How would you “fix” the NHL
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Ted Hoffman
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I'll probably have that oh, yeah, of course moment after, but I've read this and it hasn't clicked yet so I'm still going to ask: what do you mean by this?
I'm assuming you mean ... 1-8 by conference, division winners get the top-2 seeds? Because there's a lot of old playoff formats [top-4 each division regardless of overall; division winners, next 8 [would now be 12] overall regardless of division or conference] and I just want to make sure we're all on the same page on which one we're going back to.
The poster is referring to the reduction in the size of goalie gear over the last 10-15 years.
Ted Hoffman
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OK, so is that implying goaltending equipment today is too small and we need to make it bigger?
I'm really not trying to start an argument, I'm just trying to understand what "normal size" vs. "miniature model" equipment represents.
I don't think you need to go that far. Let's assume a 36 team league with the same divisional and conference set-up as now.
If each team played 1 game against each team in the other conference (18 games), 2 games against the teams in the other division in their own conference (18 games), that leaves 46 games against teams in their own divisions. They could play 6 games against 6 of those teams and 5 games against the other two, or they could go to 84 games and teams would play each of their division mates 6 times.
I think the poster was saying, perhaps sarcastically, that they wanted the bigger goalie back. That's all.
PensandCaps
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the fact that they went too extreme in fixing the lack of offense from 2010-2017.
feel like 2018-2020 was a good middle ground for offense and physical play.
feel like 2018-2020 was a good middle ground for offense and physical play.
while the FLs are very far away from the rest of their division in comparison lol. The east is just bizarre in how it's geographically aligned.
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"Fix" as in not play teams from 3k miles away that no one cares about, "fix" as get rid of the going through the motions emotionless players, etc
I'm so glad we don't have cheap shots and head hunting in the NHL anymore btw
Reduce the amount of regular season games by about 15-20. We're at around the 66 game mark right now, and it feels like it would be a great time to start playoffs.
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This..get rid of meaningless games too. More division play, less interconference play. Chop down the regular season to 68 or 70 games.
While we're at it, can we chop MLB's season down to 110-120 games as well? When a team is 30 games out in July do we really need to see them play another 90 games?
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Add rink girl and put heavy metal when goal are scored and laser shots. Put the rink surface black and the board green neon. Allow fight until bleeding.
Play 60 minute games. If it ends in a tie, both teams get a point like it used to be.
Ted Hoffman
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I've only gone through 5 pages of posts, but I think it's interesting that just in that there's as many posts for calling the instigator rule (3) as there are getting rid of it (3).
Also: cloning, sharks under the ice, no jock straps for goalies, and shots of vodka. Not sure if that last one is for the players, or fans, or both.
Also: cloning, sharks under the ice, no jock straps for goalies, and shots of vodka. Not sure if that last one is for the players, or fans, or both.
we lost a full season of hockey for the salary cap. While im all for the salary cap, I'd bet you lose multiple seasons trying to get rid of NTC?NMC
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Instead of suspensions, make a player play without a helmet and cup for however many games. That'll make them think twice about playing dirty
Accountability for referees. Scorecard of missed calls and incorrect calls or press availability of head referee post game. Third referee in the sky to overturn and/or make calls to improve calls on ice. Third eye ref is very senior even recently retired.
No offside challenge after puck is in zone for more than some amount of time (8-12 seconds)
No offside challenge after puck is in zone for more than some amount of time (8-12 seconds)
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It was prosposed in the NBA by 3 or 4 GM’s
And an NHL GM has floated it numerous times
But Friedman and Marrk didn’t know who it was.
