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Originally Posted by Steveyoto
What is the big deal with any form of deflection? I would assume that 'kicking' is not allowed due to safety. not to mention that it is very hard to kick a puck. Sharp skates kicking at pucks is not safe. However, what transpired was not unsafe, which is what I believe to be the spirit of the rule. This stuff drives me nuts.
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The thing that makes the safety argument invalid is that you can kick in the crease, as long as a goal isn’t scored right from the kick. You can kick to your stick, kick to a teammate, kick to stop a puck if you’re a defender. Hell, you can even kick the puck at the net as long as it goes off someone else first. All perfectly legal.