One of my biggest pet peeves is people blaming refs, saying they are fixing games, ruining the game, etc, etc. It's ridiculous. Refs have one take on the play. They have to make an instant decision without replays or slow motion. They have to figure out whether a defender hits the guys wrist or hit the ball, have to try to determine whether a corner back grabbed the receivers arm too early, have to figure out whether the puck was 1 inch outside the blue line or not. It's a difficult fucking job. And when you get all the different rules in the game, like whether or not someones helmet made contact with another player, it's ridiculous.
