‘Failed Offside Challenge’ a Symptom of NHL’s Poor Officiating
There have been some rule changes before the start of the 2017-18 NHL season. One of the three changes has stood out from the rest with, the ‘failed offside challenge’…
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NHL’s ‘Failed Offside Challenge’ Penalty Is a Positive Step
Back in May, I proposed four simple rule changes to help “fix” the NHL. Among them, naturally, was a series of tweaks to adjust the league’s coach-controlled offside challenge. I…
Fixing The NHL: Four Easy Rule Changes
The NHL has an officiating problem. I don’t mean that in the sense that the league’s referees and linesmen themselves are the problem. Hockey is a fast, nuanced sport, and…
Coach’s Challenge Becoming an Unfortunate Story Line in the Playoffs
The coach’s challenge has become a major story line less than a week into the 2016 NHL Playoffs by altering the potential outcomes of games. The rule was instituted last…
After Further Review, Goalie Interference Calls Still Inconsistent
I thought instituting a coach’s challenge was supposed to help eliminate the debate related to goals caused (or not) by goalie interference. Alas it appears my expectations have once again been…
How to Fix the NHL’s Coach’s Challenge
It’s no secret. The NHL’s coach’s challenge has not gone as smoothly as hoped in its inaugural season. It was put into place in order to give teams an option…
Closing the Coach’s Challenge Loophole
In Monday night’s matchup between the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild, Stars winger Antoine Roussel notched what would become the game-winning tally early in the third frame. The play…
Should Toronto Have Final Say In Reviews?
The biggest battle at the recent NHL board of governors meeting involved neither expansion nor salary caps. Instead, it was the fight over the handling of the coach’s challenge, a…
The Solution to Fixing the NHL Scoring Problem is Simple
The NHL is finally starting to realize they have a real problem in their game. Unfortunately for them the problem is what attracts the fans; goal scoring. Today the NHL…
3 Quick Hits from the Maple Leafs Opener
After what seemed like an eternity over the summer, hockey officially came roaring back as the NHL’s regular season took off. The Toronto Maple Leafs took on their rivals, the…
Rangers-Caps Game 6 Highlights Case For Coach’s Challenge
With a frantic 4-3 victory on Sunday evening, the Rangers have pulled off what appeared unlikely mere days ago as they have forced a game seven against the Capitals in…