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Put The Red Line Back Into Play
by Paul on 11/30/07 at 06:33 PM ET
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from Ken Campbell of the Hockey News,
...Well, as far as I’m concerned, the verdict is in and removing the red line has been a failure.
None of us has anything more than anecdotal evidence on this one, but I believe that removing the center red line has stifled far more chances than it has created.
The long stretch passes that sprung talented forwards for breakaways are almost non-existent now. Instead, they’ve been replaced by a line of defenders in the neutral zone that has formed because teams are scared to death about giving up the breakaway pass.
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I support this. I don’t think about it so much as a restriction on offense; rather it brings the area that needs to be defended up the ice. No longer having to keep guys out of the play defending the long bomb should help, I think.
He’s especially right that all that can be offered is anecdotal; hmm, wouldn’t it have been nice to test these rule changes independent of each other?
Posted by Earl Sleek on 11/30/07 at 09:26 PM ET
this is the dumbest piece of junk ive ever read.
Posted by bob on 12/01/07 at 02:06 AM ET
I can understand where Campbell’s coming from, but all the red line did was move the trap back ten feet.
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 12/01/07 at 05:04 AM ET
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That’s absurd; so his notion is to increase offense in the game by placing restrictions on how long a pass teams can make?
Posted by The Forechecker from Nolensville, TN on 11/30/07 at 08:25 PM ET