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Post by PTH on Jan 27, 2004 16:35:32 GMT -5
All of the rules to open up the game are there already, but they are just not being called. It is not bigger nets, 4 on4, or some radical rule changes. I forget the game, but I know sombody here will, when Zednick was carrying the puck into the opposition zone, all the time being hooked and grabbed by the other player. Zednick finally had enough and threw an elbow to the players head and was called for a penalty. The opposing player got nothing. If players were called every time they hooked or grabbed a player in the neutral or defensive zone then they would learn to adjust. Make the rule simple so a player cannot hook or obstruct another player from behind, unless you are tying up his stick only. It still allows players to play the body and defense to play the man, as long as they are in front of the player. Posting from work just to say that I totally agree. Before re-writing up the rulebook let's use it properly... ---- As to number of players and teams, I've said it before and I'll say it again, the biggest constraint on the level of play, IMO, is how the referees call the games. Fewer teams with the same refs would lead to essentially the same type of play as we have now, with marginally higher talent but just as much clutching and grabbing - maybe even more since the players would be smart enough to use what leeway they have to the hilt. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jan 27, 2004 17:32:49 GMT -5
Posting from work just to say that I totally agree. Before re-writing up the rulebook let's use it properly... ---- As to number of players and teams, I've said it before and I'll say it again, the biggest constraint on the level of play, IMO, is how the referees call the games. Fewer teams with the same refs would lead to essentially the same type of play as we have now, with marginally higher talent but just as much clutching and grabbing - maybe even more since the players would be smart enough to use what leeway they have to the hilt. While I do see the strict application of the rule book as an admirable first step, it will remain just that. Enforcement of the rules will ultimately expose the general paucity of talent in the league. While a handful of teams will thrive due to their abundantly skilled rosters, many more teams than right now will challenge the records for futility established by the Islanders, Capitals and Senators in their infancy. Ted Leonsis' "fire sale" will seem like a stroke of genius to many owners who will witness the accelerated drowning of their franchises. By all means call 'em all. The sooner we weed the yard the better. |
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Post by seventeen on Jan 27, 2004 18:48:26 GMT -5
I wish I could show people the guide I have from 1985, which has shows what kind of talent was in the league back then. I have that Guide. It sure was a lot thinner back then. Fewer teams? Sorry, Dan, I couldn't resist. |
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Post by PTH on Jan 28, 2004 2:04:47 GMT -5
Make the calls, and you'll be opening up a much bigger talent pool than by contracting; if you can use the rules to make size less critical, then you could double the talent pool. Most of the population doesn't reach up to 6', much less the 6'4 that's more and more "required".
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