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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Wouldn't be impossible at all. That's how it worked between 1998 and 2004. Also, if your goal is to slow the game down, a smaller neutral zone actually aids that.
That being said, there is an argument that making the offensive zones bigger decreased the effectiveness of the point shot (greater distance to goal), so putting all lines back to the pre-1998 alignment is also an argument I can get behind.
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The neutral zone was reduced from 54 feet to 50 feet the same time they removed the two-line pass in 2005. Re-introducing the two-line pass would definitely slow down the game, hurting the entertainment value. Also dramatically increase the number of stoppages because of increased offside calls.