resulted against. They were up 3-0 in the 3rd. They choked and have a convenient excuse is all it is. Sharks killed a five minute major that was questionable in a tie playoff game in the third.

No it most certainly is not "all it is." I know playing this card won't get me anywhere but if the result was reversed we'd hear the exact same argument but a lot more often. Yes Vegas choked but it's all but certain that that wouldn't have happened if the penalty were 2 minutes instead of 5 uninterrupted ones. Vegas falling apart was not a good thing and it's on them. But the meltdown happened because of the panic and emotion of the situation. If they went back to 5 on 5 after the first goal, it's almost a guarantee that wouldn't have happened. I'm not arguing that Vegas didn't deserve to lose given how they lost their composure, but it was still a terrible call that had a significant influence on the game. We can argue til the planet catches fire that Vegas failed to keep it together, but it won't change that the call was dogshit and it created the circumstances for the meltdown to happen.

And I said it qualifies for the discussion. Not that it's the worst of all time.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

No it most certainly is not "all it is." I know playing this card won't get me anywhere but if the result was reversed we'd hear the exact same argument but a lot more often. Yes Vegas choked but it's all but certain that that wouldn't have happened if the penalty were 2 minutes instead of 5 uninterrupted ones. Vegas falling apart was not a good thing and it's on them. But the meltdown happened because of the panic and emotion of the situation. If they went back to 5 on 5 after the first goal, it's almost a guarantee that wouldn't have happened. I'm not arguing that Vegas didn't deserve to lose given how they lost their composure, but it was still a terrible call that had a significant influence on the game. We can argue til the planet catches fire that Vegas failed to keep it together, but it won't change that the call was dogshit and it created the circumstances for the meltdown to happen.

And I said it qualifies for the discussion. Not that it's the worst of all time.

I wouldn't say its all but certain with a minor that they wouldn't have still blown it. A 3-1 lead with ten minutes to go and momentum is nowhere near insurmountable especially with how Vegas played previously. It wouldn't have been the first three goal lead they blew in the series.

 

[Muikea Bulju]

The nashville player definitely did not pass it. The puck may have bounced here and there but Nashville never had control and intent to move the puck to another player. It was very offside.

Yeah, go and tell that to ice level to the ref.

If you look at the video, the NSH players clearly swing at the puck, and the puck seems to go slower than expected through them, and then pick up speed after them swinging at it.

It was not a yuge blown call, it's just a minute matter of interpretation

Everyone who is hyping this up as the biggest blown call in history does not know the rules

Neither did the commentators know the rules, I haven't seen a single feed where they would have even mentioned about NSH players passing it to him.

 

[BlueMed]

Yeah, go and tell that to ice level to the ref.

If you look at the video, the NSH players clearly swing at the puck, and the puck seems to go slower than expected through them, and then pick up speed after them swinging at it.

It was not a yuge blown call, it's just a minute matter of interpretation

Everyone who is hyping this up as the biggest blown call in history does not know the rules

Neither did the commentators know the rules, I haven't seen a single feed where they would have even mentioned about NSH players passing it to him.

No, NSH needs to have control of the puck in order to pass it. Reaching and swinging for the puck does not constitute that.

 

[HanSolo]

I wouldn't say its all but certain with a minor that they wouldn't have still blown it. A 3-1 lead with ten minutes to go and momentum is nowhere near insurmountable especially with how Vegas played previously. It wouldn't have been the first three goal lead they blew in the series.

I didn't say it was all but certain that they couldn't have blown the game. It's not like they were up by 10 goals. But to meltdown to that degree off of one goal, to panic that much and allow so many goals in such quick succession? Not off one powerplay goal against. And if they had been allowed to return to 5 on 5 after surrendering one, that would've been more shifts in San Jose's zone. Still could've blown it but it would've been a lot less likely. Point is the call was the triggering condition for the meltdown that occurred.

As easily as you can say that San Jose still could've tied the game without the major, I could just as easily speculate that Vegas could've scored an answer goal shortly after. Point is the call allowed San Jose to stay on the powerplay longer than they should have. Yes its on Vegas to not mentally fall apart, but there's no question the call had a massive influence on that happening.

No one can say for sure that Vegas would've won the game but for the major but it was a far more likely result than San Jose tying the game given how much time was left.

 

[Hall of Faber]

WHERE IS THE HOLDING ON COYLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!? THEN THE BREAK THE OTHER WAY WAS OFFSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the_fan]

This hands down

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I didn't say it was all but certain that they couldn't have blown the game. It's not like they were up by 10 goals. But to meltdown to that degree off of one goal, to panic that much and allow so many goals in such quick succession? Not off one powerplay goal against. And if they had been allowed to return to 5 on 5 after surrendering one, that would've been more shifts in San Jose's zone. Still could've blown it but it would've been a lot less likely. Point is the call was the triggering condition for the meltdown that occurred.

As easily as you can say that San Jose still could've tied the game without the major, I could just as easily speculate that Vegas could've scored an answer goal shortly after. Point is the call allowed San Jose to stay on the powerplay longer than they should have. Yes its on Vegas to not mentally fall apart, but there's no question the call had a massive influence on that happening.

No one can say for sure that Vegas would've won the game but for the major but it was a far more likely result than San Jose tying the game given how much time was left.

You literally did say that that wouldn't happen so whatever. The triggering condition was Vegas allowing game seven to happen in the first place but we're pretending like they weren't already in the process of blowing it.

 

[ArchAngel55]

 

[slybel]

Alain Coté .....

 

[LeafsNation75]

You literally did say that that wouldn't happen so whatever. The triggering condition was Vegas allowing game seven to happen in the first place but we're pretending like they weren't already in the process of blowing it.

Besides Vegas blowing a 3-1 series lead, the only reason for a Game 7 to be played was the Sharks scoring a double overtime goal in Game 6 while playing short handed.