[riverc0il]

word. almost all the rule changes are an A+ in my opinion. at first, my traditionalist mentality kicked in, but then i instantly went into college hockey fan mode and said YES YES YES! the two line pass makes for some exciting hockey and makes good defensive men essential. wouldn't be surprised if we stopped seeing as many goons on the ice just throwing their weight around, that isn't going to fly with the new rules. the two line pass also cuts down on the amount of sticking and hooking that doesn't get called (i don't care what the new rules say, they aren't going to get much more aggressive on their calls). the overtime tie breaker is a tough issue with me though because i would love to see a tie break, but i also enjoy seeing each team get a point for a hard played game. so many changes have occured though, that record keeping for the NHL is essentially going to have to start over. no records will be comparible for the last few dozen years.