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Clearing Up The Kick
by Paul on 05/03/08 at 08:19 AM ET
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from Jamie Baker at Seagate Broadcaster Blog,
Brendan Morrow and everyone affiliated with or cheering for the Dallas Stars is going to say they got robbed of a goal tonight on Morrow’s first disallowed goal. I am going to give a technical analysis of why the goal was disallowed and why it was the correct call. But first lets clear up a few other things.
* Dave Tippett agreed that Morrow gloved the puck into the net on the second disallowed goal. But he did complain that Morrow got cross-checked and there should have been a penalty. What he failed to mention was on the first disallowed goal Morrow should have gotten a goalie interference call. He was totally in the crease and collided with Nabokov, and it wasn’t because Carle pushed him there.
* When talking about adversity and critical moments in a game Tippett also forgot to mention the quick whistle that negated a Marleau goal in game 3.
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Morrow knew what he was doing by dragging his back skate to intentionally direct the puck into the net.
I haven’t watched the game yet, so I don’t have an opinion on the call.
But Baker’s rationale is incorrect. Rule 78.5(ii) says an apparent goal will be disallowed “When the puck has been kicked using a distinct kicking motion”. Redirecting a puck by angling your skate is legal.
Posted by shep from california on 05/03/08 at 10:39 AM ET
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Isn’t the rule a distinct “kicking” motion, not intentionally “directing” the puck in? If so, Jamie Baker is w-r-o-n-g.
Posted by BK from Ohio on 05/03/08 at 10:34 AM ET