After reading an article in the Hockey News by Adam Proteau seen here...
http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12...opian-NHL.html
My response to this article goes like this;
- I agree with everything in his League structure column, except the 9th and 10th place teams playing one game for a playoff spot and the top team in the confrenece getting a by into the second round. That would never fly.
- I agree with the television schedual except i actually like the FSN feed for Los Angeles, i'm not sure how well VS. is when it come to hockey so i'll have to watch a game on center ice sometime... And the whole blackouts for NHL Center Ice piss me off so much, i cant stand it... i live in BC, what if i was a canuck fan?? Center Ice would be obsolete, nobody in BC would buy it. But it is good because i'm a kings fan so...
- In the Rule Changes... I dont think mandatory visors are a good thing, it should be up to the player to choose, its not as bad as playing without a helmet, and players still get facial injuries with visors so bah! I do believe that players in the shootout should have to option to take their helmets off, i always thought that seeing the players in the All Star game with no helmets was kinda cool. And YES for christs sake shrink the goaltenders equipment, they look like lacross goalies out there now.
- Disipline.. the only thing i'd change to what Adam put would be, yes abolish the instigator rule, but dont kick a player out of the game for a fighting major, thats just dumb...
- Misc... The olympics are lame, NHL players should not play in them. One outdoor game every couple or so years, with option to play it in Europe or elsewhere. i'm not sure if the NHL should play in Europe, maybe but not london.
i'm not going to spend any more time on this, so feel free to check out the article and blog away to my rambles...