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Originally Posted by browna
You really see a catch and hold and throw of the puck there? I don't. Even on that angle you barely lose sight of the puck in his glove.
His glove is open the entire time. He gets the palm of his glove on it and in the the same motion pops it up over the net.
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I don't see that as a "bat"
The puck lands in his glove and he clearly propels it up from down around his hip, with his hand up around the crossbar, and directs it in front of the net. His arm almost travels backwards a bit to be able to throw it back in front of the net.
To me that's clearly a throw.
And in real time it's tough for the ref to spot it. And not sure I'd want that called a penalty in another area of the ice TBH. But when the puck is intentionally directed at the net with a throw like that it should be blown down.
I think what they should do is say "You can't intentionally direct the puck towards the net with your hand in the offensive zone. The play automatically will be blown down". Because that would prevent situations like this where Weegar feels like he has to play that puck because Forsberg "directs" the puck to the net with his hand intentionally and Weegar can't let him get it but it clearly creates an unfair advantage for Nashville.