If you made the rule, that once you enter the other teams zone you can't move the puck back past the red line and touch the puck. So if you made a pass and the player missed it and it went into your zone, you have to let the other team touch the puck or you will give them a penalty shot. If you carried the puck back past the red line to regroup, then the other team gets a penalty shot. This would generate a lot more scoring chances and be more entertaining.
If you made the rule, that once you enter the other teams zone you can't move the puck back past the red line and touch the puck. So if you made a pass and the player missed it and it went into your zone, you have to let the other team touch the puck or you will give them a penalty shot. If you carried the puck back past the red line to regroup, then the other team gets a penalty shot. This would generate a lot more scoring chances and be more entertaining.
Way too complicated... the simple solution for a missed pass back to the point that goes back into your end is that the goalie has to immediately fire it up to the opposing blue line or it's delay of game. And if it's deemed intentional, it's delay of game. Basically, every chance is a rush chance. No one is trying to cycle it in the offensive zone for more than five seconds.
As for fewer whistles, I think they should just enforce this rule as it's written... and not just in overtime.
Quote:
Originally Posted by NHL Rule Book
63.2 Minor Penalty - A minor penalty for delay of game shall be imposed:
(vii) On a goalkeeper who, when he is in his own goal crease, deliberately
falls on or gathers the puck into his body or who holds or places the
puck against any part of the goal in such a manner as to cause a
stoppage of play unless he is actually being checked by an opponent;
Quote:
67.3 Minor Penalty – Goalkeeper - The object of this entire rule is to keep
the puck in play continuously and any action taken by the goalkeeper
which causes an unnecessary stoppage must be penalized without
warning. A delay of game penalty shall be assessed to a goalkeeper
who:
(i) Holds the puck with his hands for longer than three seconds unless he
is actually being checked by an opponent.
(ii) Deliberately holds the puck in any manner which, in the opinion of the
Referee, causes an unnecessary stoppage of play;
Why don't they call this more? If you're not actually under pressure, you have to play the puck.
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Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 12-16-2021 at 12:32 PM.
The best way to fix 3-on-3 OT is to not have it. It's completely dumb.
Have a regular 5-on-5 OT for 10 minutes (most games would end with one team winning). No intermission or break, just right into OT. Two points for the winner, and zero for the loser.
If it is still a tie, have a shootout (since for some reason people hate ties). The team that wins the shootout gets one point, and the loser gets zero. The fear of not getting a full two points after a shootout even if you "win" should create extra incentive to win it in OT.
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Problem has always been the playoffs, need to change the wildcard format so you have a couple teams in each division playing best of 5 (or 3) to compete for the last playoff spot.
I used to agree with this, but I think single elimination (or NBA format) is way better. Top seeds don't have too long of a rest that it's disadvantageous, and the lower seeds get no rest.
While we're at it: 2-3-1-1. Starting a playoff series at home is not an advantage.
Make 3v3 10 minutes. Take away the shootout. A tie results in no points for either team.
If there are no more points to play for beyond OT, someone has to end it in OT.
Was literally about to say this, this is 100% my thoughts as well (except I'm cool with a point for a tie). It'll settle more games than people think, and I'd prefer a tie to the stupid shootout. I'm all for this.
playing a 4-on-4 10 overtime is the obvious answer. If tied after 10 minutes it's a tie. As a sport, your overtime method should not be so different that you're afraid to go to it (shootout).
Get rid of points, go to W-L-T like NFL.
If it's a tie after 70 minutes, then just make it a tie after 60 minutes. Why bother with a redundant OT?
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What if OT was not sudden death? Play 5 mins regardless. This would mean a team would want to score first and then if they did the team that’s behind would have to open it up to try and tie it… if it’s still tied after the 5 mins… shootout.
I actually think that with this type of set up the OT would be equally, if not more, boring especially if a team scores early. They would just play a possession keep-away game for the remaining portion of OT and it would be horrible.
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W-L-T is the only answer. No stupid OT no stupid shootout.
Wins are 3 pts. Ties are 1 point.
The point of the regular season is to qualify for the playoffs. You don’t need a winner at each regular season game, but you do in the playoffs. And that’s why we have legit OT in playoffs.
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W-L-T is the only answer. No stupid OT no stupid shootout.
Wins are 3 pts. Ties are 1 point.
The point of the regular season is to qualify for the playoffs. You don’t need a winner at each regular season game, but you do in the playoffs. And that’s why we have legit OT in playoffs.
W-L-T is the only answer. No stupid OT no stupid shootout.
Wins are 3 pts. Ties are 1 point.
The point of the regular season is to qualify for the playoffs. You don’t need a winner at each regular season game, but you do in the playoffs. And that’s why we have legit OT in playoffs.
I like this. Forget OT (except for the playoffs).
And make a W worth 3 points to incentivize winning in regulation
Enables a few dominant clubs to win the season easily and really early, maybe rest some key players early, pretty much destroys any 'plucky underdog' chances
