Caught in the Crossfire

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The episode discusses various NHL officiating decisions, player safety incidents, and the quest for consistency in penalties and suspensions.

On this week's show: Caught in the crossfire as liney Kilian McNamara catches a high stick during a scrum Panthers' AJ Grees suspended three games for boarding Flames Connor Zary Goaltender interference?! You don't say! Breaking down NHL Situation Room decisions at Penguins vs. Jets, Jackets vs. Islanders, Wild vs. Lightning, and Avalanche vs. Penguins. Looking for consistency here... but will we find it? Rangers' Miller breaks Sens' Chabot's arm with a cross-check -- no penalty, no fine Ducks' Sennecke gets fined $2000 for diving Match penalty but no fine or suspension to Pierre-Luc Dubois for bulldogging Blues' Thomas and once again, Tom Wilson is whistled for a questionable hit. --------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports on Twitter/X, Instagram, BlueSky, and Threads. Email us your questions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heyref@scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions? Comments? Just looking to vent? Call the RefLine and leave us a message at 585-484-REFS! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #RefsPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of…

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Host: Scouting The Refs

Topics covered

• NHL officiating
• player safety
• penalty analysis
• suspensions
• goaltender interference
• high stick incidents
• consistency in officiating

Keywords

• high stick
• suspension
• boarding
• goaltender interference
• penalty
• cross-check
• diving
• NHL Situation Room

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Organizations: NHL, AHL, ECHL

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