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Scouting The Refs Podcast

The Florida Panthers found their way into a bunch of sticky situations, including an overturned shootout goal vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs and a controversial offside - make that ONside - against the Ottawa Senators. Referee Garrett Rank penalizes everybody on the ice, while Kyle Rehman offers up a penalty to Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang. Plus, Todd and Josh discuss a late hit from Philadelphia Flyers' Garnet Hathaway on New Jersey Devils' Luke Hughes, a violent stick slash from Brendan Smith on Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny, Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov getting away with a head shot against the Nashville Predators, and this week's Player Safety decisions: a two-game suspension to Minnesota Wild's Ryan Hartman and fines to New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba and Ottawa Senators winger Zack MacEwen. Also, referee Katie Guay joins the NHL as Officiating Manager and we see two high-sticking double-minor penalties overturned after video review... C'mon, guys. You're doing it to yourselves here.

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We'll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was - or wasn't - handed out. Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports. Lewis is a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio. He’s also worked for TSN, Sportsnet as a host/anchor and is a producer of other programs. Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.

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