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Originally Posted by calf
I hate when a good cycle is interrupted because the puck goes 3mm over the blue line to be called offside.
What if once a team gained the offensive zone, the puck has to cross over the red line before the attacking team has too clear the offensive zone?
It could keep plays going longer, allow for more creative use of the ice. Might be tough to transition/change on the fly though.
...or try those extra thick blue lines again.
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Was just going to post something to this effect. The biggest change in the game is the players are coached very well so more often than not they are in the right position to make the defensive play. The mistakes that create scoring chances just aren't' there anymore. Having the defensive team have to clear the red line once the team has legally entered the offensive zone over the blue line give the offense more space to work with. It will stretch the defense and apply more pressure on them. Even if you trial it with power plays to start it may help increase scoring, especially on the long change.
The other thing that may be tweaked was a Scotty Bowman suggestion. The nets could be made larger with out changing the 4 x 6 dimension. There is no reason with todays composite metal we can't make the posts have a 1 3/8 diameter (Currently it is 2 3/8) and be just as strong. The would give the shooters just over a square foot more to shoot at. Or at the very least having those shots that hit the cross bar and posts turn into goals. This way you aren't changing the angles for the goal tenders as they are still protecting a net that is 4 x 6.