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Ryan Harper
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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 Posted - 03/03/2006 : 09:18:43
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Refs will now measure sticks before each shooter - but what happens if the sticks are deemed illegal? Do they get disqualified and lose the shot?
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nazzy_19
Top Prospect
Canada
57 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2006 : 10:05:45
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| Automatic goal for the other team? Just like if the goalie throws his stick during a penalty shot, maybe... |
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Ripley
PickupHockey Pro
USA
365 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2006 : 10:45:57
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| They should just leave it alone. Keep the existing rule: if the other team calls you on it and you have an illegal stick you get a penalty. If they call you on it and you don't, they get a penalty. So simply just adapt it to the shoot out, you should lose your shot....or maybe they should shoot the guy with the lowest points on the team. It would bring a new meaning to the phrase "shoot out". I might even start liking the shoot out then. |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
2417 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2006 : 20:15:42
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| I still can't grasp the concept of an illegal stick. Who cares if it has more of a curve...what advantage does it give? It's not like in Atom or Peewee where kids (I used to be like this) that wanted the sticks with the biggest curve so they could brag about how easily or how high they could lift the puck off the ice. I could make an educated guess to say that this is not the case in the pros. I say let any player play with whatever curve they want...who cares? |
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leigh
Moderator
Canada
1755 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2006 : 22:58:02
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The big deal on the curve has to do with puck control and puck protection. The bigger the curve the better puck protection it offers and therefore the harder it is to strip the puck off your stick (or for that matter, it's easier to steal the puck from an opponent with a sharper curve) So that is why they regulate the curve.
Of course this fact is irrelevant in a shoot out. But I imagine they don't want two sets of rules, one for the game and one for the shoot out. |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
2417 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2006 : 10:23:18
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| Ok, I understand that, but I still think it's a little "wussy". Each stick/blade/curve has its own set of pros and cons, I just don't see why it has to be regulated. Just me I guess! |
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leigh
Moderator
Canada
1755 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2006 : 23:17:55
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Ya that's true. I guess it's like hooking and holding, you have to draw the line somewhere and if you don't enforce it players slowly take advantage.
I agree with Ripley in this thread, leave it up to the players/coaches to police it. |
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pucker
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
398 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2006 : 10:11:24
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I agree with Nazzy - automatic goal for the other team is a huge penalty and will totally stop players from trying to sneak in an illegal stick.
Instead I think the league is just forcing teams to select a new player if it is found that one of the shooters has an illegal stick. Not really a great deterrent. |
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Ripley
PickupHockey Pro
USA
365 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2006 : 11:48:47
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| It's a pretty big deterent if your shooter is Jokinen. |
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NuckH8R
Top Prospect
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:27:32
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Good point Ripley.
P.S.
Shootouts are lame so who cares. |
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NHL measuring sticks during shootout 
