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Originally Posted by calgaryboy
Larger ice rink? No, thanks. That is why I like NHL so much. Intense, fast play. I don īt like European hockey at all, stopped watching Czech extraleague and other European leagues few seasons ago. Trust me, all of you, who are for wider rinks, all of you would regret that. Wider rink brings most of the time boring, slow hockey, where is time for everything, no need to hurry. Forget about hard, fast forechecking etc. Remember when Nakladal was so suprised with fast and furious play in NHL in preseason games? Like he said in one interview that he was used to have time in his own zone for everything and in NA he doesn īt have any time? And he played KHL, SM-Liiga, so one of the best leagues in here. Why? Because of wiiiiiide, huuuuuuuge, awful rink like the airport! So no, thanks, as an European, I say NO! And I know what I am talking about, watched tons of European hockey in my life :-) GO FLAMES!!!! Greetings from Czech republic!
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This guy is right. And again, the NHL thinks so backwards. Bigger rinks won't lead to more scoring or increased pace of play.
Look at what happens with soccer when they go from full sized pitches to futsal. The game is way faster, arguably more entertaining with the back and forth. I am certainly no advocate for basketball, but scoring is a free for all on those tiny surfaces. Could you imagine if the courts were twice as big? Scoring would be down without a doubt in my mind.
Someone else mentioned it; MISTAKES are typically what lead to chances. When players have more time and space, you can realistically expect them to make fewer mistakes and therefore your precious goals/game would be down.
Me personally, I'm fine with the rate of scoring in the NHL. Just get rid of the trapezoid and let a goalie handle the puck wherever he damn well pleases.