It was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen as a hockey fan. Because of the play itself, the brevity of the moment and the massively missed call directly before it, calling a major penalty on Steve Bernier when you missed the penalty eight seconds before against Stephen Gionta in a pivotal game six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was a major mistake. However, blaming that for the New Jersey Devils losing the series is a stretch.
It’s been six years since that fateful play, yet fans are still upset. This tweet from a Devils fan got me thinking about this topic.