NHL GMs decide against tweaking offside video review

NHL executives are evidently content with the otherwise contentious offside rules for coach's challenges and video review.

Executive vice president and director of operations Colin Campbell said Tuesday at the annual general manager meetings that there will not be an amendment to the offside rule and challenge process, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

LeBrun said the issue will remain "status quo."

If not close to unanimous among fans and media types, there's been a strong opposition to this aspect of video replay. Most are bothered by the length of time it can take to overturn a call, while many others believe the frame-by-frame analysis - and the determination that players are indeed offside, but only fractionally - simply exceeds reason.

The issue will most certainly be revisited down the line. Considerations include abolishing the current mandate, or implementing more subtle modifications like honoring a lifted skate as onside and limiting the time coaches have to issue a challenge.