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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Makes no sense. If anything, you should be keeping your stick that scored it. That was all you, not the puck.
Maybe Werenski should ask for it since he was the one with the beautiful feed. Or Hellebuyck should ask for it for putting on the best performance ever in his career.
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I mean, when players score their first goal (or any other significant goal) in the NHL, they get the puck. It's a well-established tradition, and suggestions otherwise feels a little disingenuous.
That being said, if this was the precedent for Olympic pucks, established through previous tournaments, everything probably unfolded the way it always has, and Hughes was unaware that was the case. I'm sure most players would ignorant to that process, and given that he's walked what he said back, I'm sure someone explained why it unfolded the way it did.
To me, it's reasonable that he would want it though.