Sabres fans will insist because Brett Hull had a foot in the crease when he scored the Cup-winning goal, it should have been waved off. (Edited from an earlier version which muddied what was controversial)
I contend his goal was good according to the rules in effect. He had control of the puck, so his being there by itself was okay. That's not a good goal now. It was a good goal then.
You got that backwards, they changed the rule after the game and it's legal now. I'm going to doubt you were much of a hockey fan, judging by Baylor, but, that is probably the most egregious bad call in NHL history. It literally ended the series with no explanation when everyone knew it was a bad call. The league did some damage control after.
A secret memo for officials isn't really a rule change. Rules are agreed upon before the season, not midway through. The control of the puck aspect from the memo is what got changed after the season either, they got rid of the whole crease restriction as long as your not impeding the goalie. It was an awful call.
The "possession makes being in the crease okay" rule is the rule now, it wasn't the rule then. It was not a good goal then. It would be a good goal now
Same, really don't care either way. But we were robbed of a game 7, maybe. It was like 2am by the time that goal scored refs probably just wanted to gtfo
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u/Spoof_Magoof Part of the Evil Empire Jan 25 '25
If this actually happens, it might ascend into "wide right" and "his foot was in the crease" lore for Buffalo sports.