The thing I like about the NHL that you never know what kind of a game it will be. You can get a 6-5 game just as easily at a 2-1 or 1-0 game.
One rule I don't like though that might increase scoring somewhat if it was changed is how a penalized team can just keep icing the puck without worrying about it. Sometimes it actually becomes an advantage for the penalized team if they are holding a lead late in the game.
I wouldn't want to see a stoppage every time there is an icing though either as it would ruin the pace of the game. Maybe a situation where any time a penalized team ices the puck, 10 seconds are added on to the penalty. It would buy them a reprieve from the pressure, but it would not be able to be used to just kill the clock. It would also add a new level of skill requirement for PKers.
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 06-16-2015 at 08:53 PM.
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