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John T Whelan wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Rowe, Thomas wrote:
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>> Well, its sort of like holding on in boxing. Holding is against the
>> rules, but when the fighters are tangled up it has to be pretty
>> blatant befoe the ref calls a penalty point. Its a time-honored way
>> to get a brief respite. Icing the puck to get a line change would
>> seem to me to fall in the same category. Its a classic, standard
>> part of the game. Hence, I am on John's side here.
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> I see icing to get a breather more like hauling someone down to
> prevent a breakaway. You do something illegal and willingly accept
> the penalty, because it prevents a situation more dangerous than the
> penalty itself.
Except that, in this case, there is a much larger discrepancy between
the cost of the penalty and the cost of continuing.
--
J. Michael Neal
http://idonotlikeyoueither.blogspot.com/
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