Maybe too radical for some, but I'd be interested in changing to 1, 3, and 5 minute penalties. The idea being that most 'questionable' calls will be only 1 min. It's always seemed crazy to me that accidentally shooting the puck over the glass was the same severity as slashing a guys hands while he's shooting.
1 Min – puck over glass, most other minor penalties outside your defensive zone, too many men, diving, lost coach's challenge
3 Min – most penalties in your defensive zone (including obstructing the development of an odd man rush), dangerous play w/o intent to injure (boarding, charging, headshots), drawing blood,
5 Min – Fighting, legitimate intent to injure, etc.
I would tie this in to another rule change I'd love to see - on a delayed penalty, the play isn't whistled down until the offending team gets the puck out of the zone (as opposed to current standard of 'possession', which is not always ruled correctly). Keeps the flow of the game a little bit more and extends the PP's
I would also give a team 1 min PP if they miss their penalty shot.
PK and PP stats would have to adjust to be per 0:60
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