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2macinnis2 · 06-16-2015, 04:21 PM

So I figured I'd wait to offseason to launch a thread on 'what's the worst thing in the NHL today and if you were the boss how would you fix it?'

Well offseason Day #1 and TSN has beaten me to the punch, and NAILED it:

http://www.tsn.ca/just-make-those-nh...igger-1.309995

I'd rank things I'd change as:

1. Make the nets bigger, improve scoring.
2. Reconfigure how points are awarded in reg season games to make every game worth the same (not 2 and 3 pt games).
3. More transparent evaluation of officials (this is true of pretty much all pro sports).

Goal scoring though is the biggest problem. I don't know how anyone watched hockey in the 80s could be ok with 2 very average goalies in this Finals (how much would Bishop or Crawford be worth in trade?) hold two incredibly skilled offensive teams to under 3 goals routinely. Save percentages are WAY too high, too many great scoring chances are stopped simply by good positioning and massive goalies/pads that block nearly every shooting angle.

Making nets larger forces larger goalies to react, not just block. It will make the weaker goalies leakier on saves they can currently make by simply being in a solid butterfly. It will increase the value of the goalie position, an athletic phenom like Kipper will be a big advantage over a shooter-tutor like Crawford. I agree with the author on how ideologically to re-size nets but I would make them 1" larger in all 3 dimensions.

2-1 and 1-0 is not hockey. It's soccer. And forcing goalies to change equipment is sort of unfair given how hard shots are now with better sticks, it may not even be truly safe.

I would love for a day we're looking to Johnny or Monahan to score 50 (hell why not 60?). That's a lot of fun to watch. I'm tired of 30 goals being a benchmark.

I had no horse in this Finals, but it was fairly enjoyable to watch the action. Would have been way more enjoyable (and marketable) if there were 6-8 goals per game, as there SHOULD have been.

06-16-2015, 04:21 PM	#1
2macinnis2 Scoring Winger Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Fix what's obviously broken, NHL needs more goals So I figured I'd wait to offseason to launch a thread on 'what's the worst thing in the NHL today and if you were the boss how would you fix it?' Well offseason Day #1 and TSN has beaten me to the punch, and NAILED it: http://www.tsn.ca/just-make-those-nh...igger-1.309995 I'd rank things I'd change as: 1. Make the nets bigger, improve scoring. 2. Reconfigure how points are awarded in reg season games to make every game worth the same (not 2 and 3 pt games). 3. More transparent evaluation of officials (this is true of pretty much all pro sports). Goal scoring though is the biggest problem. I don't know how anyone watched hockey in the 80s could be ok with 2 very average goalies in this Finals (how much would Bishop or Crawford be worth in trade?) hold two incredibly skilled offensive teams to under 3 goals routinely. Save percentages are WAY too high, too many great scoring chances are stopped simply by good positioning and massive goalies/pads that block nearly every shooting angle. Making nets larger forces larger goalies to react, not just block. It will make the weaker goalies leakier on saves they can currently make by simply being in a solid butterfly. It will increase the value of the goalie position, an athletic phenom like Kipper will be a big advantage over a shooter-tutor like Crawford. I agree with the author on how ideologically to re-size nets but I would make them 1" larger in all 3 dimensions. 2-1 and 1-0 is not hockey. It's soccer. And forcing goalies to change equipment is sort of unfair given how hard shots are now with better sticks, it may not even be truly safe. I would love for a day we're looking to Johnny or Monahan to score 50 (hell why not 60?). That's a lot of fun to watch. I'm tired of 30 goals being a benchmark. I had no horse in this Finals, but it was fairly enjoyable to watch the action. Would have been way more enjoyable (and marketable) if there were 6-8 goals per game, as there SHOULD have been.