The General Managers of the National Hockey League (NHL) hold their annual meetings Monday and Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla., and among the topics discussed on the first day of discussions were reasons that could result in a resumption video .
As reported by TVA Sports journalist Renaud Lavoie, the GMs have raised the possibility of allowing Bettman Circuit head coaches to request a review in two specific cases: a stick in a player’s face and pucks caught in the stands removed from the defense zone.
For now, referees must rely on their judgment and vision of the game that took place moments before to determine a sanction. Often the more problematic sequences are the subject of confabulation between the officials and the linesmen on the ice. Recovery is more likely to be used to validate or cancel a target.
Attendees at these meetings could make recommendations, regardless of the topic at hand, during their interviews, all of which may be announced Tuesday or Wednesday, according to the website NHL.com.
“These meeting days are always an opportunity to evaluate our sport and our product on the ice in a detailed and energetic manner,” said Bill Daly, assistant commissioner of the NHL. GMs experience hockey day and night for an extended period of nine months. They have the pulse of what works in hockey and what can be improved. And their feedback is critical, if not essential, to the decisions we make in the league.”