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Originally Posted by bhlloy
I don't see why there HAS to be more scoring, but that's just me. The bad old days of the mid 90's trap are long gone and I am actually happy with the product for the first time in 10-15 years.
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More scoring chances, I am all for. More scoring just for the sake of scoring, no.
And they can create scoring chances simply by calling the penalties already in the book.
Wolfpack referenced earlier the Pens-Canes game. There was a total of 3 powerplays in that game. THREE! While it was a pretty free flowing game, there was a stretch in the 3rd period for honestly 90 seconds where the puck never left the neutral zone. I can't believe 10 guys with in 40 feet of each other there isn't one hooking/interference call.
Remember the season after the lockout, some of October games featured 20+ combined powerplays as players adjusted. While we aren't back to the mid 90's, they've still regressed.