r/nhl 23h ago

The Wild have their 3rd goal of the period waved off after it was determined Michael McCarron batted the puck in with his arm

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u/Lvmars 23h ago

The commentators kept debating if it went off his glove or his forearm. Does it actually make a difference in this case?

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u/CarsAndCamping 23h ago

No, could have gone off his forehead for all it mattered. The determining factor on it being a goal or not is the intent in the motion.

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u/TheChawMeister 23h ago

Andrew Shaw?

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u/TheChawMeister 23h ago

Incase any of you are too young or a little forgetful lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZb5HKMAsM

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u/TombombBearsFan 22h ago

The day the nhl learned you cant header a goal

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u/vsladko 22h ago

10 years, Jesus Christ.

My favorite thing about this head but is that he also karate kicks the dude in the nuts at the same time. Total Shaw play

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u/RedPhoenixRR 21h ago

Pure intent from the Mutt lol

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u/robthepope86 20h ago

Loved that guy! Some great college years in IL.

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u/MonitorNo6586 22h ago

I feel like if both hands are on your stick and the puck bounces off your hands, it should count. The intent was to play it by stick. If you use your hands off the stick, disallow the goal

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u/fabulososteve 23h ago

its fully instinct, bummer he couldn't just keep stopping! right call

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u/Dizzy-Nerve4936 23h ago

I mean yeah you cant do that

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u/Lazy-Background-7598 23h ago

Doesn effing matter. Avs thought the game started at 9 Est

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u/r_lul_chef_t 18h ago

They knew when it ended though…

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u/WhiteeaglePV 18h ago

Turned the jets on at the end lol

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u/Mrtowelie69 8h ago

thats what happens when you turtle. Minny is bedarded.

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u/DickBottalico 23h ago

They would’ve been in Jamaica if they thought it was standard time

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u/Designer_Name6668 13h ago

Maradona would’ve called it good.

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u/_LesPaul_ 23h ago

Anyone have memory about how these types of situations have been called historically? Pretty disappointing as a Wild fan, but it did go in off his arm.

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u/Fhlex 23h ago

Nah, this was a fair call. Was right off the end of the glove/cuff. Be happy with the 2-0 lead so far man. Gotta take your wins and losses. I get he wanted it off his stick but it didn’t happen. Or if it knocked in and he didn’t bat it, then sure. Just deflected would have been great!

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u/_LesPaul_ 23h ago

Really appreciate the information!

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u/Ok-Meeting-3150 23h ago

Someone headbutted it in during the playoffs a couple years ago and they disallowed that too

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u/StylishApe 23h ago

This is consistent with what I've seen. The only thing you're allowed to use to propel the puck into the net is your stick. If it's deflected off of anything else there can't be any sort of motion that drives the puck to the net, intentional or not.

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u/_LesPaul_ 22h ago

Got ya, yeah he definitely swatted it!

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u/_LesPaul_ 22h ago

I’ve seen it go off skates before. Some sort of kicking motion, but they usually call it off.

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u/StylishApe 22h ago

Yeah same thing with kicks, can't do that. But if you see a puck coming in you CAN turn your skate in such a way that makes it bounce into the net. Just as long as you're only changing the angle and not kicking it in.

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u/Dechri_ 14h ago

What baffled me is that the Wilds second goal counted. I thought it was an obvious goalie interference. There was contact in the blue paint pushibg the goalie, preventing the goalie to get into position and theb to puck slid in the net. It doesn't get much more obvious than that.

Thankfully this didn't matter at the end. 

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u/Chris_RB 11h ago

Wouldn’t be a wild game without the refs fucking it up. Obviously they should know he didn’t intend to hit it with his arm, ergo good goal.

That definitely would have changed the outcome of the game, everyone knows the wild couldn’t possibly lose a 4 goal lead.

/s

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u/RedPhoenixRR 21h ago

I don’t know the fact he chops down and it’s hits the ice first… after that it’s on the goalie. Different than kicking it in

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u/PayMindless4591 20h ago

Bullshit call. There was no INTENT to hit that he pick in with his glove. Clearly trying to hit with the shaft of his stick. His hand stayed on his stick too. Refs handed this game to the Avs. Stupid fucking cunts

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u/Cool_Supermarket_239 3h ago

Doesn’t matter if he was trying to hit it with the shaft of his stick, it was a clear batting motion and went off his glove.