[Locke]

Originally Posted by Bandwagon Surfer

I am all for improving the game, but I have a problem with the rose colored glasses school of thought where improving the game means trying to turn back time.

While there have been season to season ups and downs, for me hockey has been getting more entertaining as time goes on. In my opinion the 2014 Kings/Hawks playoff series is the most entertaining hockey ever aired.

In the 1980s hockey was a mess, almost unwatchable (special games where teams could have a lot less scrubs were better). I enjoyed playing hockey at that time, but watching my friends play was just as entertaining as watching a professional game. As time went on the average skill level of the players started to rise and the game got more interesting to watch. We have seen a lot of growing pains as game became a real sport, and many necessary rule changes happened to refine the game.

My point is let's keep refining the game. Let's keepmmaking it better. But trying to make it like it was in the past is not going to make it better. And the solution is not a simple thing. More goals or smaller goaltender equipment is not a silver bullet, and could backfire by making goals seem cheap and uninteresting. It needs a lot of thought and debate to get to the right solution.

I'd be inclined to agree with that.