Zetterberg blasts inconsistencies in officiating after non-interference call
Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg is the latest to make his voice heard after another baffling goaltender interference non-call.
Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau scored a late game-winner that was held up following a lengthy review, leaving Zetterberg rather confused, to say the least.
"The inconsistency in this league right now, if it's the refs or it's the (review team) in Toronto or if it's the suspensions or if it's the fines, it's hard for us as players to know what rules we are playing under," Zetterberg said after the game, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
"You see it over and over again," Zetterberg continued. "Losing a game like this that is really important, the points are really important, on a call that yesterday could have been goalie interference and tonight it's not. Probably tomorrow that will be goalie interference again. That's what's frustrating for us. They have to find a way to deal with this."
During All-Star weekend in Tampa, commissioner Gary Bettman said officials need to stop overthinking these decisions, and it appears the issue will need to be even more closely looked at in the near future.
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