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Originally Posted by flylock shox
I'd be interested to see the numbers over a few dozen games if nets were increased in size by 1 inch in every direction (i.e. elevate the crossbar an inch and widen the goal by 2 inches.
It would be an almost invisible change, and one goalies shouldn't have a hard time adapting to, but it would also mean that every shot that hits the post today would be a goal in future. As tiny a change as it might be I could see it increasing goals by about .5 per game.
I don't want to see anything dramatic though, like bowed posts or a net that's a foot wider or something.
If I really had my druthers though, I'd expand the rink by 2 feet in every direction to improve flow and scoring opportunities, and would leave the nets alone. Great passing plays and skills are more exciting than goals, and the league is pretty stifled by the small ice surface.
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I like this proposal. It doesn't fundamentally change the game or force goalies to relearn their position, it mostly helps tilt puck luck towards the shooter. Freeze current equipment sizes at the same time