As a former crappy goaltender I'm always shocked at people who want to allow kicking in and around the crease. It's just crazy. I wouldn't want to be down on the ice, trying to cover up a loose puck with 2-3 opposing forward swinging a skate instead of their stick. It's dangerous.
It's hockey. Yes we allow moving the puck with the skate in other areas but those are mostly tie ups along the boards and it's just trying to battle the puck loose, against other skate boots. It's hockey, use your stick, that's what it's for. The obsession with wanting to see more goals goals goals is infuriating, why not swatting it with your hand? That's not flipping hockey either.
But I digress, back to the game.
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