Quote:
Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
whether or not its right, the precedent set has been if you break a stick on a slash its a penalty, if you dont its not
it seems a weird thing to base it on because whether the stick breaks has no effect on the intent of the slash, but its at least a precedent the players are used too
|
Rarely are penalties about intent because it's too difficult to assess.
The reason they base it on that is that, if you break another player's stick, you essentially take him out of the play. In other words, it's basically the same thing as interference.
However, if the stick isn't broken, then the player has simply dropped it. The last thing you want is to create a situation where players start dropping their sticks trying to get a penalty call. Worse than diving.
The rule is good. The call was horrid.