kk87
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I wanted to share a crazy scenario that, although highly improbable, is still plausible and offers up a pretty mind-bending paradox.
Picture this: a game is in overtime, and Team A crosses the blueline on a play that is blatantly offside, but the offside call is missed by the linesman. Team A proceeds to shoot the puck toward the net, but a defending player on Team B makes a great play to clear the puck away from the goal line. Team B proceeds to clear the puck (nullifying the offside challenge that could have ensued), but before any stoppage occurs Team A comes back down and scores a goal to win the game.
Through the commotion, the officials review the earlier play that occurred at Team B's goal line and discover it may have actually crossed the line. For reference, thinking about the Campoli OT incident where he scored two goals on the same play, the initial shot was reviewed, and once it was determined that the first shot was in, the scoring play was adjusted accordingly. As such, I assume this earlier play would have to be reviewed, to see whether it had gone in?
This is where the wrinkle comes in; because the play leading to that first theoretical goal was offside, if that goal stands up, Team B will undoubtedly challenge for offside, win the challenge, and the play will be reset; this would nullify not only the first goal, but also the second goal, because technically the play would have stopped after the offside and no further action would have transpired. HOWEVER, if the goal line play under review didn't cross the goal line, the play would have continued as normal, the potential offside review would have been nullified once the puck left the zone, and therefore Team A's follow-up goal would have counted.
Therefore, if I'm getting everything correct here, this creates a situation where the implications of this potential goal review are as follows: if Team A scored on this play by the goal line, the game will continue from the point at which that play went offside (following the coach's challenge), but if they did not score on this play, they win the game because the follow-up goal they scored will stand up.
Am I getting all the details right here? Any thoughts, comments, or clarifications? I just felt like I had to share this with the world.
Picture this: a game is in overtime, and Team A crosses the blueline on a play that is blatantly offside, but the offside call is missed by the linesman. Team A proceeds to shoot the puck toward the net, but a defending player on Team B makes a great play to clear the puck away from the goal line. Team B proceeds to clear the puck (nullifying the offside challenge that could have ensued), but before any stoppage occurs Team A comes back down and scores a goal to win the game.
Through the commotion, the officials review the earlier play that occurred at Team B's goal line and discover it may have actually crossed the line. For reference, thinking about the Campoli OT incident where he scored two goals on the same play, the initial shot was reviewed, and once it was determined that the first shot was in, the scoring play was adjusted accordingly. As such, I assume this earlier play would have to be reviewed, to see whether it had gone in?
This is where the wrinkle comes in; because the play leading to that first theoretical goal was offside, if that goal stands up, Team B will undoubtedly challenge for offside, win the challenge, and the play will be reset; this would nullify not only the first goal, but also the second goal, because technically the play would have stopped after the offside and no further action would have transpired. HOWEVER, if the goal line play under review didn't cross the goal line, the play would have continued as normal, the potential offside review would have been nullified once the puck left the zone, and therefore Team A's follow-up goal would have counted.
Therefore, if I'm getting everything correct here, this creates a situation where the implications of this potential goal review are as follows: if Team A scored on this play by the goal line, the game will continue from the point at which that play went offside (following the coach's challenge), but if they did not score on this play, they win the game because the follow-up goal they scored will stand up.
Am I getting all the details right here? Any thoughts, comments, or clarifications? I just felt like I had to share this with the world.
