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by Paul on 01/13/08 at 07:33 AM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
The NHL routinely uses the American Hockey League as a test site for potential rules changes, and there is an interesting one getting a look-see this season.
It calls for all power plays to start with a faceoff in the defensive zone of the team that is killing the penalty. Previously, the location of the faceoff was determined by where play was blown dead and could have been anywhere on the ice.
The obvious intention of the change is to give the power play a head start on applying pressure that could lead to a goal.
“It’s to create offense, certainly,” Penguins general manager Ray Shero said. “That’s what it’s for. Everything is about creating offense.”
Assistant GM Chuck Fletcher, who serves as GM of the Baby Penguins, has given the rule an unqualified endorsement and clearly would like to see it adopted by the NHL.
more on the Pens…
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I’ve always felt that the bench should be on the far side of the red line in the first and third period instead of just the second. It doesn’t affect the rules on the ice, but it causes less fresh players to be on the ice and more mistakes. Tired players causes defensive lapses and leads to more goals As a plus this helps even at even strength.
Posted by Hockey1919 from Montreal on 01/14/08 at 02:04 PM ET
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Interesting, but it doesn’t address even strength scoring, which seems to be the bigger concern. In fact, good penalty killing can be exciting and cause swings of momentum.
Posted by Dave on 01/13/08 at 12:35 PM ET