Tripping and the one-handed tuck
Here's a fun one. An opponent is on a breakaway and I'm chasing on his forehand side. I use DSS to put my stick into a spot where I can try to take away any attempt to pull the puck over to his forehand. So far, so good.
He attempts the one-handed tuck, releases control of the puck and then skates into my stick. The result is a tripping penalty. Now, I get what's happening here. The game obviously considers him to still be "in possession" of the puck and thus eligible to be tripped by me. But wow does this look terrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyj1X__2Dpc
He attempts the one-handed tuck, releases control of the puck and then skates into my stick. The result is a tripping penalty. Now, I get what's happening here. The game obviously considers him to still be "in possession" of the puck and thus eligible to be tripped by me. But wow does this look terrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyj1X__2Dpc4
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Developers have stated that tripping can't happen when a player doesn't have the puck. The puck is off his stick in this instance.
In the real world unless the stick ends up between the legs of the opposing player there's no way the puck carrier goes down while skating full tilt when a stick with only 1 hand on it slaps against his shinpads.
2 min for diving! Lol.
With or without the puck, tripping is called in hockey.
Good point, buuuuuuuuuuuut....
When a player is in a lose puck deke, I would bet anything that the game still considers that player has puck possession even thought at that given time, he is separated from the puck. It is only a visual separation. So the OP's point was he understands why it's a penalty, but he considers that it looks awful because it looks like no one has the puck. I have to agree with him.