>
> Wayne writes (about the controversial Minn goal Friday):
> >   This has been discussed elsewhere on HOCKEY-L, but the reversal seems
> >   like the WRONG call to me, no matter what the replay showed, *if* the
> >   referee blew his whistle when he should have (he apparently *thought*
> >   it was a hand-pass).  The play was then dead at that point ...  no
> >   matter whether it was a good call or not.
>
> The key is when the whistle blew...if he blew the whistle *after* the
> puck went in the net (which was what I thought happened), then
> determined that the call he was going to make was wrong, then there
> isn't a problem with allowing the goal.  If he blew the whistle before
> it went in the net, then there is no way the goal should have counted.
>
> Otherwise, it seems that he'd be disallowing the goal based on when he
> "intended" to blow the whistle.
>
> So, can anyone who was there or saw the replay verify when the whistle
> blew?
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> Mike Machnik                                            [log in to unmask]
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The TV replay clearly indicated that the wistle blew BEFORE the goal
was scored.  In blew simultaneously with the shot by Checco which was from
about five feet.  So technically, Buzzy was wrong to reallow the goal.
On the other hand, the whistle had no impact on the play.  That is, I
don't think the Whistle caused the goalie to let it by- he had no chance.
Had he done the right thing and disallowed the goal and suppossing the game
went into OT where the Bulldogs won or tied, then the Gophers rightfully
could claim that they got robbed.  The way things went, Duluth doesn't have
anything to complain about.
 
 
Gary Hatfield
 
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