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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I wish they'd go further. A player entering the zone a fraction of a second ahead of the puck doesn't make a realistic difference in the play, and all the rule does is slow down the game. I'm not sure they even need the offside rule, would teams really put a cherry picker in the offensive zone and give the other team a 5-on-4? If you must have offsides, then put a timer on it. If a player enters the zone within 1 second of the puck, then it doesn't matter who was first
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I agree that in general it doesn't really affect the play, but the problem then becomes how you draw the line to decide the amount a player can be offside before it does start affecting the play?