NHL referees receiving MAJOR criticism from fans early in NHL playoffs
The NHL postseason began on Monday of this week and as is to be expected there has been a lot of scrutiny and controversy over the officiating by NHL referees.
There were 131 penalties-in-minutes handed out so far between Tampa Bay and Toronto in the 2 games of their best of 7 series alone.
As shown here by Leafs forward Michael Bunting, the players have been disagreeing with the officials and their willingness to call penalties.
Bunting: oh my god! that's f--king embarrassing! oh my god pic.twitter.com/LZ0I4vcQMe— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) May 5, 2022
While advocates for increased penalizing of players by officials argue it can create a safer game with less injuries to players, some fans and analysts seem to think officiating can be a bit heavy-handed, like this questionable call in the Penguins/Rangers series.
We really calling this a penalty??? Yikes. pic.twitter.com/l61Oxv4Pe7— Mike Grinnell (@MikeGrinnell_) May 5, 2022
| POLL | ||
MAI 6|305 ANSWERS NHL referees receiving MAJOR criticism from fans early in NHL playoffs What do you think of the NHL referees? | ||
| Overall fair | 67 | 22 % |
| Too heavy-handed | 48 | 15.7 % |
| Important for player safety | 23 | 7.5 % |
| 4 blind mice | 167 | 54.8 % |
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