from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,
So it turns out NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is just as flummoxed and frustrated with all the controversy around video review and officiating as everyone else is. The only difference, of course, is he’s actually in a position to do something about it.
When asked what he thought in Game 3 of the Western Conference final when a hand pass led to the overtime goal, Bettman responded with some rare non-lawyerspeak candor. “What I thought was it would be good if I kept my head from exploding,” Bettman said. “I was unhappy. We all were. If you ask the officials on the ice, they weren’t happy. If you ask (director of officiating) Stephen Walkom, he wasn’t happy. Colin Campbell and hockey operations, they weren’t happy. I know Bill (deputy commissioner Daly) was unhappy. We were all unhappy.”
Bettman knew the main topic of conversation would be around video review and what the league will do about it moving forward and he got out in front of the story, saying the league will conduct a complete review this off-season with an eye to likely making changes to the process. It’s pretty clear, though, that the league doesn’t have a lot of interest in moving backward on this, which means if anything it will be expanded. With that said, it will not be to the point where everything will be subject to review.
continued plus more topics discussed by Bettman...
added 10:03pm, Watch Bettman on video review below.
added 10:34pm, Watch Bettman's opening remarks below.
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