Just say a skill/play such as this was allowed... would there be a duration of time inforced for how long the puck may be lifted by one person, or how high off the bottom? I imagine as soon as a ruling is made which allowed lifting/carrying of the puck with the stick, players will use it. It would also be difficult to legally steal the puck from the player as the playing surface is no longer the pool bottom, but the opposing player's stick.

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