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"Even so, I had no choice but to go along with it. One of the cardinal rules of hockey -- and this goes for both players and officials -- is that you never throw a teammate under the bus by showing him up."
This should have no place in hockey. Even NFL officials discuss most calls after a flag is thrown, and collectively, try to make the correct call even if this results in picking up a flag and declaring no foul occured on a play. The correct call should be the only thing that matters - not the "cardinal rules of hockey"
Additionally, the off-sides challenge should be looked at and overhauled or thrown out altogether after the season. It makes no sense that only the defending team can challenge a call to overturn a goal being scored.
Just recently, a Sabre player shot the puck from the blueline that resulted in a goal, but the linesman blew the play dead on an off-side ruling. The play could not be challenged even though replays show it was close enough to be looked at further.
I thought the whole reason for the off-sides challenge is to get the correct call on the ice. What gives? |
