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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
Unless the team local to me is making a good play-off run I don't watch and I
still don't understand what defines icing and offside. Just curious is hockey like the NBA where star players get away with more than an average player?
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The offside rule is easy to understand and spot. You cannot pass the puck to a player already in that zone defined by the blue line. It prevents long passing behind the defense. As long as some part of each player is behind the blue line when the puck crosses the blue line, it's onside.
