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Re: The Official 2005-2006 NHL Season thread
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If they call the game "by the book", you can pretty much forget about playing defense, or watching 5 on 5 hockey. I was watching the hawks/oilers the other night, hawks had 9(!) penalties in the first period, 4 of which were actually deserved. Honestly, if the new rules continue next year, I am done with hockey. With no hitting, fighting, or physical play, and with 5 seconds of 5 on 5 followed by 20 minutes of powerplays, it is boring as fuck, IMO.
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As with any major rule overhaul, I think they tend to err on the side of caution at first and then work their way back. Recall the crease infraction change a few years ago- at first it was all goals disallowed when even so much as a toe was in the crease, even if it was behind the goalie and he wasn't aware of anyone being there. After that fiasco, and the Stanley Cup goal by Hull, they've move the rules back to a more reasonable place. I think you'll see the same thing with the current situation. Before too long, I think they'll start allowing more contact with the puck carrier but still crack down on the off-play obstructions. I would 100% agree with this change- most of the problem before was the behind the play stuff, not allowing open players to move around, etc. Watch for this to happen.
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If they call the game "by the book", you can pretty much forget about playing defense, or watching 5 on 5 hockey. I was watching the hawks/oilers the other night, hawks had 9(!) penalties in the first period, 4 of which were actually deserved. Honestly, if the new rules continue next year, I am done with hockey. With no hitting, fighting, or physical play, and with 5 seconds of 5 on 5 followed by 20 minutes of powerplays, it is boring as fuck, IMO.
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As with any major rule overhaul, I think they tend to err on the side of caution at first and then work their way back. Recall the crease infraction change a few years ago- at first it was all goals disallowed when even so much as a toe was in the crease, even if it was behind the goalie and he wasn't aware of anyone being there. After that fiasco, and the Stanley Cup goal by Hull, they've move the rules back to a more reasonable place. I think you'll see the same thing with the current situation. Before too long, I think they'll start allowing more contact with the puck carrier but still crack down on the off-play obstructions. I would 100% agree with this change- most of the problem before was the behind the play stuff, not allowing open players to move around, etc. Watch for this to happen.
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