NHL: It's over

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 [Q2]Steve M Wrote:
With this rule, the defense might actually try to advance the puck, and you would see more shorthanded goals.  If they're unable to move the puck out they can still clear it and get whistled for icing, which isn't the end of the world.[/Q]
Except, when they ice the puck, they're not allowed to change lines. So pretty much the D is worn down until they score. Yeah, with those two rules together, I do think the PP would be about 50%. Unless you means this instead of the changing rule, which is at least less insane.[/q]

I wonder, with touch-up offsides, if the D would manage to change on the fly before the icing was whistled.  It would be a pretty ridiculous sight, but then it's a ridiculous rule.

[KeithK]

Even more humorous to see the ref trying to decide who actually got to the bench and who didn't.

[Steve M]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 [Q2]Steve M Wrote:
With this rule, the defense might actually try to advance the puck, and you would see more shorthanded goals.  If they're unable to move the puck out they can still clear it and get whistled for icing, which isn't the end of the world.[/Q]
Except, when they ice the puck, they're not allowed to change lines. So pretty much the D is worn down until they score. Yeah, with those two rules together, I do think the PP would be about 50%. Unless you means this instead of the changing rule, which is at least less insane.

Although you point out that college teams do 20 to 25% now, and they do it without any forced rule changes. Well, they do it with no red line and touch up offsides, not anything explicitly designed to tie one of the defense's hands behind their backs. Hey, maybe that's the next new idea![/q]


I'm 100% against prohibiting line changes after icing.  I felt my idea was better.   Who knows with the upcoming rule changes, an NHL power play might improve enough to be exciting again.  If you're not really an NHL fan, why do you care?

[Steve M]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:I wonder, with touch-up offsides, if the D would manage to change on the fly before the icing was whistled.  It would be a pretty ridiculous sight, but then it's a ridiculous rule.[/q]

You mean WILL be a ridiculous sight.  If an even strength, tired team ices the puck inadvertently, you can bet their players will be rushing to the bench so they won't have to stay out there after the whistle.  Hopefully they will can this rule after a year.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Steve M Wrote:
If you're not really an NHL fan, why do you care?
[/q]

Because every screwball rule adapted by the N runs the risk of being adopted by the NCAA.

[Steve M]

Right now at least, the rule changes are going the other way.  Also power play efficiency is much better in the NCAA than in the NHL, so there's not the same need to improve the scoring.  

Brian had a good point though.