NHL considering penalizing teams for incorrect coach's challenge

The NHL's coach's challenge was in the limelight during the playoffs, perhaps most notably in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final when Nashville's Filip Forsberg was deemed offside on P.K. Subban's series-opening goal after a challenge from Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan.

The league is apparently looking into ways to reduce the number of coach's challenges.

Colin Campbell, the NHL's Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations, said that the league is considering assessing a minor penalty for an incorrect coach's challenge of an offside, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

"If you're going to challenge, you better be sure," he told TSN's Frank Seravalli.

The proposal will need to be reviewed by the board of governors and competition committee, but it would undoubtedly make coaches more timid when contemplating the use of their challenge. With fewer challenges used, games would move faster - even if it's a matter of shaving off a couple minutes here and there.