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AC · 01-17-2017, 11:07 PM

I actually don't hate the idea of the challenge. I think the problem is the offside rule in general.

Make it a vertical plane that determines if a player is offsides or not, and it should become more black and white. At least instead of determining if a player did everything right except his blade just lifted off the ice early.

A goal is determined when the puck crosses the vertical plane of the goal line, so why not offsides?

It should be easier for the linesman to call correctly as well if he's looking down the blueline.

01-17-2017, 11:07 PM	#83
AC Resident Videologist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	I actually don't hate the idea of the challenge. I think the problem is the offside rule in general. Make it a vertical plane that determines if a player is offsides or not, and it should become more black and white. At least instead of determining if a player did everything right except his blade just lifted off the ice early. A goal is determined when the puck crosses the vertical plane of the goal line, so why not offsides? It should be easier for the linesman to call correctly as well if he's looking down the blueline. Last edited by AC; 01-18-2017 at 12:23 PM.