‘”We concurred with Toronto that it was inconclusive,” NHL supervisor Dave Newell said. “We can feel strongly that it was a goal, but if somebody comes to us and says, ‘Show me the puck in the net,’ we couldn’t do it. That’s why we make it imperative with the referees to make the signal one way or the other, wave it off or call a goal. Otherwise, we’re in trouble.”‘
Desjardins gives Sabres a phantom goal
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer