v. retain control of the puck by superior stickhandling and deceptive play, the object being to waste time while killing a penalty or protecting a lead.
- 1963  . . . replacements were few and speed lagged at the end or when players "ragged" the puck in mid-ice to kill off penalties.
- 1964  [They] controlled the puck, ragging it so skillfully that the crowd roared with approval.