Expanding the crease is an interesting idea 
   but I’m not a fan of it for one reason: it 
   would likely lead hockey down the path of 
   baseball, where so much of the game is “reviewed”. 

We don't have to imagine what this would be like. The NHL tried this in the 90s and the result was exactly what you're talking about, and it was absolutely horrible, for the reasons you say. You are completely correct.