DevilMinder Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 " Everyone's got to be ready and everyone's got to do their job," said Keenan, whose Panthers are the NHL's youngest team with an average age of 24 years, 6 months. "That is the message for us."After his return, Luongo stopped all 16 shots. Keenan also pulled an old trick out of his hat, catching Thrashers sophomore Ilya Kovalchuk with an illegally curved stick. When asked about his stick, Kovalchuk said, "Yeah, I knew." I remember him getting caught last year, is there a limit or stiffer penalty for multiple infractions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 I don't think so, just a penalty and you have to switch sticks. It's ok to play with an illegal stick, just make sure you don't get caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanity_gallops Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 No penalty for an illegally curved stick? Hm. Thought there'd be some sort of penalty similar to that of using a corked bat in MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck27 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 You can get caught an infinite amount of times, but I don't think the coach or teammates will be too happy killing off all those minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 illegal stick can only be called in the 3rd period or overtime. players use illegal sticks for the first two periods all the time and then switch for the last period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteau#32 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 I don't know what the rule is now, but a few years ago you could not ask for a stick check in OT. I remember watching a Pens game, Jagr got busted with a tie game less than two minutes to go. He went to the box, someone from the bench brought him ANOTHER illegal stick and when he got out, in OT, he scored the winning goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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