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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Then what's to stop players from bending over with their heads out in front of them when handling the puck? Are they now immune from physical contact?
Hertl looks like he's sitting on an invisible chair. |
That last frame doesn't really show the whole picture. Hertl is leaning forward as he reaching for the puck. As mentioned Edler looks like he is playing the puck and at the last second he engages. Hertl barely touched the puck, if he didn't it would be interference.