Marchand thinks NHL should dump reviews: 'Refs are getting crucified'

Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand offered his colorful two cents on what the NHL needs to do to fix its problems surrounding video reviews.

"Get rid of video reviews, that's the problem," Marchand told ESPN's Emily Kaplan. "When you start bringing in all the video reviews, the refs are getting crucified. They're out there to do a job. Start taking it away from them, little by little, then it's going to escalate. Now they're going to want video reviews for pucks hitting the net or hand passes, so how much are you going to take away from the refs?

"The only way to do it is to do all of it with video review or none of it."

Reviews have been a hot topic around the league as a number of missed calls have created controversy during the playoffs.

Commissioner Gary Bettman said at his annual State of the Union address on Monday that the NHL will look to expand the video review process, but only in a way that will maintain consistency and avoid affecting the flow of the game.

Changes could be coming swiftly, too, as Bettman revealed that reviews will be among the topics discussed when the league's general managers meet on June 20.