I'm fine with the out of play rules and actually think they could be more stringent.
I think if the ref deems a player shot a puck rather than deflected it out of play, regardless of the zone, it should be treated like an icing; a defensive zone faceoff with no line changes.
All of the rules put into place to emphasize skill have made the game much more entertaining to watch. Penalizing low still plays like dumping the puck into the stands to relieve the pressure should be part of that. The NFL penalizes it with intentional grounding and to me, they are very similar.
The situation where toews intentionally delayed the game in order to end a legal 1 man strength advantage should be against the rules. That was a delay of game in the truest sense of the term.
Why is that rewarded?
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