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Originally Posted by Flames89
I am not so sure about the tripping modifications. It is an exciting hockey play when a player has to dive and knock the puck away from an opposing player (when done cleanly, sometimes it is just a trip-in-disguise). Every time that happens the other play will now "trip" on the stick, making it a penalty--turning the hero into the goat.
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I've waiting for years for the NHL to get rid of this soccer rule. Just because you make contact with the puck first doesn't mean its okay to trip the player.
If a player has the puck he can't turn around and hack a player chasing him down then continue on. So why is it okay for a player to touch the puck and then hack someone down?