Video Review

[DaGreatGazoo]

The writer brings up a valid point, and one that will probably occur. Figured we could start a discussion on what other "odd" scenarios could happen with expanded video review.

Expanded video review in the National Hockey League is a good thing. A very good thing. As long as it’s limited to particular situations and doesn’t slow the game down to cricket match-levels, we’re golden.

The fact that double-minor high-sticking penalties we’ll be under review is something for which were excited about in the 2013-14 season. Four minutes of power-play time on a play in which a player is cut by his own teammate’s stick is an egregious error. Now, it can be corrected.

But not without some headaches in the early stages of this innovation.

Stu Hackel of Sports Illustrated provided some needles for our balloons with a piece on NHL replay this week. Wrap your grey matter around this scenario:

And then one must take into account all of the penalty's possible scenarios. How to do that is something the Hockey Operations Department has been trying to work through this summer. Let's say, for example, a player is going to be whistled for high sticking. The ref signals a delayed call, the team that was fouled pulls its goalie and scores a goal with the extra man. The ref then checks the player who was struck and signals a double minor, but the review in Toronto indicates that, in fact, he was injured by his own or a teammate's stick. What the hell happens then?

We’re imagining that the goal would count.

Yes, the phantom penalty call allowed Team X to pull its goalie and score, which is unfortunate. But all Team Y had to do was possess the puck to end the sequence. Taking partisan emotion out of that scenario, wouldn’t that be the logical decision? Or should the goal be wiped away along with the penalty?

Anyhoo, that’s one of the many headaches associated with what is otherwise a glorious, overdue development for the NHL.

Edited August 21, 2013 by DaGreatGazoo

[yave1964]

if we have the technology we need to use it. The bugs will work themselves out soon enough

[DaGreatGazoo]

if we have the technology we need to use it. The bugs will work themselves out soon enough

Agreed. Should have been more clear; I wasn't dumping on the idea of video review, but rather, asking about scenarios that the league will have to think through before it's the 3rd period of a tie game, and Toronto is on the phone!

[goalnut3133]

That's a good scenario to think about (which I'd think they would be), but to my mind, it's a no-brainer that the goal shouldn't count. Maybe though, under this new review, there won't be any more 'delayed' high-stick penalties...maybe once the ref decides, the whistle is blown, so no need to pull the goalie? I think with wiping the goal, it would cause too many problems & heated controversy amongst the fans, team, coach, etc... However, I suppose then, ridding the delayed penalty causes another problem--the offended team with puck possession during the call 'may' have scored, if not for the whistle being blown. Then after review, it's decided it was a team mate's high-stick, thus no power play. A double-disadvantage to the supposed 'offended' team. Hmm...this should get interesting.

[jammer2]

I agree, no expense should be spared to get things right. The ownership groups owe it to the players and the fan bases to get the big calls right. I'm betting it's over a half a mill bill to implement this system in arenas. For one thing, the NHL will probably have an edict that all technology will have to be identical....allowing whoever supplies the video equipment to price gouge. On the surface, you would think it's a pretty easy install, but big business has a way of making things spiral out of control when it comes to putting something this all encompassing into play. This will be a financial hardship on some of the poor owners, but hey, ya wanna play with the big boys, you gotta spend the big bucks!!

[hf101]

The fact that double-minor high-sticking penalties we’ll be under review is something for which were excited about in the 2013-14 season. Four minutes of power-play time on a play in which a player is cut by his own teammate’s stick is an egregious error. Now, it can be corrected.

 

The National Hockey League will not review high-sticking penalties this season, contrary to a recommendation brought forward in the spring, as reported by Stephen Whyno of The Canadian Press.

In June, the league’s competition committee recommended that all high-sticking double minor penalties be subject to a video review. That will not be happening, however.

“We just don’t want to do something that we weren’t totally comfortable with on video review,” NHL executive vice-president and director of hockey operations Colin Campbell told The Canadian Press.

“We want everything to be clear and precise and we didn’t think that was.”

 

 

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