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Originally Posted by puckluck2
^^^ sorry but you don't understand how offsides work.
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I don't think you know how offside works.. Have you played hockey before?
You can straddle the blue line (and/or touch the blue line with your back skate), you know..
More evidence:
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The National Hockey League (NHL) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) apply similar rules for determining offside. A player is judged to be offside if their skates completely cross the blue line dividing their offensive zone from the neutral zone before the puck completely crosses the same line. In both organizations, it is the position of a player's skates that are important. They cannot use their stick or other part of their body to remain onside. The lone caveat to this rule is that an attacking player's skates may precede the puck into the attacking zone when they are skating backwards and if they are in control of the puck.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(ice_hockey)
The swiss player's back skate seems to be touching the blue line..
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Here's some more evidence:
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When it is mentioned that the player needs one skate at least on the blue line, it is meant that the player must have any part of his skate, boot or blade on the ice in order for it to be legal. If a player has his skate in the air above the blue line then this is considered off-side (if his other skate is located inside the attacking zone) because the player needs to have his skate in physical contact with the ice to be legally on-side.
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http://www.infocomcanada.com/afterth...offsides02.htm