"And I agree with if the pucks going at your body and your are able to move you should do so. Otherwise you could just always put your body in the area and say its the attackers fault for the shot. If your able to move your body out of the way chances are you will do so without knocking the puck down still. And if not its a good shot by the attacker for making everyone think you can"


....erm. every sport i can think of allows all the participants the basic right to stand their ground. if someone flicks the puck at you, you shouldn't have to scramble to get out of the way... if thats the rule we'll see people just putting shots into peoples bodies and claiming they have right of way... mmmm, sounds sensible doesn't it.

if you can knock the puck down or control it with your stick, that's option 1. if some plonker passes the puck into your shoulder or your leg, irrespective of whether it's your hip or ankle and "moveable" or not... (we're all moveable underwater, where do you draw the line?) ...if your body was already there, it was a bad pass, and if it hits you, it's not your fault as the defender... play on.

to say it's wrong or illegal to place yourself between the puck and the goal or in the best defensive position is... i'll be nice and just say silly. it's quite within the defenders rights to put themselves between the puck and the goal and force the attackers to go round/through them... thats the whole point of the game! it's the basis of every defensive tactic, it's why passing is so effective, it's the same in our game as it is in hockey, soccer, football, basketball... if you can't see that, i'm thinking you're not seeing much.

same rules apply in general play and during penalty shots.

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