theVladiator
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- May 26, 2018
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Here are two frames. Both frames show that the Avs player did not make the contact with the Stars player yet. Both shows that the Stars player already made the contact with the goalie. The difference between 1st frame and 2nd frame shows how much the Avs goalie was pushed back by the Stars player (it is clear if you look at the goalie's top foot location on both frames).
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1. Granted, it doesn't matter if the contact is made inside the crease or outside. However, the goalie's ability to move freely is only protected while the goalie is inside the crease. Georgiev chose to move outside the crease, and he isn't entitled to complete freedom of movement there.
2. Not that it's important, just a point of logic. Georgiev's change of position between the two still frames is not proof of contact, Georgiev very likely have chosen to move back just to see better.
3. After Duchesne's initial contact, and before the goal, Makar pushed Duchesne into Georgiev. It's just bizarre to say that it's the initial brush-up is what rendered Georgiev unable to make the save, rather than much more obvious contact due to Makar's actions.
Most importantly, Duchesne's actions in this sequence are no different from those in 100s of allowed goals this very season. That's pretty much the reason it should have been a good goal.