The Bruins season came to an end Wednesday night, but according to former referee Kerry Fraser, Joel Ward's goal should have never been allowed.That's because according to Fraser, Bruins goalie Tim Thomas was interfered with by Caps forward Mike Knuble when Ward fired in the game-winning shot.
"After taking a backhand shot from close in that Tim Thomas saved Knuble continued on his path entering deep into the goal crease and made sufficient physical contact with the Bruins goalie to knock him off his set position and back toward the goal line,"Fraser said posting on his blog.
"It would defy logic to maintain that rule 69, as it is written, was not sufficiently violated for the referee to disallow this goal."
While to the letter of the rule Fraser may have a point, it's much easier to make that assessment the following day with replay to help.
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