Fratello mentioned it very quickly in the game, I have no idea if it's true though, that the time-keepers were from Minnesota. That thought implies that that bring in neutral time-keepers to avoid any kind of "home cooking."
The whole situation was poorly handled and needs to be looked at in the offseason. You can't figure out how much time actually went off but you're going to go ahead and make a guess of how much time should be left after the situation has been deliberated?
I don't buy into the fact that it didn't have an effect on the game. It made a big difference in the outcome. It messes with momentum and psyche of both teams. Orlando's execution at the end was a mess, but the mess might have not even needed to be there in the first place.
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