When the goalie is in the crease, no attacking player may enter unless the puck is there as well; if the goalie is not in the crease, however, anyone may enter.
Since the off-season, and for several years now, the two Giants players, Barber, the speedy star, and Comella, the strong and steady fullback, have been running -- no, attacking -- the monstrosity in this picturesque park in northern New Jersey.
While a shot is taken, no attacking player may be in the goalie's crease, a rectangle eight feet across and four feet out from the goal line; but there is much physical contact in front of the net, and the puck may ricochet off a skate, a stick, or any part of the body.
Instead, 15 Rg1 Ne7 16 Be5 Ne5 17 Rd8 Kd8 18 Qe4 N5c6 19 Bhg h6 22 Rd1 Ke8 21 Bg4 hg 22 fe Be7 23 Qg4 Rd8 24 Rd8 Kd8 25 fe broughtught about an endgame in which White had no attacking chances whatever, while Black had the solid advantage of rook plus two minor pieces for a queen and pawn.
Therefore: You chomp on your pita, harissa and hummus dripping down your cheek -- tilting your head to get a good bite, as there's no attacking this gargantuan sandwich head-on -- and juggle as many napkins as you can grab, and marvel at the neighborhood.
