I hope they don't change the net size, would be ridiculous for all records going forward to have occurred in "the large net era". Just sounds silly.
Realistically, most regular season games are 4-2, 3-1, 3-2. games that end 8-7 are fun every now and then, but would look like a video game if that became the norm (obviously making the nets slightly bigger wouldn't change the score that radically, but i think you get my point).
I don't think we necessarily need MORE scoring for the league to be exciting. I think you need more skill (which has already been implemented with the 04 rule changes) and more close games (again, this is achieved by parity throughout the league, hence the salary cap, etc.). So I think the league is in a very good place as far as its entertainment value.
Where they aren't doing enough or a good enough job, is selling the product. I think they need to focus on:
1. Fairness in player discipline. League loses credibility the way they just spin a wheel and pick suspension/no suspension/fine/no fine and how many games. consistency is key
2. Rivalry games. This is what sells in any sports league
3. Less gimmicky outdoor games - stop over saturating the outdoor game thing, its not special if there are 6 of these a season. You need it to be a spectacle for casual fans to tune in.
4. Stop trying to ban fighting (I know this is a complex argument) - it attracts more fans that it deters. This sport is built upon violence and violent men.
5. Rig the draft so McDavid goes to Phoenix - We can't sell the game in the South if the games top stars are rotting in the AHL in the North Pole.
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