AlbertaBoy12 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Just now, travel_dude said: It's setting the bar early enough for the teams to adapt and the refs to figure out how to call it. The face-off violation is a bit of a head-scratcher. It used to be cheating by gloving it that was called or interferring with the player to gain advantage. Now it's being called on foot placement after the first warning. The Flames were good for most of their centers. Janko was pretty decent for a rookie. Bennett was very good. Just one game so I can't really tell how the penalties will impact the overall game. Yeah im not sure about the changes on the faceoffs, but dave poulin has some interesting thoughts, and so does marchand. http://www.tsn.ca/marchand-rips-nhl-s-faceoff-crackdown-1.860826 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross16 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 The faceoff rule is classic over management by the NHL and trying to reinforce a standard that has little influence on the outcome of a game and 85% of fans dont' care about anyway. This isn't an NHL issue as most pro sports have gone this way but we are in an era of over management where rules are being changed for little reason. I think the faceoff rule and the offside situation are both examples of over management that are more detrimental to the game than positive. Speed of the game should be a huge focus for the NHL but instead they are slowing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketdoctor Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Rule changes explained here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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