![]() ![]() Her book, The Big 50: The Detroit Red Wings is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Triumph Books. Personalized copies available via her e-mail. James at Follow her on Twitter Read more on the Detroit Red Wings and sign up for our Red Wings newsletter. For the most part, they do a really good job of it.”Ĭontact Helene St. The veteran NHL official was fired Wednesday morning after he was caught during a live broadcast explaining his decision to blow down a. But the referees, they have really hard job to make judgment calls at really high speeds. Tim Peel's hot-mic legacy will live on forever. “Maybe it’s a good thing this happened and there’s a shift in the thought process behind calling games. Gagner said he hopes "the league ends up getting better” for the incident. He draws more penalties than anybody, but he could probably draw double.” “I played with Connor McDavid last year, and … he generates so much offense with his speed, he gets hooked and held. For referees, it’s based on how the game is going. As players we kind of have control over how you play, over how the situation is going during the game. There are times when they probably feel, oh, I have to make up for that error. “There are things that happen in a game that happen at a really fast pace,” he said. GOOD GAGS: How Sam Gagner has carved a vital leadership role for the Red Wings Gagner, whose nearly 900 NHL games included a stint with the Edmonton Oilers before a trade to Detroit, acknowledged how challenging an officials job is. I’ve had heated conversations with different refs at different times, and one thing I know for certain, is that they care about doing a great job. “There’s zero doubt in my mind that we’ve got a great group of officials who ref this game with integrity,” Blashill said. ![]() In such a case, the decision comes from the Situation Room in Toronto. The Wings did so successfully Tuesday when replays showed Calle Jarnkrok clipped goaltender Thomas Greiss. That’s something the league has addressed, enabling coaches to challenge when referees signal a goal. He often has talked about how hard it can be for referees to make the right call given the speed of the game. So that part is unfortunate, because I think he’s a really good ref and a good man.”īlashill is in his sixth season coaching the Wings. I think he’s been somebody I’ve respected from Day 1 in this league. Peel, 54, had planned to retire in April.Ĭoach Jeff Blashill echoed Gagner’s sympathy, saying, “I’ve got lots of respect for Tim Peel as a man. MARKET WATCH: As NHL trade deadline looms, Wings hope they're not sellers much longer It’s just unfortunate to see Tim go out that way, with the career he’s had.” I’ve heard you’ve got to let the teams play, but part of that is, penalties tend to even out as the game goes on, and sometimes they probably shouldn’t. “You kind of understand that game management is a thing that goes on. As a player, you never want that to happen. There wasn’t much but I wanted to get a fking penalty against Nashville, Peel. The NHL released a statement Wednesday morning saying Peel is done in the league. It’s never great to see a guy go out that way. The NHL has dropped the hammer on NHL referee Tim Peel after he was caught making up a penalty call on a hot mic during Tuesday’s Predators-Red Wings game in Nashville. “Tim has a lot of respect around the game, he’s been in the league a long time. "It wasn't right and I think the NHL handled it pretty well.“It’s an unfortunate incident,” Gagner said. ![]() "Obviously, it was an unfortunate situation," Predators' veteran center Colton Sissons said. Nashville went on to win the game 2-0 and have won four of their last five. The Predators' Viktor Arvidsson had been called for a tripping penalty before Peel's comments were made. ![]() Peel's comments were picked up on the air when he said, "It wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a (expletive) penalty against Nashville early in the …” The broadcast cut off at that point and went to a commercial. From our perspective we've moved past it."ĮSTES: Referee's hot mic at Nashville Predators game an embarrassment for NHL "It's an unfortunate situation, but I think the league handled it the way that they felt was correct. "It's a situation that the league takes care of and obviously you don't want to have anything like that happen to a person," Hynes said. ![]()
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