Tim Peel and his hot mic won’t change a thing. This isn’t going to solve any officiating issues. He just happened to have a hot mic and got caught. He’s following orders from Colin Campbell, as is every other ref in the NHL. I’m no fan of Peel, but this one isn’t on him. Peel is very clearly a scapegoat and had the audacity to get caught doing something the NHL has been doing for years. Now, as the controversy surrounding Peel grows by the hour, firing him looks like an undoubtedly justified solutionbut, yet again, the National Hockey League stands in the way. Look, everyone knows NHL referees have played by unwritten rules forever when calling and. He has not been fired, he’s been placed on paid leave. Yeah, the Peel firing after being caught on a hot mic admitting to a makeup call is a big problem. It's pretty weird timing but I just finished listening to the Whistleblower podcast, which investigates the NBA ref scandal where a ref was betting on NBA games including those he was reffing. Tim Peel sucks but he's just a fall guy for a crooked league officiating mandate. Given that Peel was set to retire at the end of the season, they are basically giving him an extra six weeks of fully paid vacation before retirement. Referee Tim Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. ![]() The 53-year-old official was then briskly fired roughly 12 hours after the accident took. Long-time NHL referee Tim Peel was caught on a live microphone during Tuesday’s game between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings admitting to calling a make-up penalty. The NHL released a statement that Peel is no longer working NHL games now or in the future. Players weigh in on NHL's controversial decision to fire referee Tim Peel. "It wasn't much but I wanted to get a fuckin' penalty against Nashville early in the…" #Preds #LGRW /6fZImkdqLr Which is something I'd never imagine saying. If anything, it almost gives me some sympathy for the refs. ![]() ![]() So firing him a month before he was about to retire anyway is a massive nothing burger. 2 min read After veteran NHL official Tim Peel. Reffing in the NHL needs a massive overhaul in general, but I don't think that Tim Peel hitting Nashville with that call was anything out of the ordinary. Maybe if you're a mic'd up ref, you shouldn't express how you wanted to call a penalty against a team earlier in the game, changing how you ref the rest of the game. NHL referee caught covering mic while explaining non-call one day after Tim Peel firing Kyle Cantlon Writer Maat 2:00 p.m.
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