Detroit Red Wings Coach risks being fined as he airs his frustrations with the NHL system

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Joshua Deeds
December 21, 2022 (8:53)

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Ville Husso has been a revelation recently for the Detroit Red Wings, winning 11 games for the Red Wings. Unfortunately the other night Husso wasn't so lucky after a controversial goal went against the Red Wings.

After the game Red Wings Coach Derek Lalonde has a lot to say about the NHL and their challenge rules

"(Husso) said it hit the netting. He was adamant it hit the netting. It hit the netting. Its just unfortunate: probably a flaw in the system. Our guys know it hits the netting. Ville's 100% adamant that it hit the netting. But they're not giving us a feed. They keep replaying the goal, so it's really frustrating. It's a flawed system. I don't know what we're trying to do here. They kept doing it back and you could see it go over the glass, and common sense is hit the netting. We ran into a situation last year in the playoffs against Florida where you knew it hit the netting but no one could see it. Ultimately they made the call it hit the netting. It's inconclusive. I think even the ref knew it hit the netting. That's why he gave us as much time as he did. But it's inconclusive. It is what it is. It's frustrating because it went against us tonight, but the fact that our goalie is adamant it hit the netting, our guys are adamant it hit the netting and then we don't get a feed from it? It's a broken system. It is what it is."

If you watch the video you can see Husso's motion to the referee that the puck was out of play before the goal, as it had hit the safety netting.

As usual, the referees are not free of blame for the lack of attention to the dead puck after the dump-in. Lalonde and Husso are right to be frustrated by another team with no accountability on the ice.

And the NHL wonders why it continues to lose credibility with fans everywhere, as there are no checks and balances in the league.