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FlamesAddiction · 10-17-2013, 07:37 AM

It was a good game by Colborne, and it would have been nice to see him rewarded with a goal there.

The no-goal on Colborne's goal was obviously the right call, but I agree with what they were saying on TSN that it is an odd situation due to Colborne's height. I would prefer the definition of a "high stick" to be uniform in situations where a player is knocking the puck down out of the air whether it leads to a goal or not. If it is legal enough to not get whistled down immediately as a high stick, then it should be a legal way to score... just in my humble opinion.

The rules as they stand were applied correctly so I have no complaints, but I think this is one they should look at changing.

10-17-2013, 07:37 AM	#11
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	It was a good game by Colborne, and it would have been nice to see him rewarded with a goal there. The no-goal on Colborne's goal was obviously the right call, but I agree with what they were saying on TSN that it is an odd situation due to Colborne's height. I would prefer the definition of a "high stick" to be uniform in situations where a player is knocking the puck down out of the air whether it leads to a goal or not. If it is legal enough to not get whistled down immediately as a high stick, then it should be a legal way to score... just in my humble opinion. The rules as they stand were applied correctly so I have no complaints, but I think this is one they should look at changing. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."