Flyers denied circus goal

Just wanted to post a pretty awesome goal that wasn't. Jeff Carter, Claude Giroux, and JVR play a little hacky-sack with the puck;

The goal was waved off under Rule 80.1.

80.1 High-sticking the Puck – Batting the puck above the normal height of the shoulders with a stick is prohibited. When a puck is struck with a high stick and subsequently comes into the possession and control of a player from the offending team (including the player who made contact with the puck), either directly or deflected off any player or official,there shall be a whistle.

When a puck has been contacted by a high stick, the play shall be permitted to continue, provided that:

(i) the puck has been batted to an opponent (when a player bats the puck to an opponent, the Referee shall give the “washout” signal immediately. Otherwise, he will stop the play).

I don't know. Sounds to me like it should've counted. Number one, was Giroux's stick above normal shoulder height? Close call. Number two, Ryan Miller clearly touched the puck with his glove before it got to JVR. Does a glancing touch count as being "batted to an opponent"? I think so.

Most likely, the official who made the call from behind the didn't see that Miller touched it. Oh well, all's well that ends well.