Hockey Prompt:

With the amount of technology and depth of coverage that the game demands today, the only way to move forward is with the most accuracy and integrity possible. Yes, it's a total pain in the ass to watch the box as the ref reviews a very obvious call from fifteen different viewing angles. No, I don't enjoy listening to commentators vamp for time while this goes on. I'm sure the players get frustrated with the delay of game and disruption of pace, but that feels like a symptom of growing pains to me.

Automated calling of goals and ESPECIALLY offsides calls would save a lot of time and headache in the long run, if it's something that is possible to implement. I don't know the numbers exactly, but the amount of goals that are waved off for the play being offsides each season is wild. There are three officials on the ice whose responsibility is to watch for these things, and they still require discussion and video review. Just like safety equipment standards have increased as technology advances, so too should the standards for recording and officiating the game.