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Petr Mrázek gestured sharply towards the referees. I had the puck under control, they cut it out from under the catcher, he showed. The Czech goalkeeper was upset, emotions were lingering with him. In addition, Boston’s 2: 1 goal in the opening duel with Carolina was preceded by another controversial moment. Nick Ritchie seemed to pass the hand wheel to goal scorer Charlie Coyle. The judges seemingly had two reasons not to recognize his shot.
Do you want to correct the arbitrators’ decision?
This is exactly what the coaching challenge is for.
Hurricane coach Rod Brind’Amour chose her and believed she would achieve her goal and return to 1: 1. The men in the striped wanted a trifle after him.
“They asked me what I wanted to complain about. Whether he cut the puck out of Peter’s trap or passed a hand. They said that in both cases, a successful protest would mean the withdrawal of the goal,” Brind’Amour described the conversation with the judges.
He bet on the second variant.
While Fly Away rocked the hall, the available footage was being explored. And it soon became clear that Brind’Amour had made the wrong choice. Why? According to the referees, there was no hand pass, because Mrázek had the disc under control before he got to Coyle.
The result was clear – the score remains 2: 1 and Carolina gets an extra two minutes for delaying the game.
In addition, the completely shocked Brind’Amour realized another meaning of the words he had just heard. The judges admitted that they should have interrupted the game after Mrázek’s prompt intervention. And that if a spirited coach chose to want to review the goalkeeper’s illegal obstruction, he would succeed.
This logic burned Brind’Amour completely.
After losing 3: 4 after overtime, soptil.
“The NHL is ridiculous in situations like this. This was a crime,” he said angrily. “The referee came to see me and gave me a choice as to which offense I want to take on the coaching challenge. Since then, they have been on the ice to know what happened and why they should interrupt the game,” he added.
For sharp criticism, coach Canes earned a $ 25,000 fine and a condition. If he demonstrates another extempore by August 12, 2021, they will automatically add a top $ 25,000 to his sentence.
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