I've long felt that 2,4,5 is a poor 'menu' for penalties.
Why should getting your stick caught up in a guy during an overzealous forecheck or puck over the glass be penalized the same as tackling a guy on a breakaway? Ticky-tack fouls also seem more likely to see more 6v5 time than more egregious fouls.
I'd much prefer: 1-3-5 or 75-150-300 (1:15-2:30-5:00)
5 - reckless/dangerous/intent to injure...aka non "hockey-plays"
3 - on scoring chances (and developing chances on breakouts), bloody high sticks, boarding
1 - everything else
Still some ambiguity on dangerous plays...I'd lean towards the Lucic hit being a 3 on my scale, but borderline to 5
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