OFFICIAL HOCKEY THREAD: NHL, KHL, NCAA, IIHL

[DeadsetAce]

mcquaid...injured will not return
suave...injured will not return
bergeron...injured unlikely to return

 

[dmxfury]

GD Geno, don't be doing that

 

[DeadsetAce]

only 2 minutes for geno on that...amazing


not that i think it's dirty...but we've gotten suspended and double minors and majors for hits JUST like that. our players need to lay on the ice and fake injuries like other teams...that might work

 

[sircharles2ol3]

A much needed win today from the Blueshirts..

 

[proshares]

Devils

Best division in hockey IMO, those four teams are all so damn good.

 

[bjm5295]

no way timmy should have started today. if claude is going to run him out back to back so close to the playoffs, there was no point in signing turco, who i thought played pretty well. should have brought up hutchinson from prov. if they dont trust turco to start.

turco should have played saturday and timmy today, imo. oh well, too late now. thought the bruins played well enough to win saturday, played decent but not good enough against a team as good the pens today.

 

[DownByLaw]

Pens dominated even without Crosby. They don't even need him and they can win the cup

 

[philballa09]

Originally Posted by Proshares

 Best division in hockey IMO, those four teams are all so damn good.

cosign. 


flyers injuries

 

[physicx]

they dont even have letang either

 

[jewseejay]

we smacked yall Bs

pics to come... man the Razr takes much worse quality pics than my Charge did tho

 

[duba169]

Rangers pens Thursday a national game?

 

[True Blues]

So many problems with the Bruins right now.

If Crosbot returns, the Pens have to be favorites going into the playoffs.

 

[proshares]

If they bring back the red line

 

[jewseejay]

Originally Posted by Proshares

If they bring back the red line

  

 I hate Betman and NHL operations as a whole... I think the league needs a new charasmitic commish with the gull/balls to make the neccessary changes and tell ppl to get on board or @#*@ off... its always somethin man @#*@... redistricing divisions, head shots, blah blah...

 

[hawkflight6]

Bringing back the red line would be really stupid

What they need to do is get rid of the trapezoid, that way the goalie can help set up the d-man instead of having to leave the puck in the corner for his guys to get clobbered when they try to retrieve it

 

[True Blues]

I doubt the red line will be back next season:

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[h1]NHL GMs meet to debate player safety, rule change proposals[/h1][h2]The Canadian Press[/h2][h3]3/12/2012 6:04:09 PM[/h3]
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- When NHL general managers sit down to discuss rule changes, two principles guide them through the decision-making process.

"Every time we make a rule it's about safety or scoring more goals," Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said Monday.

The 30 custodians of the game emerged from the first day of their annual March meeting feeling optimistic that they'll be ready to recommend a change that falls under each category.

After years of discussion, it looks like there is finally enough support to adopt a hybrid icing rule that would see the faceoff circle being used as the marker where a play can be blown dead. It's already in place in NCAA hockey and is designed to keep players from crashing into the end boards while racing back for the puck.

"It makes sense, it makes it safer for the players," said Rutherford. "You're not going to get as many of those collisions right along the boards."

The second change that earned strong support was the elimination of hand passes in the defensive zone -- an infraction that could become a penalty. The GMs feel too many players are using the ability to glove the puck with their hand as a tactic on faceoffs.

No official rule changes have yet been proposed.

While hybrid icing and the elimination of hand passes both earned the approval of the seven managers who discussed them in a breakout session Monday, they still need to be debated by the entire group before the meetings wrap up Wednesday. Twenty managers must give their support a rule for it to be passed on to the competition committee.

None of the other items on the agenda gained much support, including the possible re-introduction of the red-line. The majority of the managers also remain in favour of keeping the trapezoid that prevents goaltenders from playing the puck in the corners.

Among the other items discussed were the possibility of using video to review goaltender interference calls, allowing players to "bearhug" an opponent and creating a ringette line across the top of the circles that would be used to blow down two-line passes.

"This is a great meeting," said Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke. "I think fans would be very impressed if they sat in the room and watched the time and care that goes into these discussions. The GMs take very seriously their role as custodians of the game.

"The discussions are detailed and soul-searching, it's important. I'm always impressed when I watch this group work."

The first day of meetings also included a video presentation from Brendan Shanahan, who heads the player safety department in addition to handing out supplemental discipline.

The league is encouraged by what it believes is a change in player behaviour after the creation of new rules that govern hits to the head and charging over the last two seasons. They've seen far fewer dangerous hits as a result.

"I think we have smart players that adapt," said Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren. "When you put in a Rule 48 or a Rule 41 and we made the changes that we've made over the last couple years, they're smart guys.

"For the most part they figure out what they need to do at the highest level and not do dumb things that might cost them or their team."

There is a much different atmosphere around the three-day meetings as a result. When the GMs got together the last two years, there were controversial incidents hovering over both sessions -- the Max Pacioretty-Zdeno Chara hit in 2011 and the Marc Savard-Matt Cooke hit in 2010.

Without any similar issues this time around, there seems to be fewer calls for major change.

That doesn't make the hybrid icing any less significant. A number of players have been seriously injured while racing for the puck, including Edmonton Oilers prospect Taylor Fedun, who shattered the femur in his right leg during preseason and only recently started skating again.

Under the new proposal, icing would be called if the defending player crossed the faceoff circle first. The play would be allowed to continue in instances where the attacking player was leading the race.

"We don't want to eliminate the chase," said Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon.

Burke had previously put it on the agenda for five years running without any success, but more support started to build after managers saw it in action at the summer research and development camp. Burke had another theory as well.

"Someone else proposed it this time," he said. "It probably has its best chance if someone else proposes it."

 

[frenchblue23]

I rather they address the points in the standings system. 
But YES on getting rid of the goalie trapezoid. 

NO on bringing back the red line off-side 

YES on instituting the "hybrid" icing  

 

[DeadsetAce]

NO on bringing back the redline
NO on no-touch icing
YES on removing the trapezoid

 

[doublejs07]

How about just accepting the fact that hockey is a contact sport and players DO get injured. I am in favor of no touch icing, but PLEASE don't bring back the red line offsides.

 

[dmxfury]

No on bringing red line back
Yes on trapezoid being removed
No real opinion on icing

 

[DeadsetAce]

i mean the icing...i would hate to make it no touch. you penalize teams for icing the puck...give them a shot to negate it

 

[hawkflight6]

After reading how they would implement the hybrid icing I'm in favour of it. You still would have some form of race for the puck but it will avoid the dangerous collisions we see from guys flying into the end boards.

 

[witnessmycalm21]

Hybrid icing is def the way to go.
No to the red line.

 

[physicx]

guess we'll never see smack in the NHL ever again:

 

[proshares]

No touch icing would be awful