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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Every team tries to catch a break here or there, but this one was especially an exception. It was well after the icing call and we didn't even have the right players near the faceoff dot. They weren't even close to being ready, they weren't just waiting on Monahan. It was an easy call, if that wasn't called then they should just get rid of the rule at this point.
In a close game you could make the argument that it's especially important to manage the delay of game. If a team ices the puck at a critical time, it's all the more important that the puck drop be dropped efficiently so the team is at the intended disadvantage. If you allow the icing team to decide they want a 10 minute break, what's the point?
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Are you done yet? Everyone here is quite aware if the advantage or disadvantage a team faces after an icing call.