This is a good thread!
I really like the goals per game right now - lots of high scoring games and come back victories. But also still room for goalies and defensive players to win 2-1 and 1-0 games.
The only thing I dislike about the league right now is that hitting is way down. Players rarely finish their checks on the forcheck. A lot of opportunities still exist to take the body and most teams let up. What is most curious about this is that taking the body and playing heavy is a big reason why the Caps won last year, a big reason why Vegas had success last year and a big reason behind why Tampa is so dominant this year. So playing heavy is still effective, but isn’t popular...which is very peculiar
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