Alright, let's talk about the state of officiating in the SHL, because I think we all know there are problems. Our referees call penalties like slashing, hooking, and tripping, all stick infractions, when the video evidence clearly shows that no player on the ice moves their stick at all! Our players skate in rigid, unmoving form, with stick held close to their side, all game long, so how can a slashing call possibly happen? And that's not all! The referees are awful, but can we talk for a moment about our linesmen? How many times have we watched plays in tight playoff games where a player was offside by a foot or more, but the play is allowed to go on, sometimes even leading to a goal? These linesmen also allow the weakest icing calls I've ever seen, with one or sometimes both defenders skating alongside the puck, clearly able to play it, without the call ever being waved off. Our officiating has to improve if we want to take ourselves seriously as a league.