Drive-By Body Pierce Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Heard/Read on the 1040 radio/Twitter a few times today that touching the puck during a faceoff will be a penalty starting next season. Didn't see this anywhere, surprisingly. Maybe I missed it. EDIT: Here's one: TEAM Radio @TEAM1040 RT@reporterchris: The NHL has approved a rule change. A penalty will be assessed to anyone using their hand on the faceoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Looks like the NHL is beating around the issue again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 haha. instead of making all of these penalty changes how about they just clean up the bull refereeing/front office in this league? Consistency or you're fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Someone refresh my memory: does Malhotra (or Hank or Kesler for that matter) use his hand to win draws? I know that Kesler and especially Manny get super low in their stance so that they might accidentally make contact with the puck but, as I remember it, they don't deliberately use their hand to draw the puck back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Someone refresh my memory: does Malhotra (or Hank or Kesler for that matter) use his hand to win draws? I know that Kesler and especially Manny get super low in their stance so that they might accidentally make contact with the puck but, as I remember it, they don't deliberately use their hand to draw the puck back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Another bettman hand-job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 malhotra does this for at least 50% of the draws in the defensive zone (where it used to be legal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy44 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 My impression was that it was more for when the player falls on the puck in the circle, and is scrambling to move it away from the opposing faceoff man. ...EDIT: It kind of follows Mike Gillis' proposal of not allowing hand-passes in the defensive zone. #CanuckMentality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 They should just get rid of the Delay of Game penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 They should just get rid of the Delay of Game penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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