New Rule Changes

[Manatee-X]

Out of curiosity, does anybody know if they do anything with the clock in the event of a coach's challenge being accepted?

Consider the following scenario. With a little under two minutes left in the game, Team A is down 3-2 but gets a power play. Team B wins the draw and ices the puck, but team A immediately retrieves it and brings it back into the offensive zone (offside, but the refs don't notice). Team A pulls their goalie to make it 6 on 4, spends the whole PP in the attacking zone and then finally scores with ten seconds to go.

Everybody celebrates, the crowd goes wild - but wait! Coach's challenge! And, sure enough, the video shows that team A was offside. So what happens now? Does the clock get reset to the time of the offside? Or does it stay where it was at the time of the goal, meaning that team A not only lost their goal but their entire 6 on 4 power play?

[Guest]

That scenario was discussed on TSN. They reset the clock.

[kinot-1]

Here we go again. It seems some NHL "brains" (and I use the term very loosely ), feel that there's not enough scoring in the NHL, and they're going to discus that and some other issues during their Mar. confab.

"There were an average of 5.32 goals scored through 215 games this season entering play Tuesday, down from 5.46 in 1,230 games last season. It's the fewest goals scored per game since 5.14 in 2003-04, according to hockeyreference.com."

From Colin Campbell:

"I don't think the game needs more goals, I think the game needs more opportunity for lead changes," Campbell said. "If you go down one or two goals, even three, you need the opportunity to come back. The game shouldn't be over. You should be able to tie up another team."

HUH???

Anyway, the full article can be found here:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=787279&navid=nhl:topheads

[habs_93]

It's the same noise since the late 90s. Hockey needs more goals to sell it in the States They've tried dozens of things to do it, and the US still doesn't care. Do they really think shredding the historical fabric of the game even further is going to finally do it? I'll spoiler the results:

It won't.

[Guest habs1952]

Here we go again. It seems some NHL "brains" (and I use the term very loosely ), feel that there's not enough scoring in the NHL, and they're going to discus that and some other issues during their Mar. confab.

"There were an average of 5.32 goals scored through 215 games this season entering play Tuesday, down from 5.46 in 1,230 games last season. It's the fewest goals scored per game since 5.14 in 2003-04, according to hockeyreference.com."

From Colin Campbell:

"I don't think the game needs more goals, I think the game needs more opportunity for lead changes," Campbell said. "If you go down one or two goals, even three, you need the opportunity to come back. The game shouldn't be over. You should be able to tie up another team."

HUH???

Anyway, the full article can be found here:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=787279&navid=nhl:topheads

So, will the FIX apply to all teams equally or will some teams get preferential treatment(Boston......cough, cough).

[habs_93]

I have still yet to hear a single coherent—let alone persuasive—argument for why the nets must be bigger or the goalie equipment must be smaller.

[Guest habs1952]

I have still yet to hear a single coherent—let alone persuasive—argument for why the nets must be bigger or the goalie equipment must be smaller.

Because if they got rid of the goons in the game who score 2 or 3 goals a year it would open the door to more skilled players who could possibly score 15 to 20. Can't have that. The league loves it's violence don'tcha know.