Visors will be grandfathered in

[dash]

DarrenDreger: Players who have played 26 or more NHL regular season or playoff games will not have to wear a visor under grandfather agreement.

About damn time.

 

[juliansteed]

DarrenDreger: Players who have played 26 or more NHL regular season or playoff games will not have to wear a visor under grandfather agreement.

About damn time.

Yup!

 

[Eddie_Shack]

No big surprises here. Hopefully some eyes will be saved and some careers extended.

 

[esls79]

Where does Craig MacTavish fall on this grandfather clause?

 

[Eddie_Shack]

He has to wear the visor, but can still rock the ice with no lid.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Hybrid icing will be tested in the preseason, possible reviews for 4 minute high sticking penalties, as well as potential stricter regulations on goaltender pads. Can't say I disagree with any of the big rumored changes.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Can't wait to hear Grapes on HNIC Saturday. Should be fun.

 

[forty_three]

Hybrid icing will be tested in the preseason, possible reviews for 4 minute high sticking penalties, as well as potential stricter regulations on goaltender pads. Can't say I disagree with any of the big rumored changes.

I am in favor of Visors, provided they dump the stupid ass "Instigating with a visor" rule.

I like Hybrid icing. I'd prefer automatic icing.

Okay with reviews, provided it's at the ref's discretion, not a "coaches challenge". I want to see the refs go to tape to get the call right, not be told to go to the tape in an effort to kill momentum.

What I've heard about the goalie pads is the wrong way, tying it to the size of the goalie. Once again proving that they either don't know or don't care at all about goaltending.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Shallower nets as well.

 

[esls79]

Shallower nets as well.

I always knew it was the goal of the league to tinker with the size of the nets.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I always knew it was the goal of the league to tinker with the size of the nets.

I mean if they had to do it, it's better that they're changing the depth as opposed to the height or width right?

 

[juliansteed]

I mean if they had to do it, it's better that they're changing the depth as opposed to the height or width right?

Yeah I don't know what the point of that would be.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Yeah I don't know what the point of that would be.

I suppose to make more room behind the net, and therefore more scoring chances?

 

[thedddd]

I suppose to make more room behind the net, and therefore more scoring chances?

Thats my only thought? I hope they would do away with the Trapezoid.
And glad they didn't make the nets larger than 4 x 6.

Finally about time about the visors!

 

[Nasty_Magician]

In regards to the trapezoid, with the exception of Marty and maybe 1 or 2 other guys that can cut off dump ins and play it like a defenseman, doesn't logic indicate that more scoring chances would occur with goaltenders leaving their crease and sloppily attempting to play the puck? I know anytime Moose would go out to try and play the puck my heart would stop.

 

[juliansteed]

I suppose to make more room behind the net, and therefore more scoring chances?

I just hope all of these changes will mesh and make the games more exciting.

 

[forty_three]

In regards to the trapezoid, with the exception of Marty and maybe 1 or 2 other guys that can cut off dump ins and play it like a defenseman, doesn't logic indicate that more scoring chances would occur with goaltenders leaving their crease and sloppily attempting to play the puck? I know anytime Moose would go out to try and play the puck my heart would stop.

The trapezoid was to break up the trap. With a goalie that could play the puck, it gave teams the ability to clog center ice forcing the other team to dump.

With the trapezoid, you'd better have fast D that will get to the puck first. Opened up center ice quite a bit.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

The trapezoid was to break up the trap. With a goalie that could play the puck, it gave teams the ability to clog center ice forcing the other team to dump.

With the trapezoid, you'd better have fast D that will get to the puck first. Opened up center ice quite a bit.

Eliminating the center ice line helped a lot with breaking up the trap as well.

 

[dash]

I just hope all of these changes will mesh and make the games more exciting.

net...mesh...oh how you bait me.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

net...mesh...oh how you bait me.

Sorry Dash.

These posts are just too far apart to make this significant.