But disallowed due to offside: the Canadiens lead the NHL this season

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
But disallowed due to offside: the Canadiens lead the NHL this season
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If the Canadiens had lost last night, there would have been a lot of complaining about the refereeing in Quebec.

After all, not only was the phantom penalty festival in town, but the habs were also denied a goal because the referees didn't see an offside that had occurred nearly a minute earlier.

Of course, this made everyone on social media very happy.It's 2026, and there are ways to avoid this. Right?

We can all agree that this is becoming a recurring situation for the Canadiens. The Habs have often had goals retroactively disallowed due to offside calls that weren't seen at the time.

At the end of his press conference yesterday, Martin St-Louis acknowledged that there was an offside. But more importantly, he wondered how much more often this happened to his club than to others.

François Gagnon checked the information. And in an article published on the RDS website, the journalist confirmed that, after verification, the habs lead the league in this regard.

The Canadiens have had six goals (in six attempts) disallowed in such circumstances.

I don't think that in the short term, the NHL will seriously consider changing its rule, which states that an illegal entry into the zone cannot lead to a goal.

And it's just going to continue to get on the nerves of the fans—and the coach.

We agree that the problem here is not that the goal is disallowed. The problem is that the referees often miss calls and that reviews disrupt the flow of the game.

When will a change be made? Who knows.


Overtime

– Interesting.

– The former habs player is staying in Detroit.

– It's Alex Newhook's birthday.

– We can definitely talk about it.

– Must read.

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