The Columbus Blue Jackets are up in arms about Mason Raymond's shootout winner on Tuesday. Raymond pulled a spin-o-rama move on the doorstep, snow showering and beating Sergei Bobrovsky with a nifty move.
Canucks vs. Blue Jackets: Mason Raymond’s controversial shootout winner wins it
The Blue Jackets wanted officials to review the play.
But was it legal?
Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards doesn’t think so:
#CBJ coach Todd Richards on Raymond's SO goal: "To me, it looks a little questionable, because it looks like he does take a step backward."
— Aaron Portzline (@Aporzline) March 12, 2013
More Richards: "To me it looks like the puck is moving backward. (But) that’s not the only (shootout) goal that's been scored like that."
— Aaron Portzline (@Aporzline) March 12, 2013
According to Rule 24.2, the puck has to be kept in motion toward an opponent’s goal line during a shootout attempt. However, that same rule later states that spin-o-rama moves (yes, the word spin-o-rama is in the NHL rulebook) are allowed.
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