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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
If that 'hand pass' is even a thing, they need to get rid of it. Just ridiculous.
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Honeslty I was right in front of it in section 114 and thought it was a hand pass live. It hits Backlund after he gloves but by the new rules that doesn't matter if it deflects off a player, they have to play it to deem it not a handpass (I think the old rule was shared here before).
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A player shall be permitted to stop or “bat” a puck in the air with his open hand, or push it along the ice with his hand, and the play shall not be stopped unless, in the opinion of the on-ice officials, he has directed the puck to a teammate, or has allowed his team to gain an advantage, and subsequently possession and control of the puck is obtained by a player of the offending team, either directly or deflected off any player or official.
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So it deflecting off of Backlund wouldn't negate him playing it with his hand, they clarified that in the rulebook.
Now the Nashville goal shouldn't t have counted last week either but I think they did get it right.