I like the rule. Before the rule was implemented, teams would always flip it over. It literally made the game much longer to sit through. Anyone remember the 3-3.5 hrs broadcasts? Hurry-up faceoffs, but also the puck over the glass rule made things much quicker. I remember Regehr was pretty notorious for flipping the puck over all PK long.
There's also a safety factor to consider. With teams being penalized for flipping the puck over, there's much less pucks flying out on those sides of the rinks. Less risk of injuries for fans if players aren't chipping it over the glass every time to try to get the puck out.
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