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NHL Got It Right
by Paul on 05/21/08 at 08:27 AM ET
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from Michael Farber of Rink Side Blog at Sports Illustrated,
This might be mere serendipity or a sign of something more significant at work. Three seasons past the lockout, maybe it is time for the NHL to take a bow. The game was re-worked in the 2004-05 hiatus in an effort to end the old hook-and-hold-‘em rodeo and reward skilled players. Although the pace of progress seemed glacial—the so-called officiating standard can be maddening—there is an increased flow and indeed beauty to the NHL game. The league seems to have found its happy place.
When the two teams that play the most exemplary hockey get to do it in a Stanley Cup final that starts Saturday, the NHL has got it right.
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Yes, and the credit goes to Brendan Shanahan, not Gary Bettman.
Posted by w2j2 on 05/21/08 at 08:54 AM ET