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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Goalies knock the net off all the time without any call. It wouldn't be that hard to "trip" when backing into the crease. Hansek sometimes would flop to get a call - it's similar.
There's never been an automatic goal penalty without an empty net.
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Really? And how many of those have happened on a breakaway or 2-0 or 2-1 for that matter. Not saying there should be an automatic goal penalty based on one situation (although if it happens often I would think they would look at discouraging it) but let's be serious here - intent would be pretty easy to tell in these situations. Goalies knock the net off during a scrum in front of the net or when there's traffic and they're moving between the pipes - something like that. I have never seen a goalie trip and knock the net over on a breakaway or 2-0...that would be pretty laughable. If Hasek flopped on a breakaway with no traffic around him, I think it would be pretty clear that it was intentional.