HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition

[morhilane]

Personally this is the rule i've wanted but I think it should be the attacking blueline.

As soon as you cross the attacking blue-line, you have to make a play in there, you can't intentionally pass it out or skate it out otherwise its a penalty.

That would probably flow better.

 

[Team_Spirit]

HFExpert Mac, he's just like us!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1814302164950339804

 

[GrandBison]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1814277298968736051

Prediction: it will result in less rushes and more defensive zone waiting for change. 3on3 offense come by exhausting the defense.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

3 on 3 is always going to be a goofy way to decide who gets the additional point, I don't know how much ''better'' you can really make it. The only thing it has to be is fun to watch for 5 minutes and for me at least it already is that. It does what its supposed to do just fine as it is.

 

[Rapala]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1814277298968736051

Yeah this is easily circumvented by firing the puck back to the goaltender.
Teams will simply change the way they play.
Possession will still be King.

 

[LaP]

3 on 3 is always going to be a goofy way to decide who gets the additional point, I don't know how much ''better'' you can really make it. The only thing it has to be is fun to watch for 5 minutes and for me at least it already is that. It does what its supposed to do just fine as it is.

There's no way to make it better. Can't have 20 - 40 minutes of 5 on 5 cause people got to work the next morning. In playoffs it's fine but in the regular season nobody wants that not the players, not the fans and neither the media.

5 minutes of 5 on 5 was a waste of time. It resulted in a tie 95% of the time. And 4 on 4 with an OTL point was not any better. As someone who had to live thru the deadpuck era where defensive teams with no skill would finish the season with 20 ties / otl and would start playing for the otl point as soon as the middle of the 2nd period i can tell all the young fans here YOU DO NOT WANT THAT BACK.

 

[Rapala]

There's no way to make it better. Can't have 20 - 40 minutes of 5 on 5 cause people got to work the next morning. In playoffs it's fine but in the regular season nobody wants that not the players, not the fans and neither the media.

5 minutes of 5 on 5 was a waste of time. It resulted in a tie 95% of the time. And 4 on 4 with an OTL point was not any better. As someone who had to live thru the deadpuck era where defensive teams with no skill would finish the season with 20 ties / otl and would start playing for the otl point as soon as the middle of the 2nd period i can tell all the young fans here YOU DO NOT WANT THAT BACK.

I think we'd have a better outcome if they moved to a 3-2-1 points system.
Teams needing points will be forced to go for it which in turn will open up play some.
Not perfect but probably better.

 

[LaP]

I think we'd have a better outcome if they moved to a 3-2-1 points system.
Teams needing points will be forced to go for it which in turn will open up play some.
Not perfect but probably better.

Yeah maybe a 3-2-1-0 points system along with 4 on 4 OT and no SO would work since playing for the OT point would not be as good as with a 2-1-0 points system. The difference is not huge though i calculed it a few years ago and for most team it was a 2-3 points difference with the 3-2-1-0 points system.

But the NHL seems to be stubborn about not having a 3-2-1-0 points system anyway for whatever reason so we are kind of stuck with I f****** do not want the 4 on 4 OT with no SO and an OT point back for any reason. I still have PTSD from the deadpuck era and bad teams playing fot the OT point for the last 30 minutes trying to prevent the good teams from grabbing the 2 points.

 

[Miller Time]

Yeah this is easily circumvented by firing the puck back to the goaltender.
Teams will simply change the way they play.
Possession will still be King.

They should just use the basketball half court rule...
X amount of time to pass center ice
Not allowed to bring the puck back

But perhaps also shift to :30 second penalty for those types of infractions...

 

[GrandBison]

They should just use the basketball half court rule...
X amount of time to pass center ice
Not allowed to bring the puck back

But perhaps also shift to :30 second penalty for those types of infractions...

I would shift all 2 minutes for better called 1min. Who is thrilled to see second PP wave on the ice?

 

[Team_Spirit]

Turns out women are not really into the PWHL

I wonder why

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Yeah this is easily circumvented by firing the puck back to the goaltender.
Teams will simply change the way they play.
Possession will still be King.

They need an over and back rule like in basketball. Once you cross the half court line, ball can't go back into defensive half in any manner unless the opponent brings it there, or the ball becomes a live ball (swatted in back half by opponent's attempted steal, off the basket rebound, etc).

 

[Tyson]

Canucks sign Sprong to a 1 year deal...check him off your list

 

[the valiant effort]

Scrap OT altogether again. If there’s a tie after 60 use a panel of Travis Yost, JFresh, and the Sportsnet dummy to decide which team won based on xG. Each team will have the ability to appeal xG decisions, but Bettman won’t reveal the appeal results until the end of the season. This will ensure maximum playoff race intrigue during the entire season and thus record ratings and profits.

 

[LaP]

Canucks sign Sprong to a 1 year deal...check him off your list

He was not on my list.

 

[Tyson]

He was not on my list.

Mine either. 6th team coming up says it all.

 

[Chili]

Only one free agent left who scored 20 or more points last season and is under 30 years old: Filip Zadina. Among the over 30's is Max Pacioretty (36 in November). Wonder if it's the end of the trail for him?

 

[Rapala]

Only one free agent left who scored 20 or more points last season and is under 30 years old: Filip Zadina. Among the over 30's is Max Pacioretty (36 in November). Wonder if it's the end of the trail for him?

PTO territory from what I saw of him last season...

and not making the cut.

 

[the]

Ilya Kovalchuk looked good today. I would take him back instead of washed up player like Dvorak, Dumb Donkey and Gallagher, especially Gallagher.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Only one free agent left who scored 20 or more points last season and is under 30 years old: Filip Zadina. Among the over 30's is Max Pacioretty (36 in November). Wonder if it's the end of the trail for him?

He was still effective a couple of years ago but that was before the debilitating injuries and the natural decline that comes with aging.

Maybe a team takes a chance on him by training camp but i personally think that he is done and should call it quits.

 

[Andrei79]

Ilya Kovalchuk looked good today. I would take him back instead of washed up player like Dvorak, Dumb Donkey and Gallagher, especially Gallagher.

Can't believe he's still playing pro hockey. He looked washed out 4 years ago.

 

[sandviper]

Only one free agent left who scored 20 or more points last season and is under 30 years old: Filip Zadina. Among the over 30's is Max Pacioretty (36 in November). Wonder if it's the end of the trail for him?

I wasn’t high on Zadina in his draft year, but I’d consider a PTO or minimum contract. See if there’s something that made him a top-10 prospect a few years ago can be rejuvenated.

 

[Paddyjack]

I wasn’t high on Zadina in his draft year, but I’d consider a PTO or minimum contract. See if there’s something that made him a top-10 prospect a few years ago can be rejuvenated.

Honestly, with all that we heard about him already, the fact that a young player like that does not even get an offer speaks volumes. Imagine, even Galchenyuk was getting offers every year...

 

[sandviper]

Honestly, with all that we heard about him already, the fact that a young player like that does not even get an offer speaks volumes. Imagine, even Galchenyuk was getting offers every year...

Oh, I understand. No idea if Zadina has general attitude, off-ice or coaching issues and for a young kid not yet finding his way can be a concern. However if the issue is just confidence and perhaps opportunity, that’d be worth a try IMO.

But yeah, a mid-20s player, drafted top-10 and still unsigned can be a red flag.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Honestly, with all that we heard about him already, the fact that a young player like that does not even get an offer speaks volumes. Imagine, even Galchenyuk was getting offers every year...

Galchenyuk averaged 45 pts a year in his under 25 years. He was a good PP player, too and could play all 3 forward positions. Zadina's best season is 24 points. He's a total bust.

Galchenyuk went down hill after his lifestyle, (drinking, drugs, partying) caught up to him. He was a decent secondary offensive player before all that. He turned into another Chris Higgins, although with even more problems.

Zadina never had it to lose it. He just sucks.