seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Agreed. It was obvious enough for it to be waived off right away and for Toronto to rule rather quickly. His heel moves from a vertical position in relation to the net to a perpendicular position in relation to the net. The puck did not make contact with the skate. His skate clearly moved towards the puck. That's because he was stopping. There's no rule that says you can't stop at the puck, or even "stop it in." The only thing the rule says is what we all know about a "distinct kicking motion." To me, that involves movement from the knee, or your foot moving at a different rate than the rest of you, not just repositioning your foot. 1 edicius reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladifan 680 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 ...pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease... Otherwise, where's the karma? Huh?! Probably not in my time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nero 20 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 That's because he was stopping. There's no rule that says you can't stop at the puck, or even "stop it in." The only thing the rule says is what we all know about a "distinct kicking motion." To me, that involves movement from the knee, or your foot moving at a different rate than the rest of you, not just repositioning your foot. This is how I feel about it too. 1 seeinred reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Dumb play by Spezza. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nero 20 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Someone's getting fired. Unless Ottawa mysteriously gets called for a penalty in the next 30 seconds. A little more than 30 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 And the "equalizer" call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Unless Ottawa mysteriously gets called for a penalty in the next 30 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Pittsburgh gets a PP right after, who'da thunk it? That was no worse than what Staal did at the other end of the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Too many right handed shots. Kind of the opposite of our PP. Looks like the Pens will get another OT victory on the PP. They must have the record for these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Someone's getting fired. Unless Ottawa mysteriously gets called for a penalty in the next 30 seconds. Wow, my timetable was off, but otherwise, I'm good. 2 Vladifan and aflac9262 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rubbel_die_Katz 24 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 omg...hope he will ever return to the ice after this brutal hit... 1 seeinred reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Remember when they used to only call really, really obvious penalties in playoff OT? And sometimes they wouldn't even call those? I miss that. 2 Vladifan and GMRwings1983 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AIK'91 22 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 What a dive by McKee. That's a disgrace to hockey. 1 SiLkK19 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted April 23, 2010 (edited) That's because he was stopping. There's no rule that says you can't stop at the puck, or even "stop it in." The only thing the rule says is what we all know about a "distinct kicking motion." To me, that involves movement from the knee, or your foot moving at a different rate than the rest of you, not just repositioning your foot. You don't look down at your skate and the puck when you are stopping. He makes a distinct motion with his right skate that is not for the specific act of stopping. He meant to go for the puck. There was no redirection. This isn't soccer. It's the NHL. The kicks aren't going to be giant kickoff like kicks. Edited April 23, 2010 by Howard He Do It?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 I cannot believe that was a penalty. What a disgrace. 1 aflac9262 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 I still can't decide whether league officials are corrupt or just inept. Go Sens go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotty99 302 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Huge kill, now finish it sens! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Good call there. Put this one away Ottawa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Sens back to the PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Wow, another penalty. The ref is upset with the Pens for not scoring on their PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nero 20 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 How long until the equalizer now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Letang off for holding? Let's see if another Ottawa penalty will follow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Oh hey Pens get another penalty. Maybe the refs are just bad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 omg...hope he will ever return to the ice after this brutal hit... You don't look down at your foot and the puck when you are stopping. He makes a distinct motion with his right skate that is not for the specific act of stopping. He meant to go for the puck. There was no redirection. This isn't soccer. It's the NHL. The kicks aren't going to be giant kickoff like kicks. If you're trying to redirect the puck into the net, which IS legal under the wording in the rulebook, you do. And "not for the specific act of stopping" doesn't mean "distinct kicking motion." I don't expect kick-off like kicks, but still, a kick is a kick. You can't just change the definition of it for hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted April 23, 2010 Great shift for Regin. Hope he remembers it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites