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New Rules Work
by Alanah McGinley on 05/31/08 at 10:55 AM ET
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From Chris Cochrane at The Chronicle Herald,
This year’s Stanley Cup final has been a good example of how well the new rules work.
No longer do veteran defencemen dominate playoff games simply by mugging opponents in front of the net. There’s also no place in this final for those defensive specialists who survived by a reliance on hooking and holding strong offensive players at both ends of the ice. The new game has evolved beyond those prodding type of players.
Star offensive players are getting more room to be star offensive players. They’re still targeted, but now it has to be by players who can keep up with them and don’t rely on obvious illegal tactics to slow them down.
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i thought obstruction is great during the playoffs, makes for great hockey, the way it’s supposed to be played.
they should let defenseman obstruct players infront of the net, they are already hand cuffed on what they can do against the boards and behind the net.
Posted by FlyersFan on 05/31/08 at 11:24 AM ET