Hockey is a sport that relies on technology more than other sports. The reason is because scoring is more difficult to see than in any other sport. That's why the goal judge & the red light to announce a goal. But last night was a special case.
During the San Jose Sharks/Los Angeles Kings game, Ryan Smyth scored a goal, but the ref didn't see it so play continued. Torrey Mitchell had a breakaway that resulted in another goal. At this point the video goal judge looked at the previous play, realized Smyth had scored, rewarded him with a goal, & turned back the clock to the time when he scored. This meant Mitchell had technically not scored.
Mitchell admits that he thought Smyth had scored, but he doesn't get too many breakaway chances so he took it. The reversal meant that the score went from 4-1 Sharks to 3-2. The team could have reacted badly to this weird turn of events, but they didn't. Apparently most thought the first goal happened, so they kept playing & ended up winning 6-3.
Again, this is technology at work. It is harder to see a goal in that sport than any other because the puck might just squirt under the goalies pads, & no one will see it. this is a perfect example of that. In football it's using video to see if a receiver has both feet inbounds after a catch, or if a lost ball is a fumble or the QB was throwing an incomplete pass, or who recovered a fumble. During the World Cup, they shaded the goal area to show if a player was offsides.
So I am not against technology in sports. I do however object to refs who take forever to make a decision when it's clear what the result will be. That's just delaying the inevitable.
During the San Jose Sharks/Los Angeles Kings game, Ryan Smyth scored a goal, but the ref didn't see it so play continued. Torrey Mitchell had a breakaway that resulted in another goal. At this point the video goal judge looked at the previous play, realized Smyth had scored, rewarded him with a goal, & turned back the clock to the time when he scored. This meant Mitchell had technically not scored.
Mitchell admits that he thought Smyth had scored, but he doesn't get too many breakaway chances so he took it. The reversal meant that the score went from 4-1 Sharks to 3-2. The team could have reacted badly to this weird turn of events, but they didn't. Apparently most thought the first goal happened, so they kept playing & ended up winning 6-3.
Again, this is technology at work. It is harder to see a goal in that sport than any other because the puck might just squirt under the goalies pads, & no one will see it. this is a perfect example of that. In football it's using video to see if a receiver has both feet inbounds after a catch, or if a lost ball is a fumble or the QB was throwing an incomplete pass, or who recovered a fumble. During the World Cup, they shaded the goal area to show if a player was offsides.
So I am not against technology in sports. I do however object to refs who take forever to make a decision when it's clear what the result will be. That's just delaying the inevitable.
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