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Originally Posted by The Fonz
So what happens if the offensive player reaches the faceoff dots 1 ft earlier than the defensive player? Play resumes?
So now instead of Pitkanen and Foster breaking their legs, it will be Skinner and Koivu?
I don't understand how this rules helps the issue.
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The race is to the face off dot. If say it is Skinner and Foster, and Skinner hits the dot first, then icing is waived off (so if Skinner is first to the dot, then from that point on there is no race to the puck with the purpose of touching it, which should eliminate boarding and sticks between the legs).
So no, it makes it safer for everyone. If the defenceman hits the face off dot first, icing, if the attacker hits it, no icing.