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THE INSTIGATOR – End the High-Stick Controversy

EVERETT, WA – DECEMBER 15: Everett Silvertips forward Dawson Butt (9) tips the puck out of the air with a high stick in the third period during a game between the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. (Photo by Christopher Mast/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Instigator |Episode 34

End the High-Stick Controversy

Listen to “The Instigator – Episode 34 – End the High-Stick Controversy” on Spreaker.

One of the hardest calls to make in hockey for officials or instant replay is high-sticking the puck. The game is fast and the rule is subjective. Making it very difficult to call. Brad Burud from Inside Edge Hockey News has a solution. This solution will stop the controversy and actually create more offense.

 

NHL Power Ranking – 2019 October 27

2019 – October 27

BUFFALO, NY – OCTOBER 9: Carter Hutton #40 of the Buffalo Sabres defends the net against Joel Armia #40 of the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on October 9, 2019 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won, 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Sara Schmidle/NHLI via Getty Images)

There is some teams that are off to surprise starts this season..who guessed the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers would be top teams?  Not me…Nashville, Carolina Vancouver and the New York Islanders are moving up the charts and Tampa Bay, San Jose and Pittsburgh are on the way downward…and the top team in the Power Rankings is the dominant Colorado Avalanche.