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Post by ashfieldpanther on Nov 27, 2016 8:29:51 GMT
I thought the rule was the puck can go in off of a players leg, skate etc, as long as it is not a distinct (ie deliberate) kicking motion. I don't see that on the highlights, and didn't see it that way live, so I'm surprised it wasn't a goal. Maybe the EIHL rule is exactly the opposite, any contact (however accidental) with the skate means it is no goal. I can only surmise - and this is pure guesswork on my part - that the ref judged that the puck was pushed into the goal by the skate of our guy as he was sliding along the ice. That could in no way be called "a distinct kicking motion", but is probably closer to that than being a simple deflection. It's very hard to tell from the highlights, and even harder to work out what the ref was thinking. yes I can buy the change of puck direction, and it's easier to disallow a goal scored by a (fairly placid) Brit. Had it been Linger the ref would have copped for all sorts of grief and probably given us the benefit of the doubt.
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