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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I don’t get the people equating icing with throwing the puck over the glass. Icing, the puck remains within the playing surface. And it is something allowable when short handed. Very different
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Because both had rule changes for the same reason. People hated how teams would constantly ice the puck to kill time and slow the game down.
People who support the rule say that if there wasn't a penalty that players still get 15-30 seconds of rest. Well just have quicker faceoffs then.