Comments on: Should the NHL get rid of the trapezoid and enforce icing on penalty killers?

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| — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:08:50 +0000

All you people who think you should give an advantage to a penalized team are morons. There would be more scoring (which is what the fans want), it would make penalties more costly and therefore clean up the game, (which is what the players want) and it would change the overall strategies of hockey. Ya, it might make the games a little longer but all of you that think it will add 30+ minutes to each game are the ones that got failing grades at math. 5-10 minutes tops in the first season and less when players start clueing in.
I think hockey could use a few more goals a game. I am tired of these 1-0 or 2-1 games. Fans love to see scoring…PERIOD. Especially in markets where the game hasn’t been accepted fully…give the fans what they want.

By: MPA

MPA — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:34:51 +0000

Not enforcing icing on the PK was definitely necessary in the days when you were allowed to make line changes on icing calls because it would have allowed tired defenders an easy change (especially in the 2nd period). Now that line changes are denied to the icing team I’d love to see it always enforced. Defenders would still ice the puck at times so games would be a little longer, but I think the additional scoring chances that an offensive zone draw against a tired PK until could provide would be worth it.

By: robert

robert — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:57:09 +0000

The ability to ice the puck on the PK makes the PP more exciting.
It can be deflating and cause momentum shifts when the PP unit can’t enter the zone or get set-up, and it can tense waiting and hoping the PK (if it’s your team) will clear the puck down.
I don’t know if power plays would be nearly as interesting or entertaining without it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:18:44 +0000

i think your crazy soccer nets? why not play on grass then

By: NYRFTW

NYRFTW — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:14:32 +0000

It’s a terrible idea to not let a team ice the puck when killing a penalty. Why not just play with soccer goals without goalies? Have you ever played hockey in your life? Even thinking that this would be a good idea tells me that you haven’t. Games would become 3+ hours long!
The only thing the trapezoid is good for is getting D hurt when they have to come back to play the puck when it’s sitting next to the trapezoid, but not in it. Watch the Ovechkin hit last year and that will give you a good idea what it’s good for, which is nothing.
I do like the idea of soccer nets with no goalies and 3 pointers if the puck is shot from the other side of the red line. Games can be 100-99, just like the NBA. I’m sure this would drive up ticket sales around the league. You might like this idea the enough to pass it along to Shanny, who all of a sudden thinks he has some good ideas to make the league beter!

By: dw

dw — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:16:46 +0000

maybe we should take a page out of college hockey, I believe that while they try to kill a penalty the defensive team has to advance the puck over the blue line and then are able to dump the puck into the attackers zone, this is just one idea that just might work and please let’s get rid of the trapazoid it’s hindered some of the better skating and puck handling goalies.

By: David

David — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:50:43 +0000

While I would not mind penalizing a penalty kill icing, I could live with the rule, except at the end of a game. Occasionally, you have a situation with a team down by a goal late, and they pull their goalie to put pressure on the other side. If the other side ices the puck, there is a face-off back in their end. But if the other side also has a man off for a penalty (thus playing 6 players vs. 4 players and a goalie), then they can ice the puck with impunity. After watching this scenario a number of times, I think the team with the late lead is better off with the penalty then without the penalty. The bottom line is, anytime you are better off breaking the rules, there is a problem and the rule needs to be fixed.

By: jkrdevil

jkrdevil — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:32:06 +0000

Teams are allowed to ice the puck on a penalty kill because they are going to do it anyway and thus enforcing it would really slow the game done.
Think about it if you are the PK team and you are under a bit of pressure killing of the PP aren’t you in that situation going to ice the puck when you get a chance and take the faceoff. A team probably has a better chance to gain control of the the draw than chasing the puck around the zone.