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Originally Posted by Camronius
If the skate blade stays on the ice, good goal. That removes the danger from it and removes any decision making from the ref.
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There is no danger. No one has ever shown any instances of danger from someone trying to deflect a puck into the net. Your suggestion requires interpretation of when the skate leaves the ice, or whether it entirely leaves the ice. Who cares? The whole point of simplifying the rule is to eliminate video replay and uncertainty - you are simply changing the parameters of what constitutes uncertainty.
Players never lift their skates off the ice to score, their skates simply come off the ice as a natural progression of moving the leg forward. It isn't dangerous, and your rule wouldn't stop it. All it would do is cause more video reviews.
And to the others talking about pucks going in off legs and butts, players direct those all the time - again, who cares? If you can score with your ass, knock yourself out!