ABC's "Nightline" examines "worst calls ever" tonight

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Smitty

As a rules junkie, you are being incredibly hypocritical in agreeing with a very specific rule being ignored. You just lost a lot of credibility with me.

My only response to that is that the game was called a certain way and the rules were written a certain way for 70+ years, but it just so happened that for this brief time (a season or so) the NHL brass chose to mess with the rule. It didn't work out and this play shows why it was a poor idea. If this play had happened in any other season, no one would have any problem with the goal. What was done that year was counter to long standing hockey tradition and rules.

JMO.