Re: Pacific Final: (2) San Jose Sharks vs (WC) Colorado Avalanche
Originally Posted by
Dennis
I'm going to look more into it later but from what I understand, by the written rule, Landeskog was in an awkward "limbo" where he's not considered part of play in application of the "too many men" rule but is considered in play in the application of offside rules. If anyone could elaborate or correct me that would be appreciated.
I haven't looked into it, nor am I a rules expert, but my understanding is that you can have 6 players on the ice as long as neither the player going on, or the player going off the ice is part of the immediate play with the puck, and as long as they are both within a reasonable distance from the bench. With that, they still count towards being offside, or they can get a penalty if they interfere with an opposing player, etc. If the player changing off punches an opposing player, he doesn't get suspended as though he's reaching into play from the bench, because he counts as being on the ice. Same for offside. Just because you are not a part of the play and close to the bench, in the process of changing off (or on) it doesn't mean you get the advantage of not counting as a player if you are standing in an offside position.
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