Biggest pet peeves in hockey?

[Score08]

What does it mean to be "found" tanking though? Coaches and players obviously don't try to lose.

Management moves may encourage the tank, but they also all have a clear purpose. Selling roster players for picks/prospects is simply good asset management. Over-seasoning a prospect in the minors is simply good development. It's part of the GM's job to balance short-term success with long-term success. So where does effective management end and tanking begin?

I think it’s one of the things that’s hard to define but you know it when you see it.

 

[mphmiles]

Goalies throwing any kind of a hit when outside the crease. This one comes to mind.



Skaters know that they can't touch the goalie, so they have to put themselves in vulnerable positions to try to avoid them, and when a goalie throws a hit, they're taking advantage of their protection to land a cheap shot.

 

[Caps8112]

the rest of us fans outside of the original 6 having to hear how the original 6 being in the Cup Finals is the only way its interesting or fans wont watch.


The slingshot entry. Despise it. Dont know why the lead shorthanded forward doesnt take the puck 50% of the time when it happens.

 

[BLNY]

The notion that a fight is required after a clean hit.

 

[Betelgeuse]

That when comparing players across years, people default to absolute values instead of rank and standard deviations. For instance, when people discuss hall of fame, they cherry pick X points in Y games, not acknowledging different scoring eras. They really should be saying player A consistent ranked 1-5 of scoring leaders each year.

 

[JoVel]

When I'm watching a high speed, entertaining hockey game and then a fight between f***ing Pat Maroon and Mark Borowiecki or whoever happens and now I gotta try my best to not instantly fall to sleep.

 

[Figgy44]

The notion that a fight is required after a clean hit.

TBH, I've seen the refs/linesman ignore scrums before and play goes on. Is this allowed? TBH, I think it would be great if the play kept going on and one team starts a stupid scuffle with the guy while the other team goes on a 3 on 1 shooting gallery for 20-30 seconds.

Clean hit, pointless scrum? Let the dummies pull their own players off the play until something legit for play stoppage happens.

 

[BLNY]

TBH, I've seen the refs/linesman ignore scrums before and play goes on. Is this allowed? TBH, I think it would be great if the play kept going on and one team starts a stupid scuffle with the guy while the other team goes on a 3 on 1 shooting gallery for 20-30 seconds.

Clean hit, pointless scrum? Let the dummies pull their own players off the play until something legit for play stoppage happens.

I'm all for idiocy costing the team, but the person delivering a clean hit shouldn't have to run around worrying about defending themselves. It became "part of the game" in the 90s. It's something the league could easily weed out using existing rules. You chase a guy around the ice looking for instant retribution, you get 2, 5, and a game. A couple of weeks of that and it's done.

 

[NyQuil]

"Your best players have to be your best players."

"You need your depth to step up."

Just say that everyone has to be good.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Not cracking down on embellishment and diving more.

 

[DannyGallivan]

All the politics. I prefer a simpler time when they just played hockey. There needs to be a cause every second game now.

Animated board ads on tv.

Cabbie.

In fact, all gambling and gaming segments.

Ads on jerseys.

No consensus on goalie interference.

Coaches review on any offside within two inches.

Ron McLean waxing poetic on every little thing.

 

[crobro]

Hockey players these days being booked in the community just for photo ops etc

Back in the 80’s players took an active role in their communities now it’s just for major hospitals.,which is good but get back to helping more of the poor kids in poor areas

 

[TOGuy14]

Whenever there is a big clean hit there is immediately a fight / scrum on the ice

 

[aylib]

Homers

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

NHL is supported 99% by sketchy gambling sites.

Watch appropriately...

 

[Jeffrey Pedler]

Coaches that are hesitant to play prospects, even though veteran players are playing like garbage.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

When fans of Bottom feeder teams or teams that lose in the 1st round celebrate a regular season win against a top team like it means anything..no you’re still the laughing stock of the league

 

[Leafshater67]

I hate how all the same terrible coaches and GM’s just keep ending up coaching other teams regardless of how bad they are. Teams are more than happy to play hot potato with guys because of the behind the scenes old boys club.

How is Dallas Eakins still coaching in the league for example? He must have dirt on a lot of people because it surely isn’t due to his coaching ability.

 

[DegeN9]

The line of people around the glass during the warmup of every single game with a sign asking for a stick/puck. I call it beggars row. Half the time it isn't even kids. Get a job.

 

[yada]

Advanced stats arguing which players are trash and who are great based on how their coach deploys them. Try the eye test and if you are unfamiliar with a player its ok to say I don't watch that player enough

The Sabres have done this for years and years, got away from it, and have now seemingly brought it back. The number of times Dahlin or Thompson has open ice ahead, 2 wingers alongside, and opts to drop it back to the last guy who now has to do the same skating but through more defenders and now stationary teammates.. f***ing why!? If you don’t change the angle of attack or misdirect anyone in any way then what in the f*** are you doing!?

The puck over the glass rule is stupid. A goalie or defender knocking their own net off should be 2 minutes. Attempts to block shots that shouldn’t be blocked. Those all irk me as well.

You should have seen mike rathje and other defense man who intentionally threw pucks into the stands. Those players are why its a penalty and not like icing

 

[yada]

It looks stupid and ugly.

I love seeing players with numbers like 53, 55, 57.

 

[psycat]

"Adjusted" stats in general. Not that things shouldn't be viewed in context but adjusted stats are nothing to me since there are way to many variables other than average scoring.

Not sure if it's a "pet peeve" but I am also tired of all the talk about "growing the game", I don't see any reason to grow the game better improve upon what's already there. Don't need more teams, higher salaries(they are ridiculous anyway) or viewers.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Advanced stats arguing which players are trash and who are great based on how their coach deploys them. Try the eye test and if you are unfamiliar with a player its ok to say I don't watch that player enough



You should have seen mike rathje and other defense man who intentionally threw pucks into the stands. Those players are why its a penalty and not like icing

I get that there was an original reason, but since it’s been a penalty 100% of them have been unintentional- the refs suck, but I’m cool with some discretion here. If it’s blatant or blatantly stupid.. penalty. If it’s a rolling puck under pressure, hey, maybe that isn’t the same infringement as elbowing a dude in the face. Calls would be argued over, but that happens anyways- at this point 75% of ‘em should just get ignored, and calls could just be made when a player does extra dumb and makes it questionable as to intent. When you think about it logically, it’s really just not worth it compared to other infractions- the NHL’s overly harsh penalty means no one actually does the thing they originally intended to punish (purposeful delay of game).

 

[cowboy82nd]

I get that there was an original reason, but since it’s been a penalty 100% of them have been unintentional- the refs suck, but I’m cool with some discretion here. If it’s blatant or blatantly stupid.. penalty. If it’s a rolling puck under pressure, hey, maybe that isn’t the same infringement as elbowing a dude in the face. Calls would be argued over, but that happens anyways- at this point 75% of ‘em should just get ignored, and calls could just be made when a player does extra dumb and makes it questionable as to intent. When you think about it logically, it’s really just not worth it compared to other infractions- the NHL’s overly harsh penalty means no one actually does the thing they originally intended to punish (purposeful delay of game).

Then write the rule that way. What the refs “logically” thought the player wanted to do. Sounds more of a headache to me.

 

[Zur En Arrh]

When people think drai is not a product of mcd..I mean it's not even close...