Lionized27 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Like others have stated, ditch the instigator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Increase rink size to international size. The players are too big and fast to play on the smaller ice surfaces and the on ice product suffers. It is easier to slow down the game because there is less room to make plays. It also makes the game much safer as there is more time to react to hits. This is something that I've been waiting on for years but I don't think the GM's care enough. All they'd see is lost revenue from seats being removed and the cost of renovations. This would make the game instantly more exciting, safer, and result in more offensive plays. Also, 10 minute OT. 4v4 OT for 5 minutes (or whenever the whistle blows after 5 minutes) and then 3v3 for the remaining minutes. If it is still a tie after that, so be it. That would be more satisfying than the shootout. The trapezoid needs to go, but white jerseys look really tame compared to the darker ones. I really prefer the darker home scheme than the white one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Make goalie play puck right away; if he intentionally blocks an opposing player call him for interference. Make players release opponants after checks within 1-2 second instead of allowing certain teams to hold for ridiculously long periods of time. If a team doesn't even try to play the puck on dumpouts, then waive off icing. The main thing I would like to see is every team being held to the same standards. Keep officiating the same for every team in every series up to and including the Finals. I doubt that will ever happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Another 2 cents on the 2 referee system. There are literally two different games happening on either side of the ice at the same time. What doesn't get called at one end of the ice can quickly be called a penalty on the other end. This happened in the Canucks Jets rookie preseason game. It's schizophrenic and must be crazy to prepare for as a coach and team. One ref can put the whistle in his pocket while the other may not? This creates inconsistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I think with virtanen, we may benefit from the instigator rule. He is going to pass off a lot of teams this year if he makes the big club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Don't change the rules. Change the refs and their bosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Don't change the rules. Change the refs and their bosses. In theory, the NHL already has the best of the best for refs. It would only be worse if they replaced them with new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The NHL wants more scoring right? What if.... now hear me out... What if.... goalies weren't allowed to cover the puck outside of their crease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Evolving the game doesn't mean and shouldn't mean dumbing down the game. Hockey isn't like baseball and basketball where scoring is constant and it comes in multiple ways. One single play can quickly end the game. Soccer has ties and in that sport, if a team blows a lead, the difference between getting 3 points for a win and just the 1 point for a draw(tie) is enormous. Other sports don't use individual competition to end a game. The game ends with all required players on the playing surface. On the contrary, soccer only uses penalty kicks in their post-seasons to avoid games continuing into the following day. A tie also separates the great teams from the good teams, good teams from the mediocre teams and mediocre teams from the doormats. If a mediocre team, say, won half of their games in a shootout out of 40+ wins, it would create bush league window dressing to what kind of team they really are. The standings are supposed to be the true measuring stick of how teams stack up against each other. Yes, Bettman doesn't make all the NHL decisions but he has come up with very debatable ideas and the shootout is one of them. Football used to have ties, changed it, and don't award a loser point. There's nothing wrong with improving the game with rule changes. You like ties, I hate them. Even a shootout is better than a tie. Nothing new about us being polar opposites. Don't you think the standings would be a true measuring stick if all games were worth 3 points instead of just overtime/shootout games? You'd have to prove it was actually Bettman that came up with the idea before laying the blame on him. In the end it's ultimately the owners that decide on changes, regardless of where the idea came from, and the blame lies with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Increase rink size to international size. I've never understood why they haven't gotten out the arena stretcher and made them bigger years ago. The odds of them taking out a row or two of ice level seats and losing that revenue is somewhere between minuscule and nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirefire Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I've never understood why they haven't gotten out the arena stretcher and made them bigger years ago. The odds of them taking out a row or two of ice level seats and losing that revenue is somewhere between minuscule and nada. It would be cool though. Bigger ice would make for a more entertaining game in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Go back to 1 ref. Error is cumulative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 can anyone explain the value of the glove hand pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Honestly, I'd bring back wooden sticks. I hate the composite sticks, they break way too easily which often nullifies great scoring chances, they allow every plug to think that they can shoot so they shoot from everywhere instead of being more creative and they are way too expensive. Every kid wants the same stick as Crosby or Toews but not every Dad can afford several $200 sticks per year. All in all, there needs to be way more scrutiny on any equipment changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I've never understood why they haven't gotten out the arena stretcher and made them bigger years ago. The odds of them taking out a row or two of ice level seats and losing that revenue is somewhere between minuscule and nada. I thought it was more around the cost of the structural changes (i.e taking out a couple of rows of cement stairs etc.) more than the lost revenue. Probably depends a lot on the arena though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCanuck Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I would keep the rule, but change the penalty for it. I think it could be a good rule, if treated like icing. No line change, face-off in your own zone. Good call, you could also throw in the need to be the 2nd player to put their stick down in the face off circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCanuck Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Baggins, on 16 Sept 2015 - 12:07 PM, said: I've never understood why they haven't gotten out the arena stretcher and made them bigger years ago. The odds of them taking out a row or two of ice level seats and losing that revenue is somewhere between minuscule and nada. It would be cool though. Bigger ice would make for a more entertaining game in my opinionThis cuts across the kind of hockey Benning is creating in Vancouver, he is brining in character players who can throw the body around. With the current direction of the Canucks we are better off with a smaller ice surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Central FO dot, in each team's zone. Allow ONE icing per penalty kill, then subsequent icings get dropped on the central dot. Also use it for icings last minute of each period.Allow offensive team to get creative in that FO formation; while enforcing defending team into a set position.This would make final minute FO's even more intense & important. More late comebacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 No US champions for 20 yrs.Bigger nets.Allow teams to exceed cap(up to 10%), should they choose; subsequent season they must be the same percentage below.HQ's in Moose Jaw.Muzzle for Bettman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 allow borderline players to be sent down more easily...calling up young players breeds more competitive play...waiver fear keeps complacent players complacent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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