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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
To me - the concept of "finishing the check" is one element that should be removed.
Sam knew what he was doing. He knew the puck was going to be gone when he got there. It wasn't anything to do with the puck. It was about payback.
Which again - not blaming him. But that's the cultural shift that needs to happen.
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Finishing the check, assuming its not too late (0.6 seconds or whatever was previously mentioned) is legal.
I'd hate to see the rules changed where you can no longer hit a player that has since moved the puck regardless of how much time has passed. About to get hit, dish the puck and then its a penalty would severely change the game.
But I get what you're saying, I just dont think hockey should be non-contact.