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by Robb_K
It's really a shame that all The Blues' hard work to stay in this game and tie it up would be tossed away by the refs missing an obvious tripping violation, with TWO referees and only 6 skaters on the ice. I was glad to see Neighbours continue his net-front scoring, and Perunovich continue to get more comfortable and effective in The NHL game. Binnington played well, as usual.
Yes, I agree that a play like that that leads to a goal being scored should be reviewable. The NHL should have game officials in Toronto, watching each game, to stop action after a goal where a review is desired by the scored upon team, and review slow motion and all camera views. I don't have a problem with games being slowed down a little more, to make sure calls are as accurate and fair as possible, and no problem with games' protracted length being extended 5 or 10 minutes, to get things right. I also have no problem with refs' calls being questioned, making those who have the most "missed calls" receiving some form of negative recognition for that. We understand that the modern game is too fast for even two refs to judge exactly what is happening every second of 60-65 minutes of play. Having refereeing errors not effect outcomes of games is more important.