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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Well, he essentially was in the crease. His left skate wasn’t in the crease. The rule is “goalie in the crease” not “contact in the crease”. Rittich was in the crease. Fell in the crease. Contact was outside the crease.
Would you call delay of game on a goalie for not ‘covering the puck in the crease’ if the goalie was in the crease and gloves outside the crease (almost always the situation)? This is why the refs get some judgement. Rittich wasn’t dramatically out of position and was tripped accidentally.
An incidental trip is definitely not always a trip.
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The incidental contact goalie interference rule of in the crease is not called in essence. Goalies need to survive being bumped when they're outside the paint. There is a line, and neither of his skates were inside or touching the line. Don't think it's that hard.
Also, accidental tripping is allowed? Come now, I don't think you need to argue just for the sake of it.