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Old 09-20-2017, 08:29 PM   #81
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Great news. Expecting a big year from Gaudreau
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Old 09-20-2017, 08:37 PM   #82
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Why don't we allow a little holding back into the game? Not an excessive amount, but figure out a standard that allows guys who are engaged in close quarters to seal off their man somehow.

Nobody gets injured on a holding call. So if you establish position, you should be allowed a grab. You can't hold on, but give the defender something. Just don't use your stick.
Seriously?
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Old 09-20-2017, 08:49 PM   #83
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Why don't we allow a little holding back into the game? Not an excessive amount, but figure out a standard that allows guys who are engaged in close quarters to seal off their man somehow.

Nobody gets injured on a holding call. So if you establish position, you should be allowed a grab. You can't hold on, but give the defender something. Just don't use your stick.
Please no. It will turn into water-skiing.
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Old 09-23-2017, 10:57 AM   #84
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NHL asked its refs to dial back on the penalties as per Twitter.

That was fun while it lasted.
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Old 09-23-2017, 11:00 AM   #85
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Preseason adjustment already by officials on slashing and face-off violations. NHL sent note to officials yesterday to dial it back a bit.
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Old 09-23-2017, 11:59 AM   #86
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Hah. That lasted long.

I wonder at what point there became such an attitude towards games with high amounts of penalties being unbearable to watch?

In 1987-88, teams averaged 5.5 PP's per game. That means in many games teams would have had 7-8-9 or ten PP's.

I'm a little young, but did fans moan about too may PP's back then when it was common to see 6-7 PP's per team?

I really don't mind it. I think more PP's in a game generally means that the better players get more icetime at ES than they would in a game with less special teams.

You always hear coaches talk about how they need to stay out of the box so they can "roll four lines". While I don't mind watching bottom sixers slog away out there, (They have their moments), I'd rather see the top six go at it.
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Old 09-23-2017, 12:01 PM   #87
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Preseason adjustment already by officials on slashing and face-off violations. NHL sent note to officials yesterday to dial it back a bit.
I'm sure a reasonable middle ground exists, and I'm not convinced we're going to find it.
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Old 09-23-2017, 12:10 PM   #88
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I'm sure a reasonable middle ground exists, and I'm not convinced we're going to find it.


Yeah, dialling it back this quickly effectively neuters any chance of fixing the damn problem.

What a joke.
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The NHL has no balls and this is why it struggles.
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Preseason adjustment already by officials on slashing and face-off violations. NHL sent note to officials yesterday to dial it back a bit.
China: Great sport, but do we really need all these penalties?
Bettman: Let me make a call...
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What a joke. Dial it back means players now know they can slash again at will. Especially the stars.
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They didn't call Baertschi for a slash on Muzzin in the game this morning, which should've been a slash even last year.
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They didn't call Baertschi for a slash on Muzzin in the game this morning, which should've been a slash even last year.
I wouldn't be surprised if they told the guys in the Chinese games to ease off a bit in the interest of selling the game, but they aren't seriously abandoning the whole slashing crackdown, are they?
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Old 09-23-2017, 02:38 PM   #95
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That was quick.
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"There is too much slashing in the league. Let's penalize it more frequently to reduce the number of slashes"

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"Turns out after 1 week, there are more slashing penalties being called. The situation is hopeless. Just forget it."
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Further to @JSportsnet report, understand refs told not to worry w/slashes to pants/legs...focus hands/wrists, don't back down on those
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Further to @JSportsnet report, understand refs told not to worry w/slashes to pants/legs...focus hands/wrists, don't back down on those
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Further to @JSportsnet report, understand refs told not to worry w/slashes to pants/legs...focus hands/wrists, don't back down on those
Well that's reasonable.
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