SEATTLE — Islanders coach Patrick Roy was left infuriated and incredulous by a failed problem for goaltender interference on Jamie Oleksiak’s game-winning aim for the Kraken on Saturday afternoon.
Brandon Tanev was battling with Isaiah George within the crease and appeared to have contact with Isles netminder Ilya Sorokin when Oleksiak shot the puck.
The puck then trickled off Sorokin’s pad and in, giving Seattle a 3-2 lead with 3:13 to go in a recreation the Kraken went on to win by the identical rating.
Roy issued a full-on denunciation of the decision afterward, interrupting a query about how he felt and saying, “That we got robbed? Yeah.”
The goaltender interference rule has been a lightning rod for controversy prior to now, with inconsistent enforcement that may now once more draw consideration after Roy’s feedback.
Roy stated he was instructed that there wasn’t sufficient contact for it to be thought of interference, which prompted open incredulity on his half.
“I guess tonight I don’t [understand the rule],” he stated. “As a result of there’s sufficient and never sufficient. Any individual’s gonna have to elucidate to me what’s sufficient or not sufficient. You’re within the crease otherwise you’re not within the crease by your self. You stumble upon the goalie otherwise you don’t stumble upon the goalie.
“First time I ever heard that. I guess I didn’t play enough games.”
Rule 69.1 states that “Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal; or (2) an attacking player initiates intentional or deliberate contact with a goalkeeper, inside or outside of his goal crease.”
Sorokin was brazenly confused by the rule, asking a number of reporters within the dressing room whether or not they thought it was interference.
Nonetheless, the goalie took the blame.
“I think it’s going to our player and changed angle,” he instructed The Publish. “I think it’s my fault.”
His teammates shared his lack of information of the rule.
“I think it’s flipping a coin maybe sometimes,” Brock Nelson stated. “But we thought it was interference. I think there was one the other night that looked like it was minimal contact that got overturned in another game. So at the time it felt like there was enough to challenge it given the situation.”
Alexander Romanov (higher physique) remained out for Saturday’s recreation after being a full-contact participant in apply for the primary time on Friday.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau performed after lacking Friday’s apply for upkeep.
