I like Scotty's idea of moving the goal line back out to at least 13ft from the end boards...I'd be interested to even see it at 15ft.
For offsides, I'd let one O player be free to enter the zone freely anywhere/anytime, but he only remains onside if a teammate skates the puck in (or the defending team brings it backwards). If the puck gets dumped in, he has to tag up. It would unclog the line a little bit and incentivize possession.
For icing and over the glass, I've always wanted a cumulative penalty system (like basketball). The first 3 (or 4 or 5) in a period are treated as usual (no line-change), but every time over the limit is a penalty.
Of course in my fantasy-commissioner-land I'd have 1, 3, and 5 minute penalties while calling general obstruction far more tightly (1 mins), and penalizing dangerous play/D-zone infractions more harshly (3 mins)
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