Kicking motion

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Way to miss the point.

If skaters were allowed to kick at the puck in the goal mouth, a lot more goalies would have various portions of their anatomy sliced.



But kicking very rarely occurs in the crease, because at that point the only reason for a skater to touch the puck is to try to score, and he can only do that with his stick.

What you're asking for is open season for goalies to be attacked with knives when they're trying to freeze the puck.

Equipment is also a bit different than Malarchuk's day.

If safety is the concern, just outlaw taking your skate off the ice in the crease. Perhaps more specifically while playing the puck, but if you're using the safety cudgel you might as well ban it entirely.

[Scroopy Noopers]

…. Safety isn’t the reason, this is getting painful.

[carmenshoes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG3DNRKvvvY


Flames and Raiders getting screwed too. Different sports same context.

[browna]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Defencemen kick at the puck in the crease all the time and are not trying to score. If safety is concern that should be illegal.

Yeah with all the pile ups around the crease multiple times a game, if safety is the reason for heads to stay away from skate blades, players, including the goalies, should not be allowed to fall down, go on their knees, or, lay down in the crease or really anywhere on the ice.

Kicking the puck is legal everywhere else on the ice, the intention of the rule is, just like intentionally gloving it in (you can bat the puck with your hand anywhere too) the net that a good goal should be scored with a stick or deflection off part of the body.

[powderjunkie]

We've learned goalie safety doesn't matter if their mask comes off and there's an immediate scoring chance...

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

We've learned goalie safety doesn't matter if their mask comes off and there's an immediate scoring chance...

Rule 21-c (probably)
*unless its a Calgary Flames scoring chance

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by carmenshoes

The whole idea of disallowing "kicked" goals is kind of stupid.

Lol remember the humboldt car bus. You might as well make it illegal to drive semi trucks because a semi truck might kill some. Lol while your at it make driving cars illegal because you can kill someone with a car, etc, etc.

Solid, solid analogy.

[Madrox]

Originally Posted by carmenshoes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG3DNRKvvvY


Flames and Raiders getting screwed too. Different sports same context.

What’s the point of this? Talking about an event from 20 years ago, from a different sport? NHL has many points to bring up from the same era, if you want to go there, but honestly wtf does this have to do with anything?

[FurnaceFace]

Shoes. I think it has to do with shoes….

[Squirrel]

Man, who would have thought the Butterfly Effect from this disallowed goal would extend this far out.
If that goal counted Johnny would still be here!

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

Man, who would have thought the Butterfly Effect from this disallowed goal would extend this far out.
If that goal counted Johnny would still be here!

Why is that? How does it change the fate of Johnny & the Flames?

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

If that goal counted Johnny would still be here!

Not necessarily. The Flames could have won the Cup and he still probably would have left.

[McG]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

Man, who would have thought the Butterfly Effect from this disallowed goal would extend this far out.
If that goal counted Johnny would still be here!

Here trolly, trolly, troll.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

Man, who would have thought the Butterfly Effect from this disallowed goal would extend this far out.
If that goal counted Johnny would still be here!

I can assure you I had nothing to do with it!

[djsFlames]

Time to set out the squirrel traps.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Sorry for the bump but worth noting that in its end of year retrospective the athletic named this the worst call of the year