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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yes they did, but it backfired. The law of unintended consequences.
And the WORST consequence of this rule is that it HAS to be called. Late in playoff games, and especially in OT, NOTHING gets called. But one bad bounce, on beat-up ice, and boom - penalty.
The crime is unintentional, trivial, never results in injury, and it does little to the game, but the punishment is severe (because most penalties don't get called at all).
The crime doesn't fit the punishment.
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How did it backfire? having the penalty in place instills hesitation in the defending team to not simply fire it over the glass and play the puck or else they get penalised
Are you watching the same games? they are calling it. When the puck takes a weird bounce off of a player or their equipment, the refs arent calling that as it was accidental. When it's a clear shot over the glass from the defender's stick like Gio's attempt to clear in the final minute, a penalty is justifiable