In the Avs game today against the Habs, Avs players got pushed into the Canadians goalie twice. Both times the Avalanche were immediately called for goaltender interference. Different rules for different teams??
The rule does not say anything about possession. Compare this to the whistle earlier in the game for Dahlin. The danger is that the player is unable to position themselves to protect themselves. If the puck went up high and was shot at the goalie in a fetal position, is it still acceptable because the Avalanche didn't get posssession? This rule was changed due to another Avalanche player, Matt Calvert, being down and taking another shot. The complete disregard for player safety in this review is notably counter to the leagues rules and rhetoric.
if you blow the whistle automatically when I goalie goes down with a potential injury I think the unfortunate result would be goalies faking injuries on any contact to get a stoppage in play to help their team. Say when the opposing team has a long shift in the opponents offensive zone and you have a tired defense. That said, a very fair point about the player (goalie) being in a vulnerable position.
@puckpodcastTV 8.1 When a player is injured so that he cannot continue play or go to his bench, the play shall not be stopped until the injured player’s team has secured control of the puck. If the player’s team is in control of the puck at the time of injury, play shall be stopped immediately unless his team is in a scoring position. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.
I agree with Eddie. Also, between the time that Wedgewood went down and the puck went from the corner to Benson's tape behind the net was 1.5 seconds. The ref needs a little bit of time to assess the situation. Given the norm of referees NOT blowing the whistle in the situation when the offensive team has possession and a scoring chance, think how much WORSE the controversy would have been if the ref blew the whistle JUST before Benson was able to tuck in the wrap-around. That would have been much worse.
The problem that everybody defending this call is making is the utter inconsistency with which it is applied. I was at this game, these officials were horrendous. A litany of no calls and inconsistent calls ALL night. Same officials made the exact opposite call in the first period when Dahlin went down in the neutral zone after a hit from Rantannen. While the Avs still had the puck, there was a whistle within a second. Let's not stop there, let's look at the Avs very next game game with the Habs. Perhaps one you can help me understand why the Avs get called for tender interference (twice!!) when its the same thing that Kelly did to Benson. There is no consistency, its ridiculous.
UPDATE: Avs head coach Jared Bednar said goalie Scott Wedgewood is likely week to week. - Eddie
Yes to this. Love to hear your take on situations.
Loved this breakdown. Thank you 🙌
Nice breakdown! I’m sure it will come up again on the main pod and looking forward to hearing Doug chime in as well.
Good call .... will be an interesting debate between you guys this week.
Heck yea i like this idea! Hearing Eddies take on controversial calls is interesting.
In the Avs game today against the Habs, Avs players got pushed into the Canadians goalie twice. Both times the Avalanche were immediately called for goaltender interference. Different rules for different teams??
Kelly has said he did not push. Watch again. Also, watch the Dahlin injury earlier, the play was stopped.
The rule does not say anything about possession. Compare this to the whistle earlier in the game for Dahlin.
The danger is that the player is unable to position themselves to protect themselves. If the puck went up high and was shot at the goalie in a fetal position, is it still acceptable because the Avalanche didn't get posssession?
This rule was changed due to another Avalanche player, Matt Calvert, being down and taking another shot. The complete disregard for player safety in this review is notably counter to the leagues rules and rhetoric.
if you blow the whistle automatically when I goalie goes down with a potential injury I think the unfortunate result would be goalies faking injuries on any contact to get a stoppage in play to help their team. Say when the opposing team has a long shift in the opponents offensive zone and you have a tired defense. That said, a very fair point about the player (goalie) being in a vulnerable position.
@@puckpodcastTV That is why imminent scoring chance is the rule. The puck in the corner is not an imminent scoring chance.
@@irish5884 I would say that's open to interpretation. What "rule" are you speaking of? Is there a literal rule in the rule book?
@puckpodcastTV 8.1 When a player is injured so that he cannot continue play or go to his bench, the play shall not be stopped until the injured player’s team has secured control of the puck. If the player’s team is in control of the puck at the time of injury, play shall be stopped immediately unless his team is in a scoring position.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.
Agree with your analysis Eddie, thanks for sharing! I would like to see more of these types of videos, if you have the time. Happy New Year! 🥳
Yes Eddie continue doing these break downs 👏🏻
The non call on the ice was correct. I apologize for the length of this comment.
How does it compare to the whistle for Dahlin earlier in the game? Dahlin went down. Avs had possession. Whistle.
@@irish5884 I didn't see that play do you have a link to a video of it ?
I agree with Eddie. Also, between the time that Wedgewood went down and the puck went from the corner to Benson's tape behind the net was 1.5 seconds. The ref needs a little bit of time to assess the situation. Given the norm of referees NOT blowing the whistle in the situation when the offensive team has possession and a scoring chance, think how much WORSE the controversy would have been if the ref blew the whistle JUST before Benson was able to tuck in the wrap-around. That would have been much worse.
This was a great breakdown!
ruclips.net/video/CI1Wp231W4A/видео.html Avs coach Jared Bednar's side of things.
The problem that everybody defending this call is making is the utter inconsistency with which it is applied. I was at this game, these officials were horrendous. A litany of no calls and inconsistent calls ALL night. Same officials made the exact opposite call in the first period when Dahlin went down in the neutral zone after a hit from Rantannen. While the Avs still had the puck, there was a whistle within a second. Let's not stop there, let's look at the Avs very next game game with the Habs. Perhaps one you can help me understand why the Avs get called for tender interference (twice!!) when its the same thing that Kelly did to Benson. There is no consistency, its ridiculous.