The NHL has implemented a rule change this season that an unsuccessful offside challenge will now be accompanied with a two-minute penalty on the team initiating the challenge.
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn’t necessarily a fan.
“Personally, the way I viewed it was the intent of the rule was to try and get the call right,” Sullivan said. “It seems to me like adding a punitive measure to a challenge is trying to discourage a challenge, and not necessarily to get the call right. If the league wants less challenges, that’s exactly what’s going to happen because if anything’s close, I’m not sure coaches are going to run the risk. For me, it was more about the intent of the rule, which was to…
