Tripping player without the puck?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j0HMCxc2H08&feature=shared Why is my opponent not punished for playing poor defense? You can see their stick go right into Draisaitl's skate that would normally lead to a...
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerI think in the real world, the stick grazing the skate like that isn't going to make someone like McDavid trip let alone most pro hockey players. In our game, you have to actively poke their skates to cause a trip.
@EA_Aljo wrote:I think in the real world, the stick grazing the skate like that isn't going to make someone like McDavid trip let alone most pro hockey players. In our game, you have to actively poke their skates to cause a trip.
The video does show my opponent poke checking Draisaitl's skates though.
- EA_Aljo
Sorry about that. I was looking at McDavid. Not Draisaitl since he doesn't have the puck. That's why he didn't get tripped either. You can't trip a player without the puck.
@EA_Aljo wrote:Sorry about that. I was looking at McDavid. Not Draisaitl since he doesn't have the puck. That's why he didn't get tripped either. You can't trip a player without the puck.
That makes no sense. You can take an interference or holding penalty when a player doesn't have the puck. But you can't take an equally undisciplined tripping penalty on a player without the puck?
- EA_Aljo
I think we'd see too many tripping calls. Players could easily troll with this by tripping everyone and making games last far too long. It would most likely have a very frustrating affect on gameplay if we allowed this.
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