Blue Jackets Stars Malhotra OT Goal

Manny Malhotra scores the game winning goal 13 seconds into OT against the Dallas Stars December 18th, 2008. Both on ice officials called it a goal. It was sent to the War Room in Toronto for a review. Toronto claims all 8 people in the room unanimously agreed it was a "distinct kicking motion."

In this video you can clearly see Malhotra's skate go over top the handle of Turco's stick. Just after the skate goes over the stick, the puck bounces off the skate into the goal. There was nothing distinct about it considering 3 things:
1)Only one skate on the ice - Very hard to kick when on one skate
2)Skated over Turco's stick - When skating over a stick, balance is lost momentarily.
3)This is in slow motion and it's still ambiguous at best - How can it be argued it was distinct if it hardly looks distinct in slow motion?

This is merely documentation -

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[TheJT33]

Dude, he clearly kicked it in. He kicked Turco's stick causing it to go in. What's more, he made additional contact with his skate as it was in the crease. Even if you don't want to call it a kick, you can't push the goalie, or any part of his equipment into the net to score a goal.

[MHoogasian]

OK, here is what I see. I see Manny skating and as his skate goes over the blade the puck bounces off of both the stick AND skate. Is that a distinct kicking motion? NO. It;s Manny skating and his skate striking the puck WITH the stick of Turco. To me it looks like all three objects (puck, stick, and skate) meet at the same time. Good old review boards. Do they ever really work?

[simpsonsfan2007]

Of the calls that went against us this year, this was the worst! Oh well, look what happened after...Jackets in the playoffs, Dallas out!

[gkapy]

no mother fucking goal stupid ass ref

[artsii]

that was a horrible call. hewas on one foot. it is not possible to create a kicking motion on onw foot. I agree with jfeicht83, they are a joke, and not even a good joke.

[elatsi]

this is a good video and it can be clearly seen it was a goal. like u said hopefully that kind of mistake won't matter in playoff run.

[sdato713]

Sorry guys, I have to go with the "war-room" on this one. It certainly wasn't intentional. Hell, it wasn't even a kick, but his skate, though accidentally as it slid off of Turco's stick, moved in a distinct kicking "motion" and propelled the puck into the net. The rule doesn't care how or why the motion was created.

That being said, they need to change this rule and allow goals off of skates no matter what. If players have the skill, let them kick it in!

[jfeicht83]

The "war-room" is a joke, plain and simple.

[Pittsteelers7777777]

great video. i completely agree w/ u. im a jackets fan and im so pissed