I’ve used this space to previously make light of the NHL’s “intent to blow the whistle” rule — or, more specifically, how ridiculous it is. I likely bashed the game’s referees a bit (no doubt Stephen Walkom was a center point of my discontent) before making my point about how the NHL should abolish or amend the rule.
Well, we have a new controversy to deal with, but there’s no reason for me to be upset at the referees. In fact, the NHL has really given its on-ice officials a bum deal when it comes to a pair of problems: the goaltender interference call, and the coach’s challenge.