Potvin29 said:I'm not sure what the issue is, the linesman clearly isn't going to try to be hit, just like that linesman in that Canada-US women's game in the Olympics wasn't trying to interfere with the puck. They do these things hundreds of times they probably don't even think about it.
Maybe Subban should try to defend the net after that instead of flapping his arms around. It sucks and I'd be pissed too if it happened to my team, but it's part of the game.
When arguably your primary responsibility on the ice is to watch the puck and you lose track of it along the boards I think you open yourself up to some criticism. But I'm not saying that the linesman should lose his job or the NHL should go back and overturn the goal. I'm just saying Subban's reaction is pretty justified there, especially in the heat of the moment. I lose my mind when that happens in my ball hockey league and I consider myself a pretty reasonable player aside from that.