I like it although it will slow down the game as teams will still ice the puck out of desperation so I feel this would need to be tested thoroughly. Now that I think about it it is kind of weird that the icing rule changes to the benefit of the team shorthanded. May cut down on the delay of game penalties by players just trying to aimlessly chip it around the boards on a typical PK. Probably something you would want to introduce in the ECHL or AHL for a few seasons before implementing into the NHL.
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