from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

So, yes, the Edmonton Oilers will no doubt be on the other end of one of these calls one day. But don’t tell an Oilers fan that today, less than 24 hours after Connor McDavid was denied what was likely a goal by the one, true hole in the NHL’s video replay system.

“We get a half dozen, maybe eight or 10 of these a year,” lamented Mike Murphy, the Sr. v.p. of hockey operations who presided over the call in Edmonton Sunday night, coming with 3.8 seconds left in a 3-2 game. “You know its under the glove or pad, you know (the glove or pad) is in the net. But you can’t find the puck. You can’t see it for sure.

“You rely on our video equipment, but you can’t see under the glove. You can’t see through the glove.”

It has never passed the smell test, this particular scenario, either in the stands or inside the NHL’s video review centre in Toronto. But there is a realization that, even though the technology has diminished the percentage of questionable goal calls to an infinitesimal number, that number will still come up now and again.

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