Question about P.I.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

That's because if you watched a hockey game, it wouldn't be a Canadian broadcast.

Hockey Night in Canada is on every Saturday night on the NHL Network in the US. The play-by-play guy on the early game (Toronto/Ottawa, I think) was one of the worst PBP guys I'd ever heard, IMO.

My wife and I play "name the predominant color of Don Cherry's suit." The one this week may have been the most outrageous I've ever seen.

[bisonlj]

I'll have to try to see that again because when I saw the replay, it appeared the defender fell down and then lunged at the receiver's legs to knock him down. It wasn't incidental contact with his feet or an attempt to play the ball. It was more of a "oh crap, I'm beat and falling down, let me tackle this guy so he can't catch it". Based on what everyone else is saying, I must not have had a good look at it because it doesn't sound like anyone else saw it this way.

[Ed Hickland]

One thing I can be thankful for on that play, it was not my call.

Thinking back to Mike Pereria's statement last week that you make a call in the 4th quarter just like in the first and my addendum, you make a call in the championship game just like the first game of the season.

The receiver made a move with his arm that could have possibly been an OPI but it had no material affect. Then the defender falling to the ground then reaching for the receiver's feet. The question (from my couch) would the result had been different if the defender did not have contact, in other words, did the defender's action have a material affect on the play.

My answer. No. Good no call.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

One thing I can be thankful for on that play, it was not my call.

Thinking back to Mike Pereria's statement last week that you make a call in the 4th quarter just like in the first and my addendum, you make a call in the championship game just like the first game of the season.

The receiver made a move with his arm that could have possibly been an OPI but it had no material affect. Then the defender falling to the ground then reaching for the receiver's feet. The question (from my couch) would the result had been different if the defender did not have contact, in other words, did the defender's action have a material affect on the play.

My answer. No. Good no call.

I agree and furthermore believe that a flag would have been an incorrect call.