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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
The rule change I've always advocated is simple: you can only use your stick for the purpose of playing the puck. Anything else is a penalty.
The only grey area would be making a stick check, but I don't think they already do a fine job of discerning that from a slash.
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That would make it impossible to defend. How would you hold your ground? And you can't let go off your stick and grab someone. When you have both hands on your stick you can use it as leverage. The stick is a of part of your body. You can use it to block people and push people away. it just can't be an obvious cross check motion that knocks someone down.