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Old 11-04-2014, 04:51 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by GettinIggyWithIt View Post
Actually what he did was exactly the opposite and he was penalized for it. Unfortunately the penalty was more advantageous than the situation in the game. The soccer example is the same. Both are examples of breaking the rules to take advantage of a situation. He knew the rules and decided that the consequence of breaking that rule was more advantageous than the situation he was in. Personally I don't like it. I think it's unsportsmanlike and hurts the integrity of the game. But that's my opinion and even the board is split on it.
Could you imagine if that was your first hockey game as a spectator?

I don't think Leggio was being clever or creative. I am sure many goalies before him thought about doing the same thing but have more integrity.
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