Why are there so many incorrect review calls?

[Ghost of Murph]

They get the vast majority of calls after watching replay correct. When in doubt they normally defer to the call on ice and roll with that. It's definitely frustrating when the replay people mess up. I doubt there is anything nefarious going on, just human error. The replay room knows a lot more than fans know.

Signed,

Dave Jackson

 

[MadLuke]

What you wrote is a common misconception about pretty much everything. It is exactly the point of objectivity vs subjectivity.

that example has an objective answer, same for puck did go in, or offside, was it goaltender interference, that can become quickly subjective, without an actual answer that exist to be found by a scientific process.

The replay room knows a lot more than fans know.

And angle available can be different, broadcast truck team do a really good job thought, so not necessarily always in an advantage Toronto way, but can be.

 

[Chet Manley]

It's pretty crazy that our current technology hasn't resolved some of the measurement type stuff. Like three different camera views of the puck at any time should be enough to get height. Or the holy grail of a practical transmitting puck and a gazillion sensors around the parts of the ice that matter. Could be soon.