Why Everyone is Talking About Officiating in the NHL Playoffs | Tim & Friends

The inconsistency from officials in the Stanley Cup Playoffs has left many scratching their heads. Tim explains why the NHL allows this to happen and how the referees should call more obvious penalties.
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[davezahayko]

The officiating makes the league look rigged

[nabatron]

Everyone is talking about it because it has been atrocious

[brad]

At this point the refs at Foot Locker would do a better job.

[jasongaudet]

No Canadian teams winning in Gary Bettmans NHL.

[maxpowr]

How many coaches have to get fined when they complain about the officiating?

[shotlegend]

I hate the playoffs, the officiating gets soo bad you'd swear refs are hedging bets, it's like all the series are pre-determined.

[johnsaville]

They are correct in saying they typically let things go a bit more in the playoffs, but this has gone way beyond anything I've ever seen in past years.

[maitreobiwan]

20 mins pp vegas now.. 8 mins for Montréal and all at the end of period.

[PD-ntvt]

McDavid didn’t draw one penalty in his last 9 playoff games...Clown league.

[nutrock]

Screw hating on Crosby and Wilson, let’s hate on the clown Chris Lee.

[moutamine]

Chris Lee is sent to officiate MTL games when the league wants to steer the serie the other way. #RIGGED

[WilbertRobichaud]

Lee has a long history of the way he calls the games when Montreal plays. one game was 26 minutes of penalties.

[davetimmons]

poor officiating is one of the reasons I have all but stopped watching the NHL. They can't even get it consistent period to period, let alone game to game, and as a fan, I find that way too frustrating....

[blue]

It’s the same thing every year, bettman rigging games for his darling American teams. What a joke the NHL is

[zzii]

Thank you for acknowledge what happened in Edmonton/Winnipeg series, people so concerned about it would be 20 + penalties if you call everything, but if you starting calling the actual penalty, maybe the offender would have to change their mentality

[pierrepellerin]

Name a sport other the hockey that changes it's rules for the yep, i'm still looking and i don't think it exist...

[thecaynuck]

Chris Lee has about 100+ missed calls in his phone inbox right about now

[kimptos]

Chris Lee, probably: "Oh Suzuki got punched in the face.... Wait how much time we have left before I can go sit down?" Proceeds to check game clock and fix zebra jersey...

[LifeAfterFlint]

Avs have been screaming this and everyone ignored it.

[stargazer]

Nobody calls a game this bad by accident. Someone is clearly on another agenda. Been a fan of the game for more than 55 years and know a one sided ref hen I see one.