'I Couldn't Do My Job': Maple Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky Confused About Goalie Interference Rule, Comments On Jim Hiller Not Challenging Call

There were multiple storylines coming out of the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, including Jack Roslovic's performance, a very slow start by the home team, and even Darren Raddysh's penalty that led to the Mammoth's winning goal.

In the weeds of all that was Utah's second goal of the game, which stirred some controversy surrounding a possible goaltender interference call. Barrett Hayton made contact with Sergei Bobrovsky, but the officials didn't feel like it was enough to overturn the call after huddling together for a brief moment.

"In my understanding, because the goalie is not in the crease, that's the reason," Bobrovsky said of the call at Wednesday's practice.

The veteran explained how tricky it is to understand the goaltender interference rule completely. In this moment, he felt that he was held back from making a save on Andrew Peeke's goal for the Mammoth.

"There is lots of gray area," he said. "In that particular moment, I couldn't do my job. I couldn't stop the puck. So yeah, there is lots of questions, there is. I do feel it's not as clear. Sometimes you feel that you've been interfered, but still a goal. Sometimes it's opposite."

Despite Bobrovsky disagreeing with the referee's decision not to call goaltender interference in that moment, head coach Jim Hiller and the rest of the Maple Leafs' coaching staff elected not to challenge the call.

However, Bobrovsky trusts the staff who handle situations like this more frequently and have the resources to completely analyze the situation.

"I think we have good coaches," he said. "We get the good video coaches, and they know better. I trust them completely on that because they can see from different angles. They know the rules deeper. Once the moment has happened, they can analyze, they can see because, also, you don't want to take the penalty. You don't want to risk and take the penalty and put the team in a tough spot. So I trust them on that."

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