Maybe you could read the thread where the rules he broke have been posted literally dozens of times?
Is this a war of attrition? Do Bruins fans think by coming in waves and obstinately saying "Show me what rule he broke" while breezing past common sense is a winning strategy? Because it is crazy annoying.
If the rule was so blatantly broken, why didn't one of the 4 refs blow the whistle??
If there is a rule in place and it can't be easily identified on the ice, then either the rule needs to be amended or refs retrained on the matter
The reality is, alot of players catch the puck and drop it to their favourable position. Think about on the PP. If a D is trying to prevent the puck from leaving the zone and catches the puck. An opposing player is rushing him , if he drops the puck in the pathway of the rushing forward, well that can lead to a breakaway..... that is considered a "mistake play" by the D then
IF the D tries to bat the puck in, then his teammate can't touch it and leads to a faceoff outside of the zone. Again a "mistake" play
So the optimal play for this D is to catch the puck and release it , in a way that avoids the "situation" in the first example.
IF this "advancement" is illegal ..then refs should call a penalty on it consistently. But since they don't, maybe its time for the league to amend/modify this rule in the rulebook
Generally this type of advancement is allowed with no whistle blown. Up to how much leeway this advancement is allowed IS up for debate is what I have been saying. Some have posted , you can't advance past a player. Well again, with the D trying to keep the puck in the zone example, you see many times where the D catches the puck and advances to his left and right (passing an opposing player to the open spot) or advancing a little forward to bypass traffic
To have everyone on the same page without debate, just don't allow the "catching" of the puck. Or if that is not going to happen....well plays like yesterday happened and will continue to happen in the future (with likely no whistles blown)