T.Low 1,011 Report post Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) A couple related points about the new nhl in regard to keeping the goalies crease clear of opponents. 1. Traditionally, you could clear the crease like a snow plow. What exactly are the rules now? 2. It seems that in the first few games the Wings were getting caught with two opponents below our one and only defensemen, one on either side of the crease, and getting scored on. Now yes, I know that happens in hockey every now and then. I guess my second point is, is that in anyway related to the new rules regarding what defensemen are and are not able to do? Somebody please enlighten me. Edited October 25, 2008 by T.Low Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XxGoWingsxX 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2008 the problem is, the rules are all called different by different refs...theres no real consistency. So one game a player can get away with something like bumping into another player before he touches a loose puck and riding him to the corner..yet the next game, as soon as that same player touches the guy w/o the puck he's called for interference. Its kinda like sammy's interference call in the 3rd....not even 5 seconds before he was called...someone hit him from behind but wasn't called...his was a retaliation i think. The rules are pretty much subjective to the ref who calls it how he wants....its not consistent, and i think its part of the NHL's plan for more goals because when players never know what they'll be called for...it creates more penalties and thus more goals. But as for what you were talking about, i think it might just be the wings having lazy coverage because normally the'd be on that forward behind them like white on rice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
