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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
they must have some data that shows that the more game management, the more excitement and therefore more money- but I honestly ####ing hate it with the passion of a thousand suns.
It is ruining the sport, the integrity of the league, and makes me view the NHL as more like the WWF than a real sports league to be taken seriously.
Call the ####ing rules properly. Don't game manage, pick and choose winners and losers, and intentionally turn a blind eye to #### just because somebody is down by a goal or two in the final frame. It's such garbage, everybody knows it, and the biases and poor officiating are by far and away the biggest problem to actually enjoying the NHL. They have, legitimately, tarnished an otherwise incredible game- and I fear it will only get worse.
It's okay for teams to get pounded 6-0 if that's what the outcome is intended to be. We don't need your invisible arm bull#### to steer it in a different direction.
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100%. I agree that the above issues are all valid and can use some work. But "Game Management" is by far the worst part of cheering for an NHL team.
Now this post doesn't come with a solution. Obvious solutions from a rabid fan such as myself are perspective are more transparent and prominent referee accountability. However, I suspect that the NHL is quite happy with the current status of game management.
I am not the NHL's target audience; a die-hard single-team fan who will follow through thick and thin. They want the games to be 'exciting' to draw in new and casual viewers. If that's truly the case, make efforts to even the rosters or encourage personality and drama into the game that has been previously frowned upon. But don't do it through inconsistent penalties.