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A Long Controversial December

Hockey

A Long Controversial December

Scouting The Refs Podcast #RefsPodcast›
Dec 6, 202514:59

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BLBlake Lizotte

Episode Notes

It's a busy week on the #RefsPodcast:

  • Jets goalie Thomas Milic picks up a penalty for covering up the puck
  • Kraken's Mason Marchment fires up the Edmonton Oilers after a hit on Darnell Nurse
  • Penguins' Blake Lizotte with the crotch-hoist on the Flyers' Garnet Hathaway. Should the NHL come down harder on the ol' pickle-smasher?
  • Blues' Toropchenko takes out the Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley with a knee, earning a major penalty but avoiding a fine or suspension
  • Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin looked like the only one surprised he was given a major penalty for boarding Trevor Zegras of the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • Nashville's Steven Stamkos scores the OT game-winner with Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling already in there... and the net off its pegs
  • A hand pass haunts the Tampa Lay Lightning as Nikita Kucherov's game-tying goal was disallowed after the NHL's Situation Room reviewed the play for a missed stoppage. Was it the right call?

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We'll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was - or wasn't - handed out.

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