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GDT #66 Caps at Sabres @ 7pm
Mickstix:
Rookies and/or under paid guys probably don't know those rules Alta.. :wackysmile: :raspberry: Same with the refs, who don't know it's illegal to pull a guys helmet off during play..
alta:
yea, I thought that play looked like Carlson got his lid pulled off. I was looking for a replay but most start after it’s already off because they highlight the goal
Mickstix:
I saw one last night. Definitely pulled his lid off, right in front of the ref.. :clown:
richkrt99:
I agree the other player pulled off Carlson's lid, but that doesn't change the rule. I think based on the vicinity of the play and the bench, Carlson would have been quicker to retrieve his helmet than to go to the bench, but maybe he didn't know that was an option. I did not. I thought the player had to "immediately" leave the ice if losing a helmet. Interesting the way the rule is written because it leaves A LOT of room for interpretation, which is exactly what this game/league does not need. We already have enough confusion about what goalie interference is, what a hit to the head is (unless you are Willy), etc, etc.
The Sabre player should have been called for holding or delay of game or roughing or whatever, because he did reach up and pull off the helmet, which led directly to an odd man advantage. Not sure what the ref can blow a whistle for, but that incident created an unfair advantage and was caused by a player on the team that got the advantage.
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