from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,

Seems rather silly.

The NHL has invested millions of dollars to outfit every NHL arena with state-of-the-art technology and has the ability to review every single goal at its multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art Situation Room in Toronto that has been copycatted by other professional sports leagues.

Yet night after night, unreviewable “incidental contact” rulings by referees — Wild fans are very familiar with these — are wiping out goals in a league that’s always searching for more offense.

Even a goalie like Wild veteran Niklas Backstrom, who is appreciative of the league’s directive to officials to protect goaltenders and feels that many laymen don’t understand how a simple bump can inhibit a goalie’s ability to stop the puck, thinks this type of washout should be double-checked and potentially overturned by the league’s team of video reviewers in Toronto.

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