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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
Definitely do not want to see the rule taken away entirely, you don't want players liberally kicking a sharp blade near a goalies neck, which I know could happen anyways but allowing kicks to be legal would have players kicking at the puck quite a bit more.
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A good point. I like the creativity allowing feet involved adds (though a lot would argue that is not a 'hockey goal') but throwing blades around would get messy.
I guess besides enforcing 'skate on the ice', being more lax with the kicking motion calls is the best compromise.