Re: 2014 Sochi Olympic Games Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
Totally agree. Did the US make mistakes that led to that goal? Absolutely. Was the whistle too quick? Maybe, and maybe because the ref was out of position and so lost sight of a puck she should have been able to see. I'm be mad if I were on the Canadian team if it had not counted as a goal. But quick whistles happen - to everyone. Once they do, you have to follow the rules. We don't want refs deciding it's not really a goal under the rules, but we're going to call it one because really it should have been a goal. Maybe Vetter sweeps her leg and pulls the puck out if she doesn't hear a whistle. Maybe a US D pulls it out at the last second. Neither of those are very likely, but that's the reason for the rule dis-allowing goals after the whistle. And by the way, I'm not saying Canada shouldn't have won. Maybe if they don't count the goal, Canada gets fired up and scores 6 seconds later. Just commenting on the officiating.
Maybe the NBC Sports feed moved the sound of the whistle up to create controversy and boost ratings.
Totally agree. Did the US make mistakes that led to that goal? Absolutely. Was the whistle too quick? Maybe, and maybe because the ref was out of position and so lost sight of a puck she should have been able to see. I'm be mad if I were on the Canadian team if it had not counted as a goal. But quick whistles happen - to everyone. Once they do, you have to follow the rules. We don't want refs deciding it's not really a goal under the rules, but we're going to call it one because really it should have been a goal. Maybe Vetter sweeps her leg and pulls the puck out if she doesn't hear a whistle. Maybe a US D pulls it out at the last second. Neither of those are very likely, but that's the reason for the rule dis-allowing goals after the whistle. And by the way, I'm not saying Canada shouldn't have won. Maybe if they don't count the goal, Canada gets fired up and scores 6 seconds later. Just commenting on the officiating.
Maybe the NBC Sports feed moved the sound of the whistle up to create controversy and boost ratings.
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