Rule changes you'd like to see

[Peter James Bond II]

Post / discuss rule changes of any kind you'd like to see.

I thought about this a decade ago...it just makes sense.
Not a rule, but a stat change. I think powerplay percentage
should be based on a 2:00 (2 minute even) standard.

In other words, a large percentage of powerplays are not 2 minutes,
but fractional. Some powerplays may be 5 seconds. Yet, if you do
not score in that 5 seconds, it goes against your conversion percentage. They should sum total a teams' total powerplay minutes (same for penalty kill) and convert them to 2:00 standards.

Two teams can be tied with an 18.7% conversion rate, but no way will
their respective PP minutes be the same. Thus, one is better than the other. Over the course of 82 games, one may have had 30 minutes more actual man advantage time. If they factored the data by EQUAL
2:00 standards, the more accurate percentage would factor out.

Just think if baseball pitchers ERA was not based on 9 innings - there is an accurate standard of measure for ones who pitch an avg of 1.66 innings and ones who pitch 6.3 innings; the equalizing 9 inning
factoring. Of course, this must be done because of the great disparity of innings pitched by short and long innings pitchers.

I bet it would be surprising to see two teams have 200 powerplays each at the conclusion of 82 games, and their actual man advantage time may be 20+ minutes different. I know most will say "not a big deal" and I'm not so much either...considering I thought of it about ten years ago and never mentioned it before. And yet, so many people like micro stats to the nth degree and the current standard is not really accurate. Then there's the whole 2 man advantage factor...not sure how that works!

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[damacles1156]

I would like to see hooking/holding/picks (borderline interference) actually called.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Scrap the above-the-crossbar rule. More goals would be scored.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Change embellishment. Penalty on the guy who embellishes only unless it's a major penalty. Three strike rule on embellishment. First is a warning. Second is a fine. Third is a suspension. And actually enforce it!

 

[Pyrophorus]

Get rid of the Trapezoid.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Eliminate the legal hand pass in your zone. If it's a penalty in 1st period, it's a penalty in 3rd period and OT. Also, call icing on PK or at least, make them bring the puck out of their zone before sending it down the ice.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Shrink goalie pads so they all look like Kelly Hrudey.

 

[Fishhead]

If a player leaves his feet or goes down to block a shot, any puck that gets stuck under him or caught in his gear resulting in a whistle = delay of game penalty.

Have a line on the ice around the bench areas 5-7 feet (or some set distance) from the boards. The player coming onto the ice must wait until his teammate touches this line and is in the bench area before they can enter the ice surface. I think it would make it easier for linesmen to call too many men if they had a set visual guide rather than variation from person to person.

 

[Kingspiracy]

Perhaps double the width of the blueline or make offside calls a little more lenient, It irritates the **** out of me the amount of times zone entries get blown offside, it just slows the game down.

 

[theMajor]

Post / discuss rule changes of any kind you'd like to see.

I thought about this a decade ago...it just makes sense.
Not a rule, but a stat change. I think powerplay percentage
should be based on a 2:00 (2 minute even) standard.

In other words, a large percentage of powerplays are not 2 minutes,
but fractional. Some powerplays may be 5 seconds. Yet, if you do
not score in that 5 seconds, it goes against your conversion percentage. They should sum total a teams' total powerplay minutes (same for penalty kill) and convert them to 2:00 standards.

Two teams can be tied with an 18.7% conversion rate, but no way will
their respective PP minutes be the same. Thus, one is better than the other. Over the course of 82 games, one may have had 30 minutes more actual man advantage time. If they factored the data by EQUAL
2:00 standards, the more accurate percentage would factor out.

Just think if baseball pitchers ERA was not based on 9 innings - there is an accurate standard of measure for ones who pitch an avg of 1.66 innings and ones who pitch 6.3 innings; the equalizing 9 inning
factoring. Of course, this must be done because of the great disparity of innings pitched by short and long innings pitchers.

I bet it would be surprising to see two teams have 200 powerplays each at the conclusion of 82 games, and their actual man advantage time may be 20+ minutes different. I know most will say "not a big deal" and I'm not so much either...considering I thought of it about ten years ago and never mentioned it before. And yet, so many people like micro stats to the nth degree and the current standard is not really accurate. Then there's the whole 2 man advantage factor...not sure how that works!

this would destroy the current iteration of the Kings team. can you imagine ? it felt like they took a million penalties this last season

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Shrink goalie pads so they all look like Kelly Hrudey.

 

[KopitarFAN]

When did Ryan Miller play for the Wings?

 

[Sleeping Dog]

When did Ryan Miller play for the Wings?

Looks like JS Giguere to me.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Looks like JS Giguere to me.

A little before my time.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

A little before my time.

Now you're making me feel really old.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

A little before my time.

are you 14?

 

[KopitarFAN]

are you 14?

mid-20s, so not really old enough to remember Giguere other than brief glimpses of his career (like the 2003 SCF), because he was a backup his last 5 years in the league, and the few years before that the Kings sucked so bad that NHL games weren't exactly top of mind.

That takes us back to like one year after the lockout in 2004-05.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Giguere did win a Cup with the Ducks in 2007, but I understand if you want to block that memory out of the depths of your mind.

 

[Chain]

There are a couple. I think most of all, I'd like to see the off sides rules changed so that players can enter the offensive zone as soon as the puck leaves their defensive zone instead of having to wait for the puck to enter the offensive zone first. It would speed up the game and increase scoring a bit.

Would love to see goalie pads shrunk too though.

 

[volcom92886]

As others have said there needs to be a serious reduction of goalie pads.

I always thought that if a short handed goal is scored the penalty being killed should be ended. The player will remain in the box until the time is up, however the teams will play at even strength. I think it would result in more goals as more teams would cheat up the ice or try to score a short handed goal. This would lead to teams scoring more short handed goals and teams scoring more PP goals as teams on the PK will be caught up the ice.

 

[YP44]

biggest thing to me is making every game worth the same about on of points. Whether that is with giving 3 points for a regulation win or scrapping the loser point.

 

[head eyes]

I'd like to see offsides revamped a bit. I think a "vertical" blue line would help a lot. "Vertical" in the sense that any part of you (including your stick) should have to be on the blue line, but it doesn't have to be on the ice.

So you could throw your arm across, your stick, anything as long as it hits the vertical blue line.

No more 5 minute reviews about whether a guy had his skate on the ice when he crossed the blue.

 

[YP44]

I'd like to see offsides revamped a bit. I think a "vertical" blue line would help a lot. "Vertical" in the sense that any part of you (including your stick) should have to be on the blue line, but it doesn't have to be on the ice.

So you could throw your arm across, your stick, anything as long as it hits the vertical blue line.

No more 5 minute reviews about whether a guy had his skate on the ice when he crossed the blue.

want scoring up? Just get rid of the offside. Allow player to cherry pick if they want to.

 

[onlyalad]

I'd like to see offsides revamped a bit. I think a "vertical" blue line would help a lot. "Vertical" in the sense that any part of you (including your stick) should have to be on the blue line, but it doesn't have to be on the ice.

So you could throw your arm across, your stick, anything as long as it hits the vertical blue line.

No more 5 minute reviews about whether a guy had his skate on the ice when he crossed the blue.

You might get your wish. Not the stick part but the back foot may not need to be on the ice.
For me get rid of the penalty for over the glass. Treat it like icing and don't allow a change (maybe) no change even on the pk

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I do like the idea of widening the bluelines, which was suggested by Scotty Bowman years back. Given that the players are bigger than they were before and rink dimensions have remained the same, why not widen the bluelines? Anything that results in less whistles and stoppages is fine by me.