There’s no consistency to the calls. At times, it seems as though there’s no logic.

What looks like a penalty one night is not called the next. No one knows what goalie interference is, what an offside is, what a hit to the head is. Some nights, the whistles are put away. On other nights, it seems as though the referees are inventing new ways in which to send players to the penalty box.

And it’s affecting not only the outcome of the games — but of the entire playoffs.

-Michael Traikos of the National Post where you can read more on officiating in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.