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Originally Posted by Pyser
The first potential change would require a team that took a penalty in the defensive zone to clear the puck over the blue line -- rather than just playing and controlling the puck -- before play is stopped to end the delayed penalty. This would give the attacking team more time with an extra skater and the goalie on the bench to try to score before the power play begins.
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Good idea.
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Originally Posted by Pyser
The second idea would make it illegal to leave your feet or slide to the ice to block a shot, which, in turn, would let more shots get to the net and might create more goals. Players would be required to have at least one skate on the ice to block a shot. Otherwise, they would be assessed a minor penalty.
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Bad idea.
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