savagespeaks Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Because its delay of game, goalies used to shoot the ouck out just to get a whistle, thus stalling the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#2 Ohlund Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I can't speak on behalf of the orinigal post, but I'm assuming he means batting it out of air instead of directly shooting it out of play? This, IMO, usually is by pure accident if it goes out of play and should not be a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkoisthx Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It was added to the rule book when the NHL was trying to find ways to get more goals in games. Teams trapped in their own zone would often clear the puck over the glass intentionally to relieve pressure. I get where they're coming from, but I really don't think it should be a penalty... when it happens entirely accidentally when the team isn't even under any realistic pressure, it's pretty lame. I think it should instead be like an icing, where the face-off is in your zone and you can't change. Could you imagine a Stanley Cup final, game 7, overtime game being decided by a power play gained off of an accidental delay of game penalty? Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerman Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They are already having enough trouble with the pace of the game, and since the rule is BLACK AND WHITE, there have been hardly any controversies surrounding it. That's what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks fan in TO Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It's a good rule. Hockey is a skill game. If you're not skilled enough to control where you're putting the puck, you should be penalized for killing the other team's momentum and ruining the flow of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Brown Burrows Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It's common sense to keep the penalty the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gran Turismo Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 SHOOTING the puck out should be a penalty. Knocking it out of mid-air should not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coho8888 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 As I made in another post, the problem with this rule is that nowadays, the ice in many of the arenas is soft which creates more chances of bouncing pucks which may lead to one being shot over the glass accidentally. The punishment does not really fit the crime especially in cases where it creates a two man advantage for the other team. We all know that in the playoffs in overtime, the refs essentially put their whistles away when it comes to hooking, grabbing etc... You would literally have to hog tie someone in front of the net to get called especially if you are already shorthanded and trying to kill off a penalty. So what sense does it make that you can literally tackle someone to prevent a scoring chance without getting a penalty but accidently shooting the puck out while trying to bank it off the boards gets you 2 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHouse Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 This rule should stay as is because a team gets it only when its directly over teh glass in thier own zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19eightyfour Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 definitely should NOT be a penalty. it's so very similar to icing. if you're skilled/lucky a player can send the puck down ice so that icing is negated, just like sending it over the glass (if you're skilled/lucky it goes off the glass first). there is NO good reason ffor this to be an infraction. face-off on the side it went out and don't allow the team to change lines. the biggest "delay of game" comes from assessing whether something as simple as this is a penalty, then any arguments, etc... it's silly, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connauton Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It is a good penalty and prevents the defensive team from breaking the offensive team's pressure. No need to change it just because it hurt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19eightyfour Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 SHOOTING the puck out should be a penalty. Knocking it out of mid-air should not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19eightyfour Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It is a good penalty and prevents the defensive team from breaking the offensive team's pressure. No need to change it just because it hurt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler_smash Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I don't love the rule but I agree with it. Obviously people are going to have more negative opinions about it when it hurts the team you are cheering for. There was no thread about this rule last year when it worked very much in the Canucks favor (SJS series). In my opinion this penatly is most often a result of a mental error by the player shooting the puck...the Canucks simply were not mentally prepared in game 1 and it showed when they got 2 of these penalties back to back...not to mention the overall play in the first couple periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darnucks Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It's a penalty because it was a common way to relieve offensive pressure without icing the puck. It does delay the game. The only people who used to be called for it were goalies which was stupid because 9 times out of 10 they did it by accident while defensemen intentionally did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Duck Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'd go with the no penalty, no line-change for the offending team, coupled with something like making it a penalty if it happens twice in 2ish minutes. (A bit like how if your team gets waved from a face-off twice consecutively it's a penalty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAN_FAN_MATT Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I don't like it, but I believe it is neccessary. If that rule were negated now, I'm as sure as can be that we'd see players every game on multiple occasions purposfully shooting the puck into the stands to get a stoppage in play to relieve D-zone pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariWanna Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Although it seems unnecessary, and annoying, it obviously has its purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sQuish Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Although it seems unnecessary, and annoying, it obviously has its purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I actually love your idea of treating it as an icing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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