That was a still photo, probably taken from one of the holes in the glass along the corners. The replay guys look at video taken by the league, not photos taken by the media. I doubt very much that the guys in Toronto had that view to look at.
I agree with Red, we all knew the puck was across the goal line (at least I thought so). But the call on the ice was no-goal, and there was no evidence that the puck crossed the line. Any assumption that it crossed the line required inferences that were not supported by actual observations. Just as easily as we can all assume it was across the line, we should all be able to see that there was no real evidence of that having happened.
Had the league officials decided to go against their own rules and award the Pens a goal in this situation, there would be no end to the conspiracy theories. Pens fans should be extremely happy that the league ruled the way they did, and they should have still been happy even if they had lost that game by one goal. As Red said, fortunately for Pens fans, they don't have to worry about that.
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