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Old 03-07-2017, 07:43 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by Canada 02 View Post
Just out of curiosity, if you make the blue line a vertical plane, would you be on side if it's just a skate in the air or any part of the body? How about a stick, arm or the tail flap on a jersey?
I don't know how the rule should be written exactly, but what I do know is that this play shouldn't have been reviewed for 10 minutes while the linesmen tried to determine the exact moment that Wheeler's back skate was no longer in contact with the ice...




That review should have taken 10 seconds for the linesmen to take one look at this still frame and say, "Yup, he's clearly on side. Good goal."


If they're worried about players kicking their skates high in the air to remain onside, then just amend the existing rule to say that if any portion of the player's torso (from his shoulders to his hips) is above the blue line, he is considered on-side regardless of whether or not his trailing skate is in contact with the ice. That would solve the problem without giving a player any incentive to kick his leg up high.
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