Posts About "NHL Officials"
Blown Calls Ruining Oilers Playoff Chances, NHL Credibility
May 6th, 2017 There are some who will argue that the Oilers are the only ones to blame for the fact that they are now down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against the Anaheim Ducks. To a degree, Edmonton does need to take responsibility for defensive breakdowns, misreads and the inability to clear the defensive zone, but the reality is, this is now...
The Current State of the NHL Power Play
April 24th, 2017 Is it just me or are the number of power-play chances in the NHL down? Given what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, it's a question that definitely merits an answer. Recall that the Blue Jackets finished the 2016-17 season with the fewest power-play chances in almost 30 seasons according to the Elias Sports Bureau. In...
Blue Jackets Given Historically Few Power Plays
April 9th, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in a slump at the wrong time. Entering Sunday's game in Toronto, they have lost six games in a row. They haven't done that all season to this point. They've been outscored 21-11 while scoring more than two goals just once in that stretch. Even more noticeable on the score sheet are the...
Vermette Appeal a Waste of Time
February 19th, 2017 Antoine Vermette made a bone-headed decision during the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday. After losing a second straight faceoff cleanly, he gave linesman Shandor Alphonso a mild slash to the back of his legs. The officials immediately stopped play and sent Vermette to the locker room with a...
Blind Justice: The Problem With NHL Officiating
April 4th, 2015 In the current state of NHL officiating, if things continue as they currently are; someone is going to die on the ice. It's not a question of if, but when. It's been mentioned before in "anti-fighting" circles that someone is going to get killed while fighting, but that's just a high profile example of a dangerous situation -...
Ref Roundup: Rule Changes, Russian Ref, 'Boom Boom' Goes Ballistic
March 19th, 2015 With the NHL's GMs wrapping up their meeting in Florida, a look at the proposed rule changes leads off this week's Ref Roundup: While there's always concerns about the consistency of officiating, there's something to be said for consistency in the rulebook as well. While no major changes may be in store for the 2015-16 NHL...
