[Joborule]

Is the goal to increase the amount of goals, or to increase excitement due to the increase chance of goals occurring?

Tweaks to power play I don't feel will do much to increase the excitement of hockey if the focus is just on increase goals itself, because the play outside of power plays will still remain the same. To focus should be on implementing changes that can encourage offensive players to take more shots at the net, or be creative on the ice. Or a better way for me to say it is to make hockey much more fast paced since it's suited to be that type of game.

When was the last time we've seen players on the rush score a slap shot goal from above the hashmarks? The only times you see any type of slap shot goal these days are on one timers, and those are typically on the PPs. It would be nice to see the slap shot become much more commonplace again during even strength play. It's like the equivalent of dunking in basketball. They look cool in the highlights.

You figure that technology has advanced enough for goalie equipment that the size can be furthered reduced to try to get them back closer to the size of 80s goalies so more of the net is available to shoot at; while not compromising their safety.