MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 20: Linesman Steve Barton #59 drops the puck for a face-off between Dylan Strome #20 of the Arizona Coyotes and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on October 20, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Ryan White #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers is held back by linesman Steve Barton #59 after losing to the Washington Capitals in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on April 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Washington Capitals won, 2-0. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH - NOVEMBER 19: Linesman Steve Barton #59 talks with Craig Adams #27 of the Pittsburgh Penguins before a face off against the Carolina Hurricanes on November 19, 2010 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY - DECEMBER 29: linesman Steve Barton #59 retrieves the puck from the net during the game between the New York Islanders and the Calgary Flames at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks takes a face-off against Mikhail Grabovski #84 of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on January 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
