NHL dismisses official after being heard to be calling a penalty on Nashville

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The NHL responded to the clip of official Tim Peel on a hot mic claiming that he was looking to call a penalty on the Nashville Predators, removing Peel from working any games in the future.

Here is a video of the questionable penalty call -- a tripping penalty on Viktor Arvidsson on Detroit’s Jon Merrill -- and the a hot mic picking up Peel admitting to looking for a penalty on the Predators.

Nashville went on to win 2-0.

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