This was, no doubt, the worst officiated playoff season I've ever witnessed. But, officiating is also bad this season in the National Hockey League, and last year's major league baseball playoffs were also pitifully umpired.
Television brings out these glaring errors, true, but even full-time officials seem to be getting calls wrong a lot more often.
Amen to that. I've got the Center Ice package and I can't believe some of what I'm seeing every night. There isn't a referee in the NHL that has any idea what hooking is - and that's just one example.