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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Well, you're penalizing players for bad ice or the puck being on edge (almost no one shoots the puck over the glass on purpose)
They both result in a stoppage, and icings are intentional more often than the over-the-glass is. That is why I think it's ridiculous that the latter is a penalty and the former isn't.
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That becomes a discretionary call by the officials. The league eliminated that with the puck over the glass rule which is much more black and white.
However icing is much different as they already have a challenging time ruling whether the puck was playable by a defender, was it an attempted pass, did the offensive player tip the puck. You may get players who are trying to ice it but are firing it in the vicinity of a teammate. That would open up a huge can of worms if you ask me and probably would become a nightmare. The linesman would have way to much power. Keep it as is and don't let the opponent change.