I still can't understand why the bull#### stickwork is tolerated so much. This is the most black-and-white area there is to officiate: If you intentionally contact the opponent's body with your stick, that's a penalty. On the other hand, I don't give a crap what you do to the other guy's stick......lift it, tie it up, slash it.
This #### is the worst part of the game, and the easiest to identify. Why do we tolerate it, while allowing otherwise "safe" plays (like slashing the stick) to be called penalties? Don't like your stick getting broken? Use a wooden stick!
The so-called "clutch and grab" never left...it's just called "slash and prod" now.
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