Thx @Ozzy - there are many times I miss the face off infraction and wonder WTF just happened?
Red line should be consistent and as seriously enforced as off-sides. How often does it appear that one more stride would result in an entertaining collision at center ice? Small point but the integrity of the game is sullied by this haphazard tradition.
To get things started…
1. Who is making the decision to toss guys from the face-off? Why? I get the need to have your stick on the ice and skates aligned with the lines but what else matters?
2. Gain the red line before a shoot-in. Seems like the linesman are quite lenient and allow dump-ins short of gaining the territory first.
3. Round 2 doesn’t start until all of Round 1 decided. Right? (And what happened to the short lived best of 5 series for Round 1 from a number of years ago? Do we like that?)
4. Could somebody like Bill Fairburn come down the wing in today’s game and score from the dot? Goalies that much better?
There are questions about the game some of us have that are just ignorance of the rules, strategy misunderstandings or something else entirely. BSBH is loaded with good hockey minds. Explain it to us like
were are 5 years old. Please.
Didn’t want any part of Chyts v. CAPs. CAR? Yeah, if medical staff says he’s cleared to play then bring it. His timing may be a bit off but he’s going to have fresh legs. Hope his mind is right.