Blue Heaven Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/referee-caught-on-live-mic-wanting-to-assign-make-up-penalty-vs-predators-024632571.html In Tuesday night’s game between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings, as the broadcast was heading to commercial, one referee was caught on a live microphone explaining how he wanted to penalize the Predators to, presumably, create a more even match. "It wasn't much but I wanted to get a f—in' penalty against Nashville early in the...” and then the poor producer cut it off just as it was getting good. Update: After the game, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that the NHL would be looking into the incident. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Fuck that shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 They aren't so much arbiters as they are managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I mean this is just how refs talk. I’m assuming they let a lot of borderline calls go and it was time to give them one. I don’t think any NHL player would take issue with that hot mic moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 They think they are playing in the game instead of reffing the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I mean this is just how refs talk. I’m assuming they let a lot of borderline calls go and it was time to give them one. I don’t think any NHL player would take issue with that hot mic moment I'm not ok with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I'm not ok with that. no, no sports person is ok with that. Especially not a hockey player in that game. Literally every sports person should have issue with that action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynyc Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Would refs now back out from wearing mics if the NHL comes down to hard ? it happened lets move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Link: -- Tim Peel Fired!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 It's perfectly reasonable to go with something like "warning, warning, penalty" if it was a thing going on (i.e. "I wanted to get Nashville a fucking penalty early in the period if they didn't stop the the borderline holding") This was a borderline dive-trip. I find it hard to give the benefit of the doubt here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Tim Peel Fired!!!! He's been an abjectly terrible referee for quite some time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 He's been an abjectly terrible referee for quite some time now. Apparently he was suppose to retire at the end of the season, so the NHL made it an early retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 He's been an abjectly terrible referee for quite some time now. I'm fine with him being fired for this reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Yea pretty sure this happens virtually every game by the refs, making a scapegoat of Peel, but they had no choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Yeah, what Karan said. This is has been commonplace for years. I'm glad it's come to light. I really don't like how the referees feel they need to make things more 'fair' by trying to make the powerplay opportunities as equal as they can. If one team is being more disciplined than the other, then so be it. Don't screw with the games to try and even things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 It'd be different if it were Wes McCauley, but thank god we're done with Tim fucking Peele, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 It'd be different if it were Wes McCauley, but thank god we're done with Tim fucking Peele, lol. Nah, too much sports betting and shit these days. You can’t be caught on mic saying you’re... fixing games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Feel bad for the guy because game management 101 involves this stuff. It happens every game in every sport. It's part of sports. IMO it's often good refereeing to do this to keep the game under control. There's a lot of grey area that people who have never refereed a game don't really understand when it comes to managing the tempers of adult men playing competitive sports. You don't want anyone to get hurt and mismanaging a game is a good way to get people hurt. I've done it before, and I regret it. The nhl of course had no choice here, especially with the prevalence of betting, than to take this action because whether or not this is part of the game it is dangerous for it to be a public facet when people are staking money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Watch how the game changes with calls now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Didn’t realize he was set to retire next month anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Even up Andy was a thing. And its pretty common. Doesnt make it okay but how many times a year have you seen any team get a BS powerplay and then say "Refs are going to look to even this up so dont do anything remotely stupid" in your head ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Watch how the game changes with calls now Yeah, I think it's gonna get real stupid in response. For the next few weeks, I think we're either gonna see refs call absolutely nothing, like it's a playoff game, or call every single infraction under the sun and we'll wind up with 8 penalties per team. And they'll be like, "Is this what you wanted?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Yeah, I think it's gonna get real stupid in response. For the next few weeks, I think we're either gonna see refs call absolutely nothing, like it's a playoff game, or call every single infraction under the sun and we'll wind up with 8 penalties per team. And they'll be like, "Is this what you wanted?!" I mean... then they can just be fired and easily replaced. This isn't the time for friggin' referees to take a stand. Nobody cares about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 And they'd be correct. I know some actual NHL players who believe, %100, that the playoffs are "managed" to maximize revenue. As in, the refs are instructed to manage the playoff series as best they can, without being overt, to maximize games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 And they'd be correct. I know some actual NHL players who believe, %100, that the playoffs are "managed" to maximize revenue. As in, the refs are instructed to manage the playoff series as best they can, without being overt, to maximize games. You know multiple NHL players personally? And they all believe in the same conspiracy? Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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