Comments on: Ken Hitchcock is all for returning the red line

By: tmuck

tmuck — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:38:10 +0000

The only reason I’ve heard for not having the no touch icing is it will eliminate exciting races for the puck. Does anyone really find those races so exciting that the game would be missing something without it? I could personally do with it.

By: dtob79

dtob79 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:17:57 +0000

Weird that Hitchcock would be in favor of a rule that would slow the game down to a slog.

Just add no touch icing and leave out the red line.

By: tampabayirish

tampabayirish — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:41:33 +0000

I am not sure that putting back the two line pass rule would reduce the number of concussions. However I do think it would make the game less exciting with fewer stretch passes. I wouldn’t mind seeing “no touch icing” being put in the rule book.

By: jlindsay24

jlindsay24 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:51:49 +0000

Returning the redline is one thing, how about calling a penalty a penalty: http://nhloutsider.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/call-a-penalty-a-penalty-its-not-hard/

By: bleed4philly

bleed4philly — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:02:34 +0000

Do that, make the ice Olympic size, and bring back the old equipment where players are slowed down a bit, concussion problem solved, game is still exciting.

By: bcjim

bcjim — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:39:25 +0000

Start calling interference and holding. Problem solved. Refs routinely now allow these activities.

By: sheckyrimshot

sheckyrimshot — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:10:04 +0000

nifty playmaking centers like…. eric lindros and pat lafontaine?

By: rainyday56

rainyday56 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:25:18 +0000

Put this on both Hitch’s and Lemaire’s head stones: “We meant well”.

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:03:56 +0000

” a red line would bring back the playmaking centre.”

It’d also bring back more time spent in the neutral zone. Why does anyone want that?

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:38:12 +0000

First, these coaches obviously know a kajillion times more about hockey than I ever will…..but….

a) most head shots I’ve seen don’t have to do with quick movement of the puck through the neutral zone, at least as many are on plays along the boards or when a team reverses the puck causes traffic across the ice and blind side hits

b) most head shots are avoidable if the players would throw body checks instead of elbows to the head

I don’t see how a return to slow boring hockey will reduce the number of elbows to the head or blind-side hits…I’d love to have it explained to me.