Ben Smith gets penalty for being pulled down (Video)

Ben Smith gets penalty for being pulled down (Video)

We know referees are cracking down on goaltender interference but this is just ridiculous. Ben Smith skates to the front of the net to screen Ben Bishop so he places himself right in front o Bishop. Bishop obviously does not like the fact Smith is in

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We know referees are cracking down on goaltender interference but this is just ridiculous. Ben Smith skates to the front of the net to screen Ben Bishop so he places himself right in front o Bishop. Bishop obviously does not like the fact Smith is in his face so he clearly grabs him and pulls him to the ice. What happens next is the best part, Smith gets a 2 minute penalty for goaltender interference. Yes, you read that correctly. The worst part is as you can see in the video, the referee is right there looking right at the play. How could he have missed Bishop grabbing Smith? One thing for sure, is the more often mistakes like this are made, the more the GM's will probably take a closer look at having coaches challenges. What if this happened towards the end of the game and Tampa Bay scores the winning goal on the power play? There have been quite a few "phantom or missed" calls lately. The NHL better get some video time for their refs because these types of calls are happening way too often. Good thing the Hawks got it done in the shootout. That is the best way to stick it to Bishop.

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