NHL GMs dismiss coach challenge option

Tallon had suggested the league institute a procedure similar to the NFL in which coaches are allowed to issue one challenge per game to dispute officials' rulings on questionable goals.

The issue seemed to pick up steam following an Oct. 26 incident in which a goal by Toronto's Colton Orr was allowed to stand despite replays showing he interfered with Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen before the puck crossed the goal line, NHL.com reported.

But Tallon told reporters league GMs meeting in Toronto had given the idea the cold shoulder, adding that his request was "a dead issue" and not likely to be revisited.

Ottawa General Manager Bryan Murray concurred, telling the Web site that GMs held a brief discussion on the idea and that it had been "shelved."

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