Read an article from Scottie Bowman, can't seem to find it, where he makes an excellent case for moving the blueline back to where it was pre-2005. Removing the red line should have been enough. Because the offensive zone is so large now, teams are just collapsing in front of their nets and blocking shots from the point. They no longer challenge the point man because it's such a low shooting percentage with all the bodies collapsed in front of the net.
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