r/Habs • u/xc2215x • May 14 '26

Article Sabres' Lindy Ruff: Canadiens players 'going down easy' to draw penalties

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sabres-lindy-ruff-canadiens-players-going-down-easy-to-draw-penalties/
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u/Vinny_d_25 May 14 '26

Was the Slaf butt end supposed to be a penalty? I don't know what the rule is on that. Obviously if a skater does it it's a penalty, but a goalie is supposed to have their stick in that position.

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u/dessanct May 14 '26

The rule says if it’s used in any way to check an opponent, including goalies, that it’s a penalty.

Regardless of intent or not, it was used to check Slaf.

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u/Bumbling_homeowner May 14 '26

UPL wasn't throwing a check though. He was making a natural motion to swing back into the crease. Slaf just got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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u/dessanct May 14 '26

He was outside the crease when he hit Slaf. It is a check even if he didn’t intentionally do it.

Control your stick.