Утром не смог найти, но помнил, что недавно в НХЛ были какие-то изменения по поводу правила подножки. Сейчас нарыл:
"The Hockey News" писал(а):
Rule 57 – Tripping
The rule relating to "Tripping" will be revised to specifically provide that a two minute minor penalty will be assessed when a defending player "dives" and trips an attacking player with his body/arm/shoulder, regardless of whether the defending player is able to make initial contact with the puck.
But, in situations where a penalty shot might otherwise be appropriate, if the defending player "dives" and touches the puck first (before the trip), no penalty shot will be awarded. (In such cases, the resulting penalty will be limited to a two-minute minor penalty for tripping.) I always liked the rule that allowed you to (inadvertently or not) trip a player who was coming in on your goalie as long as you hit the puck first. This gave the defensive team one, last desperate attempt to defend the net and if you were able to time it right, it was a good and exciting defensive play. But, alas, we live in an era where sports hate defense and re-write rules that are more favorable to offenses. In the end, this isn't a huge deal - you might argue that if a defense was beaten so badly that it has to dive at the puck, then it has no business getting back into the play anyway. Fair enough.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/artic ... for-divingПравда, всё это касается именно игры в падени - к вопросу о буллитах, которые тут вспомнили сразу же. Летанг же играл, грубо говоря, стоя. Так что, все мои попытки вспомнить и найти в текущем контексте неактуальны. Пригодится только к теме буллитов выше.
Но если Летанг сперва сыграл в шайбу, то, получается, что он скосил игрока, уже не владеющего шайбой?