tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post3244123397894573532..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: 5 Ways I'd Change The NHLJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1529929653441669932008-08-26T14:26:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:26:00.000-04:00@ Nick: To get back to divisonal playoffs, mostly....@ Nick: To get back to divisonal playoffs, mostly. I'm not sure how else you do it, but I do think that the benefits of an intra-divisional playoff structure crushes the difficulties of a little more travel (which, coincidentally, I'd also probably end up with more of because the weighted divisional schedule would be lessened).<BR/><BR/>Admittedly, my suggestion is myopic and probably exposes an JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-81548828739154860962008-08-26T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:21:00.000-04:00@ JP:Which is why they moved to the six division f...@ JP:<BR/><BR/>Which is why they moved to the six division format in the first place. Why are we going backwards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34104682795521332952008-08-26T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:32:00.000-04:00@ Nick: Edmonton and L.A. were in the same divisio...@ Nick: Edmonton and L.A. were in the same division from 1981-82 through 1997-98.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-40100100595974312572008-08-26T12:28:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:28:00.000-04:00Anaheim and Edmonton in the same division? Have y...Anaheim and Edmonton in the same division? Have you seen a map lately? That's about 3,000 kilometres away... Dallas is even further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28392813106512169942008-08-26T09:08:00.000-04:002008-08-26T09:08:00.000-04:00tg-Love the no-tv-timeout after icing. I would ex...tg-<BR/><BR/>Love the no-tv-timeout after icing. I would extend this further though and mandate TV Timeouts ONLY after penalties or goals. regular stoppage of play via icing/puck over glass is not a reason to break the agme. <BR/><BR/>further. The NHL has to do something about the quality of their "American" television presence. We need a "___-night Hockey!" Pick a day of the week. Make itmcconcmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676793468283231358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-23984967666377930962008-08-26T08:57:00.000-04:002008-08-26T08:57:00.000-04:00We're getting close to the real problem with the h...We're getting close to the real problem with the hockey song. It's not the song itself. It's the best hockey song out there (next to Hockey Monkey and I wanna Drive the Zamboni - Alas, we have Olympias so we can't play that).<BR/><BR/>The problem with the song is the misuse, much like the "O!" during the national anthem at any place other than Camden Yards. You do NOT play the song when your mcconcmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676793468283231358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-71768504172363038162008-08-23T21:34:00.000-04:002008-08-23T21:34:00.000-04:00Toronto, if any team, belongs in the central divis...Toronto, if any team, belongs in the central division. Also, Nashville and Washington (and not pittsburgh, move the Isles or something) need to be moved to more accurate divisions.<BR/><BR/>No line changes after icing is silly. It's a stupid stupid rule. Second worst rule in hockey (Behind the Trapezoid bullcrap with goalies). Third worst is automatic penalty for putting the puck over the Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-71687863717272239142008-08-23T11:44:00.000-04:002008-08-23T11:44:00.000-04:00I was half-heartedly agreeing with your suggestion...I was half-heartedly agreeing with your suggestions, until you said "Ban the Hockey Song". Now I am behind you 110%. I hate that song with the white hot passion of a thousand suns.Gwitch Ruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614504396271301102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-53453869041732036252008-08-22T21:58:00.000-04:002008-08-22T21:58:00.000-04:00You mean they'd feel like we have for the past dec...<I>You mean they'd feel like we have for the past decade (with the exception, of course, that they were moving with their biggest rival and into a division that had another team with which they have a significant history)?</I><BR/><BR/>Nah, you gotta leave the Flyers with the Devils and the Rangers, and you gotta leave the Rangers with the Islanders.<BR/><BR/>So here's what I suggest. Move Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320828562766563372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-58641458346853177532008-08-22T20:26:00.000-04:002008-08-22T20:26:00.000-04:00Wow, you're way off on no. 5. I wanted to slit my...Wow, you're way off on no. 5. I wanted to slit my wrists every time I heard that Tom Greene "unleash the fury" crapola. The hockey song isn't nearly as provocative when it comes to suicidal ideation.Jack Hazardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125145876262181832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-88301054053738014782008-08-22T18:54:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:54:00.000-04:00I like the All Star Game idea, kind of like the Da...I like the All Star Game idea, kind of like the Daytona 500.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704636724096381297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-11270943868539548362008-08-22T16:53:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:53:00.000-04:001) Realignment (Good one, I hadn't thought of that...1) Realignment (Good one, I hadn't thought of that, initially).<BR/><BR/>2) Either 3-point games (3W, 3OTW, 2SoW and 1L) or no points whatsoever (W and L only).<BR/><BR/>3) No-Instigator, No 4-min, Auto-Icing, No-Icing during penalty.<BR/><BR/>4) Goal Crease "re-powered" and no trapezoid, however, Goalie is now fair game outside of the crease.<BR/><BR/>5) All-Star Game is the first game of the John Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926666084247331938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-60013652923645336672008-08-22T15:05:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:05:00.000-04:00While I would love to see that realignment, Imagin...<I>While I would love to see that realignment, Imagine how much Pens and Flyers fans would complain about getting lumped in with the southeast.</I><BR/><BR/>You mean they'd feel like we have for the past decade (with the exception, of course, that they were moving <I>with</I> their biggest rival and into a division that had another team with which they have a significant history)?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-29496345990356565102008-08-22T14:54:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:54:00.000-04:00While I would love to see that realignment, Imagin...While I would love to see that realignment, Imagine how much Pens and Flyers fans would complain about getting lumped in with the southeast.<BR/><BR/>I too want to see the instigator rule gone immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-19852140614643122992008-08-22T14:29:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:29:00.000-04:00I was thinking doing it after OT. If you're going...I was thinking doing it after OT. If you're going to insist on a winner, at least make it a team event.<BR/><BR/>Of course, NBC would veto it because it could go on forever before being decided.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34707270018040552172008-08-22T13:51:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:51:00.000-04:00But in the time that would normally take you could...But in the time that would normally take you could easily play five, and possibly many more, minutes of OT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-10421298583676213852008-08-22T13:47:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:47:00.000-04:00I kinda dig TG's idea. It has a college football O...I kinda dig TG's idea. It has a college football OT feel to it.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-45954389364150469472008-08-22T13:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:45:00.000-04:00TG - your last suggestion re/PP-PK competition epi...TG - your last suggestion re/PP-PK competition epitomizes why the shootout or anything comparable is just lame. Not that your idea is any better or worse. I'm a huge believer in OT until there is a winner. If you are going 4 on 4 I can't imagine many games going beyond 10 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-39710187955362843962008-08-22T13:28:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:28:00.000-04:00Damn, you guys are good. Extra kudos to TG for tho...Damn, you guys are good. Extra kudos to TG for those last few.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-728855351003229572008-08-22T13:25:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:25:00.000-04:00Sorry. Two more. (Whattaya want? It's August. ...Sorry. Two more. (Whattaya want? It's August. During the season my brother and I discuss this type of stuff all the time during game. But in the offseason I'm out of practice.)<BR/><BR/>Get rid of the icing allowed during penalty kills. If a team is shorthanded for an infraction, let them earn the kill. If they want to dump it down the ice, make them really work for it. I'd much prefer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-90731232204506900622008-08-22T13:15:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:15:00.000-04:00Sorry. Forgot. One more.The intent of the new ic...Sorry. Forgot. One more.<BR/><BR/>The intent of the new icing rule was to prevent a team from icing the puck and making player changes, thereby keeping tired players on the ice, giving the icing team a bigger punishment, etc. So why do you see icing called followed by a TV timeout? How about no TV timeouts following an icing call, meaning that the team doing the icing truly gets no rest/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-29017951546509111922008-08-22T12:54:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:54:00.000-04:001. Make the refs work as teams like baseball and f...1. Make the refs work as teams like baseball and football (maybe basketball). There has to be 2 refs because of the speed of the game today but I am sick of seeing the backside ref call a hook from center ice when the ref in the corner doesn't make the call. That is the kind of silent communication that needs to be developed between refs and can only happen by working as a team all year long.<Fehr and Balancedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900266120466138576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-37716647341189651522008-08-22T12:37:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:37:00.000-04:00love a lot of these ideas...but the one I'd really...love a lot of these ideas...but the one I'd really love to see implemented immediately is an ice quality rule: Home team of the offending ice gets docked a standings point if the ice sucks, irrespective of the winner. No fricking basketball games or concerts the same day or day before a game. You want to protect the players, right, so give'em a clean sheet to work on. I'm talking to you, Abe, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-56363472729663833192008-08-22T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:32:00.000-04:00Talk of the Hockey Song makes me think of the Chic...Talk of the Hockey Song makes me think of the Chicken Dance, and now I can't get the @#$% song out of my head. I hope you all are happy ...<BR/><BR/>I like the suggestions about the divisions, the full 2 minutes for a penalty, salary cap info, and delay of game. Skipping those, here are my 5.<BR/><BR/>1) Keep the trapezoid, change the meaning. In the trap, you can't bump a goalie. If Brodeur Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704636724096381297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-22449342936898202252008-08-22T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-22T11:35:00.000-04:00MF JP for Prez-i-dent!MF JP for Prez-i-dent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com