Posts About "NHL Rule Changes"
Bruins Season Opener: What To Watch For
October 3rd, 2017 It's finally here. The Boston Bruins 2017-18 season is upon us. By the time the puck drops Thursday at the TD Garden 165 days will have transpired since Boston's last meaningful game. In the interim, through the David Pastrnak contract drama, laying-low during free agency and numerous roster battles one thing above all else is...
'Failed Offside Challenge' a Symptom of NHL's Poor Officiating
September 18th, 2017 There have been some rule changes before the start of the 2017-18 NHL season. One of the three changes has stood out from the rest with, the 'failed offside challenge' making headlines. What this means is if a coach challenges whether a player was offside that led to a goal and loses the challenge, his team gets a two-minute penalty for...
NHL's 'Failed Offside Challenge' Penalty Is a Positive Step
September 14th, 2017 Back in May, I proposed four simple rule changes to help "fix" the NHL. Among them, naturally, was a series of tweaks to adjust the league's coach-controlled offside challenge. I hate the offside challenge, and no, I don't think "hate" is too strong a word. I detest the fact that the league enables coaches to wield that degree of...
Can the NHL Schedule a Scoring Increase?
September 1st, 2016 One of the National Hockey League’s top concerns of the past several years has been the steady decline in scoring. Many schemes to reverse the trend have been bandied about, such as smaller goalie equipment, larger nets, applying the icing rule to power plays, and so on. From general managers to fans, it seems everyone has ideas for...
3 Changes the NHL Should Implement
March 16th, 2016 Ask any fan what their favourite part of a hockey game is, they will likely tell you it's goal scoring. The one-timer, the snipe from the top of the circle, or the dazzling deke on a breakaway. These are all goals that get us out of our seats and make the NHL so entertaining. Unfortunately the league is averaging 5.4 of goals...
Sticks at the Height of NHL's Scoring Problem
February 19th, 2016 What is the most entertaining aspect in hockey for the non-traditional fan? Other than fighting, it is goals. For that reason, the National Hockey League is clamoring for more of it. The league has explored -- and is still exploring -- nearly every avenue of the game to alter in order to amount more scoring. The average goals per game...
