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Originally Posted by transplant99
Nothing to do with "timing" per se...its just like coming off the bench on the fly...you cant engage a player nor the puck til both feet are in the playing area.
Its an obscure rule/call but the right one.
havent seen it called in many a year though, thats for sure.
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Well he's right, it is timing. The only way Stajan doesn't engage the player, intentionally as he did or accidental by running into him as he would've if he jumped out into the play at the time, was to wait an extra second in the box and let the guy skate past. Not many players want to let a guy get past them.