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Re: GDT: Calgary @ Edmonton (Game #53) [message #784027 is a reply to message #783965 ]	Sun, 02 May 2021 05:09

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Adam wrote on Sat, 01 May 2021 19:33

Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 01 May 2021 20:32

NetBOG wrote on Sat, 01 May 2021 20:27

That penalty was sawft.

Which one, the crap on Bear or the Nurse "boarding" penalty?

I thought the Nurse one was softer. He didn't really do anything but hit him.

The Bear one was technically interference - my only issue is that they basically never call that interference any more other than that time.

This is the problem, referees in the NHL are in name only, they don't operate as referees, they operate as "score" managers, adjust the level for infractions, level varying for each team, as suits the score, and time of the game.

I'm watching some IIHF U-18 right now, a penalty in those games is a penalty, at every minute of the game, no matter the score.. guess what? the players realize this and adjust their play to avoid getting penalties, same happens in the CHL, I've seen their games and you never see the NHL ref score management BS going on, the refs call what is there, no more, or less, the players adjust their play to suit, so you don't get 10 PP's per team per game, the infractions just decrease.. cause and effect ..what a concept!
The NHL talking heads try to use the argument; "well, we can't call everything, we don't want to have 20 powerplays per game.." which is an empty argument, it ignores the fact that the players will adjust the way they play to avoid getting a penalty.. its like say charging people with DUI's won't reduce drunk driving habits.

What we see from NHL refs has to be coming from NHL Management, because we can see how real refereeing works in other leagues, at lower levels, all these NHL refs have the skills to call a real hockey game to the rules, what we are getting is not by mistake, or error, its by design, which makes you wonder about the reason.. IMHO this is what NHL management wants. But why?

Not sure sure how the NHL Inc. decides how its rules are enforced, but it seems like the team managers tell the league officials how they want the the game to be, and how the refs should adjust their game calls to make it happen. In which case, if you're a team without a McDavid, or other top stars with similar high-end skill, you naturally push the league to set the bar higher for infractions, to allow your slower players to hack, wack, tackle, trip, maim, the skilled/fast stars of the league, essentially nullifying their existence. Bring fast, skilled teams down to the level of the lower skilled teams, and allow them to compete on the score board. Helps ticket gate, and rights holders if uncompetitive teams (markets) can be helped to be made competitive.. money.

I'm guessing you'll really notice this crap even more next year if we get back to the Pacific division, all the desert teams, Anaheim, LA, SJ, Arizona will be rebuilding, and rely on ref score management to keep them competitive.. book it.

No other pro or amateur sports league does this crap.

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