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Originally Posted by Textcritic
There is nothing wrong with the level of goal scoring in the NHL. The game is faster, the players are in better shape and more skilled, and the distribution of talent is more even than it has ever been.
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The worry isn't just that scoring is down, but the direction of the trend. Goalies continue to get bigger and better-trained. Blocked shots per game continues to rise. I could easily see a drop of another goal per game over the next couple years. It makes sense to address the issue before fans start to turn out, not after.
Personally, I don't see why it's messing with tradition to ban a tactic that only became widespread in the last 10 years, or to return equipment to the size it was 20 years ago.