Faceoff tawk

[Stoner]

Why is the player with stick down first at a disadvantage?

A few years ago the NHL smartly put the defending player in that disadvantage position rather than the visiting team, in an effort to boost scoring.

Also... for center ice draws whose stick goes down first? Must still be the visitors.

[shrader]

Because half the time the linesmen don’t care if the second person actually puts the stick down or not. 

[Stoner]

2 minutes ago, shrader said:

Because half the time the linesmen don’t care if the second person actually puts the stick down or not. 

Wouldn't that be an advantage for the defending player?

[shrader]

11 minutes ago, Stoner said:

Wouldn't that be an advantage for the defending player?

Not when you have to lift your stick over the puck before pulling it back. 

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Stoner said:

Why is the player with stick down first at a disadvantage?

A few years ago the NHL smartly put the defending player in that disadvantage position rather than the visiting team, in an effort to boost scoring.

Also... for center ice draws whose stick goes down first? Must still be the visitors.

Curious title

[Pimlach]

I noticed that the west coast linesmen were fussy sticklers on the face-offs.  Drawing boos from the crowds in both Anaheim  and SJ.