Worst Goaltender Interference Call in History- CGY/EDM

[Dey so soff*]

What’s the issue here?

Goalie was in his crease, McDavid skates INTO the crease, hits the blocker with his skate and twists the goalie to the right and he isn’t able to get back to make the save.

I know Oilers fans are disgusted but reality is reality.

 

[Jamin]

What’s the issue here?

Goalie was in his crease, McDavid skates INTO the crease, hits the blocker with his skate and twists the goalie to the right and he isn’t able to get back to make the save.

I know Oilers fans are disgusted but reality is reality.

Consistency. Kessler has his whole body in blue paint is physically holding the goalie from moving and it's good goal.

Goalies foot gets hit no goal.

Consistency is what's passing people off

 

[LeafsNation75]

Meh, I can see the logic behind it. McDavid's nudges Smith, causing Smith to move, and the gap created is where the puck goes.

Was there a memo to refs telling them to start ruling goalie interference literally? 'Cause the real issue is everyone has seen that kind of goal (plus the Matthews goal, again, a literal call) allowed all the time (plus the angle and speed in the OP makes it look like there's no basis for a call whatsoever).



Please, he kicks the stick away. The stick was covering the five hole. Now it's not. Goal is scored through 5 hole. Easy call.

I've yet to see any explanation for this, so I'll say it's the worst goalie interference (non) call ever:

I remember the night this happened everyone and Leafs fans virtually all agreed it was the wrong call allowing that goal.

There was also this play which was just as bad and like the Colton Orr play there was no coaches challenges at that time.

 

[Dey so soff*]

Consistency. Kessler has his whole body in blue paint is physically holding the goalie from moving and it's good goal.

Goalies foot gets hit no goal.

Consistency is what's passing people off

I’ll give you that. Officiating in every league has problems with consistency and that leads to players and fans being confused.

But in this particular case, according to the rules, it was a good call. Goalie is set in his crease. An opposing player cannot enter that crease and impede him in any way that can affect his ability to make a save. McDavid’s skate clearly makes contact with the blocker INSIDE the crease and pulls the goalie to his right, affecting not only his ability to track the puck but also to make the save.

Frustrating I understand but not as egregious as some are making it out to be...

 

[4thTierSport]

As bad as it is, this was more goalie interference than some of the calls i've seen this season.

That should tell the whole story.

Bingo, the issue is consistency on the calls. McDavid initiates contact with the goalie in the blue paint by himself. Although the contact is minimal, it does move the blocker and spin the goalie away from the direction of the eventual goal. That can can be called GI by the rule book. The issue is we could compile a decent list of calls/noncalls from just this year that contraadict this one.

 

[Saidin]

Good call. Sucks but that's how shitty it's been all year and it wasn't going to change now.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Bingo, the issue is consistency on the calls. McDavid initiates contact with the goalie in the blue paint by himself. Although the contact is minimal, it does move the blocker and spin the goalie away from the direction of the eventual goal. That can can be called GI by the rule book. The issue is we could compile a decent list of calls/noncalls from just this year that contraadict this one.

I'm no Oilers fan but if you watch the replay the Flames goalie was almost able to make the save on the rebound, so whatever contact McDavid did was not enough to prevent him from trying to still make the save with his pad.

 

[b in vancouver]

Truthfully that looks like interference to me - with how they call it nowadays.
I know everyone, coaches included, and myself, are getting frustrated with what is or isn't goalie interference but often when I watch them on replay you can see the refs point of view.

Three examples this week being McDavid, Matthews and Chicago's goal. Matthews and McDavid were both untouched when they made contact with the goalie, and although it looked like very little, they both impeded the goalie on plays they would've had a good chance on. It doesn't take much.

Chicago's goal is a bit different as Hainsey and then Polak make contact with Anisimov. Hainsey actually pushes Anisimov's glove into Andersson's head. I'm not saying it should've been a good goal nor that Anisimov didn't 'fall' more than he should've, but it creates that doubt when defensemen are pushing forwards at their own goalie.

We would all like more clarity and consistency but I think there's two kinds - no matter what team we cheer for.
I think there's two kinds though. - Unimpeded contact and when the defence man has any backside contact on a player towards the goalie.

 

[b in vancouver]

I'm no Oilers fan but if you watch the replay the Flames goalie was almost able to make the save on the rebound, so whatever contact McDavid did was not enough to prevent him from trying to still make the save with his pad.

Or you could say it was 'just enough contact to prevent him from making the save with his pad.'

It's a fine line - and I don't envy the refs making these calls.

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

Yup the league is inconsistent in all the replays calls, suspensions and officiating. Although in this case McDavid did interfere and the right call was made imho.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Or you could say it was 'just enough contact to prevent him from making the save with his pad.'

Still the way I see the contact McDavid makes did not prevent the Flames goalie from attempting to move his pad, because it was inches away from stopping to puck.

 

[4thTierSport]

I'm no Oilers fan but if you watch the replay the Flames goalie was almost able to make the save on the rebound, so whatever contact McDavid did was not enough to prevent him from trying to still make the save with his pad.

Remember you are probably watching it in slo-mo. Initial contact and the goal are less than 2 seconds apart.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Remember you are probably watching it in slo-mo. Initial contact and the goal are less than 2 seconds apart.

If the rule is the goalie needs a chance to attempt making a save, I think the Flames goalie was still given that chance when you see where the contact was and where the puck went into the net.

 

[DearDiary]

Goals have been called off without even contact being made (before challenges), yet you think this is the worst goalie interference call ever?

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I haven't seen all the calls but I'm a Flames fan and I thought this was a good goal.

Too bad the Flames couldn't score to raise the salt-levels to hilarious heights.

 

[Coffey]

I haven't seen all the calls but I'm a Flames fan and I thought this was a good goal.

Too bad the Flames couldn't score to raise the salt-levels to hilarious heights.

You sure had your chances lol Thank god Talbot was playing with 2017 levels of skill.

 

[Tkachuky]

You sure had your chances lol Thank god Talbot was playing with 2017 levels of skill.

He did play really well...

 

[powerstuck]

I honestly cant figure out why people are so certain that that should be a goal. McDavid's skate dragged the goalies blocker and dragged him out of position, right where the puck ended up going. its goalie interference

In other news, NHL plans to impose a 20 minute 4 men disadvantage to the opposing team every time the goalie loses his stick.

 

[SullivanT]

What was the deal with the Rittich misconduct following the decision? Was he *****ing about the fans? Or giving it to the refs for not calling a penalty? Splain to me.

He got mad cause even he thought it was a good goal and thought they lost and started smashing the shit out of his stick on the ice. At least that's what I think it was from

 

[powerstuck]

Still the way I see the contact McDavid makes did not prevent the Flames goalie from attempting to move his pad, because it was inches away from stopping to puck.

Yep. I guess luck wasn't with Oilers because if the puck bounces in front of the goalie instead to left of him, he's in position to make the save and thus no goalie interference, but since the puck bounces left, and there is no Flames defender on that side but only a free Oilers player...well it become interference.

 

[GoCaps2004]

In other news, NHL plans to impose a 20 minute 4 men disadvantage to the opposing team every time the goalie loses his stick.

k.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Tough call, but I see the logic. Goalie not got back into position to make the save.

 

[tarheelhockey]

editx2: Here is McDavid SO winner. Wants the ref to check to be 100% certain it is a good goal

This kind of crap needs to stop. Matthews did the same thing the other day making the mocking goal signal.

In BOTH cases the ref on the ice called it a good goal, the other team challenged and put them in a position where they had no choice but to reverse the call on a technicality, and they end up getting openly mocked by a face-of-the-league superstar for something they can’t control.

This reminds me of when Crosby was young and got a reputation for yapping at the refs, and it followed him well into his career. It’s not good to see a top player acting that way.

 

[CornKicker]

You sure had your chances lol Thank god Talbot was playing with 2017 levels of skill.

saves are easy when you aren't getting interfered with lol

 

[CornKicker]

This kind of crap needs to stop. Matthews did the same thing the other day making the mocking goal signal.

In BOTH cases the ref on the ice called it a good goal, the other team challenged and put them in a position where they had no choice but to reverse the call on a technicality, and they end up getting openly mocked by a face-of-the-league superstar for something they can’t control.

This reminds me of when Crosby was young and got a reputation for yapping at the refs, and it followed him well into his career. It’s not good to see a top player acting that way.

take your ref loving reasoning somewhere else pal, this is the no ref zone.