I think trick plays have a place in the game of hockey, and they're always spectacular when they are pulled off successfully. But there's a reason they are so rarely used, and while I believe a lot of people would chalk it up to "you gotta respect the game" or "respect the other team" or blah blah showboating blah blah. But realistically, there's just always a ton of risk with these plays. If they were easy and risk free, they wouldn't be trick plays. There's a high risk involved in making a lot of these trick plays, either you could easily lose the puck, be out of position, or just get completely decked. So when you have a great player who can pull these things off, many times they won't attempt it because the risk is just too high to try, and there's other lower risk options with good reward potential. That's why it's so spectacular when it does work.