Report: NHL working on crossbar, blue-line cameras in time for playoffs

There's simply too much at stake in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The NHL is reportedly planning to install cameras "inside the crossbar, looking down" and "along the blue line" in time for the postseason, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman's latest "30 Thoughts" column.

"The plan is to install (blue-line cameras) in the 16 arenas that will host postseason games," Friedman writes. "On the penalty box side, they will be set along the surface. The players' bench is trickier, so the mount will be above the ice."

Offside reviews have been a point of contention this year, as the NHL works out the kinks of its first year with video replay.

As for cameras inside goalposts, Friedman adds that the NHL "is not as bullish as it once was" about the idea. "Too much is obstructed."

The playoffs are scheduled to begin Wednesday, April 13.