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 smyth260
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Registered: November 2007
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I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to the Makar offside challenge, even by the Spector, and it’s driving me a little crazy because people are debating the wrong thing.
The NHL is actually being consistent here with the whole possession thing. They are saying Draisaitl didn’t have possession so he was offside once he touched the puck in the zone. Draisaitl would have had to clear before touching that puck.
They also said Makar didn’t have possession. The difference was it was another player who was in the zone before the puck. That player cleared the line and then Makar touched the puck, gaining possession.
They have been consistent with their idea of possession in both plays. The difference in the Makar goal is that the offside player cleared.
The real debate in the comparison of these calls should be about:
1) What is possession? In my opinion both Makar and Draisaitl had possession, along with the McDavid OT goal that was disallowed last year.
2) Do we need offside challenges at all? That’s a no for me.
[Updated on: Wed, 10 January 2024 10:51]
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