The Olympic Official That Superman'd The Net Was Far More Obnoxious Than He Was Meticulous2/16/2018
Here's the thing, I don't want to discourage officials from doing everything in their power - or core strength, for that matter - to make the correct call. The NHL already does plenty of that by enforcing a set of rules that's somehow both oddly specific and ridiculously ambiguous. That's why, in theory, it was nice to see a referee do parkour in hopes of upholding the integrity of the game. Unfortunately, in execution, it was about as fruitless a feat as trying to do your cursive homework from the last row of the bus. Not to discount what was a fairly impressive showing of athleticism, but - much like the eye test required to see a puck through a seven person pileup - the one thing calisthenics don't do is make multitasking any easier. Balancing the weight of your body a top a net amidst absolute chaos is a cool skill, but - as it pertains to the profession of officiating hockey - it's about as useless on the rink as the ability to palm a basketball. I might not know this to be true, but I'm fairly certain no one has ever gotten halfway through the monkey bars only to stop and wonder 'Where's Waldo?'. I'm all for showmanship, but this dude might as well be the loudest grunter in your local gym, because that shameless showing of fitness was fitting of a person who can't so much as point you in the direction of the beach without flexing. Like, we get it bro, you work out, but getting in the crunches necessary to superman the net doesn't give you the superhuman focus required to spot a needle in a haystack while doing so. The NHL hasn't exactly served as the best example, but - hypothetically - that's what the dozens of multi-angled HD cameras and video replay are for.
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