One thing the NHL has gotten right -- and really set the template for with other leagues -- is the replay.
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and how the game officials overturned a tying basket because in their mind the clock should have started -- what? One-10th of one second earlier -- and Terrence Ross couldn't possibly have made the shot if had started on time.,
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I'm not a conspiracy theorist. It's not like I believe the NBA or the officials are against the Canadian team. That's just a bad rule that was poorly executed. Strikes me the easiest and most sensible fix would have been to start the play over again. It was only 2.4 seconds.,
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The NHL was really on the forefront of replay technology,
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On the NHL front,
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