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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I've long been a proponent of having all players serve the full 2 minutes. OT or not. Never understood why players have to serve a full 5, but not a full 2. But I digress.
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Kootenay...it has to do with the Habs of the 50s...they'd pour in goals on the PP
This, from the Hockey News:
There was a time when a minor penalty meant two minutes of shame no matter how many times the opposition scored. That all changed in ’56 thanks to the overwhelming power play of the Montreal Canadiens. With names like Beliveau, Richard(s), Geoffrion and Harvey, the Habs ran a clinical attack that at times was just plain unfair.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...anged-the-game