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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
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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Is t just me or is this not really a thing? After icings teams play the "you take the draw and get tossed" game, linesman frequently have to redo the drop, the amount of times the players get thrown out is also high it seems. Oh and let's not forget the ever popular "you silly wingers stop cheating and back up" talking to.