Its Got No Teeth ...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Nice post JRutledge.

Officiate differently? No. Agree.

Why are we worried? Worried may be too strong a word. The issue is that coaches often misunderstanding rule changes or points of emphases can spark "irritating" conversations.

Sounds like JRutledge was able to use his excellent game management skills to "defuse" his goaltending conversation, but it would have been nice if it never happened (don't know how to achieve that, can't live with coaches preseason meetings, can't live without them). In somebody else's game it could have been the straw that broke the camel's back. Tea time. One lump, or two?

It was not hard to tell the coach, "That is not the rule." Moved on and it did not change the call to his satisfaction. I did not have the time to give a rules clinic.

Peace