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NHL March 2017 |OT| All in

calder

Member
You can tell a major is the right call when the penalized player is twisting his head around like the Exorcist to look at the refs a split second after it happens.
 

MetatronM

Unconfirmed Member
Brady took a bad angle on that one, Lee had an entire net to shoot at. Also a bad rebound by Raanta.

Tanner Glass fight.
 

DopeyFish

Not bitter, just unsweetened
seriously though

why the fuck can't a team get someone to sit in the box for him on a game misconduct

7 minutes with 4 players
 
Omg the Leafs for some reason forgot to put a guy in the box to serve Polak's penalty?? Is that actually what happened? How the fuck does a pro team do that?
 

DopeyFish

Not bitter, just unsweetened
So a bullshit rule.

20.3 Substitution – When a player has been assessed a major penalty and has been removed from the game or is injured, the offending team does not have to place a substitute player on the penalty bench immediately, but must do so at a stoppage of play prior to the expiration of the major penalty. He may then legally exit the penalty bench when the major penalty has expired. If the player has been assessed minor penalties in addition to the major penalty that must also be served on the penalty time clock, the offending team must place a substitute on the penalty bench immediately.

Failure to place a player on the penalty bench prior to the expiration of the major penalty will result in that team having to continue playing one player short (but not officially considered short- handed) until the next stoppage of play. Any replacement player who enters the game other than from the penalty bench shall constitute an illegal substitution under Rule 68 – Illegal Substitution calling for a bench minor penalty.

Furthermore, if the team fails to place a player on the penalty bench to return to the ice at the end of the major penalty, they continued to play short-handed but are not permitted to ice the puck as they are no longer short-handed by reason of a penalty.
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