In the fight for the Stanley Cup qualifiers, each point counts. And on the section of the season, the Icelanders seemed to have ripped to two crucial points of the Blue Jackets Columbus Dramatic mode Monday evening.
Instead, a winning goal was excluded and the Isles remained outside the last Joker point from the Eastern Conference with only 12 games to play.
With the score equally and less than 10 seconds to play, Kyle Palmeri Drift from behind the goal on the right in front of the Blue Jackets goalkeeper Elvis Merzlikins and was in the perfect position to redirect Alexander Romanovtook a step in the Columbus net for an advance of 4-3.
However, referee Michael Markovic Immediately, he began to show the goal categorically, judging Palmieri to interfere with Merzlikins when the two came in light contact on the edge of the fold just before the wrist of Romanov.
After a conversation with the other referee and the line judge, then a long examination of the League office in Toronto, the call of No-Goal on the ice was confirmed.
“If Toronto is afraid to reverse the calls made by their referee (on the ice), we do not need Toronto," Islands chief coach Patrick Roy said. "That’s all I mean."
The man in the center of the controversy was more dull.
“I think it was embarrassed," Palmieri said the call.
The explanation of the League on the call: Palmieri altered Merzlikins’ "Ability to play its position in the fold before the lens. »»
"I don’t understand it," Before BO HORVAT said. "I do not understand what is the objective and what is no longer, so I think it is the frustrating part is that there is no black and white … He cut the back of the palms leg a little and (the goalkeeper) fell a little, but he still had a lot of time to make this backup. And Palms an excellent advice and, for me, it’s a goal all day on the ice.
“I don’t know what is good and what is no longer and it was one of the worst (goalless calls) that I saw."
The Islanders mark with less than 10 seconds to leave … but wait 😭
The part is being examined. pic.twitter.com/rhlsuzkgrg
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The Icelanders took the lead with less than 10 seconds to do … So the objective was prohibited 😳 pic.twitter.com/4thvygnyek
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After a relentless period of extension, the Icelanders had to be satisfied with a single point when Columbus’ Adam Fantilli scored the only goal in the shooting Cut New York to a 4-3 defeat.
The unique point was without consolation.
“It becomes really frustrating when we push for a place in the playoff series,”" Said Horvat. "It is obviously a winning goal at the end of the hockey match. And for me, it’s just unacceptable.
The Shootout’s defeat gave New York its 74th point in the season after 70 games, but the decision maintained only one point behind the Montreal Canadians, who have a match in hand, for the last point of Joker. Outside, the islands are level with the Rangers on points, but played a less match and Columbus went to 73 points in 70 games with the victory on Monday.
Palmieri was asked if he had an explanation of the appeal and said that the referees had told him that there was "Contact initiated in the fold and I suppose the goalkeeper needs five minutes to reset himself and prepare it."
"It seemed that he couldn’t wait to move him forward," He said of the referee.
Roy, the former legendary goalkeeper of the Stanley Cup himself, thought that Merzlikins pushed Palmieri and the attacker was outside the fold. When asked how he would ask players to play around the fold, the head coach stressed the league.
"I don’t know what to say anymore," Said Roy. "I mean, if you are outside the fold, I always thought it was the ideal place. That’s it."
