I understand fairness but this is ridiculous as long as both are close drop the damn puck I'm here to watch hockey not refs bicker and delay the game over something that little and pointless
This is a dumb rule. Unless the guy is clearly at an advantage why handout a penalty there? No one comes to the games to see the linesman officiate. Here's an idea just drop the damn puck and be done with it.
Because they are angling to get an advantage? That's why they always creep in. Those lines have been on the ice for longer than most of those players have been alive. It's not like it's a surprise.
I've had it with Bettwoman. He expands to a market where they know nothing about hockey (LV). He's not sending the players to South Korea for the Olympics. Now this trash? I call for a coup.
While I agree with you so far in regard to the new enforcement on previously non-existent infractions, slashing and faceoff integrity, there is room for the calls to be improved over what we have witnessed in recent years. That said, the refs need to square the players up and drop the puck quickly. Nobody goes to games or tunes in to watch the refs display their puck dropping prowess. On the olympics, keep in mind the NHL has only been sending players to the Olympics since the 1998 Winter games. Don't act as if it is such a travesty to not send players, especially now. The NHL and team owners foot the bill for that international event, and their number one assets are putting themselves at risk for no real payoff. Any international or extra curricula games give no real exposure for the NHL or the teams that each player is under contract with. The owners paying the NHL player contracts have a serious investment to think about. Past Winter Olympics since 1998, have shown there is no direct impact on TV viewership, ticket sales or revenue for the NHL or teams post Olympic break. Ultimately if it doesn't pay to send the players, the players shouldn't be risked or leveraged, they are the product. If any players violate their NHL contracts to attempt to join their country's team in Pyeongchang, the International Hockey Federation will sanction them, and the NHL will suspend them. They have no 'rights' when they breach their contracts. So when players like Ovie make a stink about wanting to be in the games, it is more for their own righteousness and media attention than anything else. Don't fool yourself. If Ovie was serious, he has enough money, good enough legal council, and agents to legally get out of his NHL deal, join a KHL team and be eligible to play. On top of that, with the tensions and instability in the region holding the Olympics this time, it may be for the best that the players are not putting themselves at additional safety and security risk. I'm sure that Kim Jong Un's threats, mental instability and chest pumping played more than a small role in the NHL's decision making. So make sure you are informed on all of those aspects when touting how good or bad Gary Bettman or the NHL product is... I would be more concerned with former tough guys, enforcers and goons consistently getting hired for the so called Department of Player Safety than the 2018 Olympics.
TheBattProductions the gm's all agreed on this new rule and the players are not going to the olympics because it costs to much money sending them to the Olympics
This is the dumbest rule in the book! the zebras take way to long and are way to annoying when it comes to dropping the puck. Just drop the puck and let the boys play! NO MORE RULES!
The faceoff alignment rule isn't the problem. Those marks have been on the ice for years and you're supposed to line up correctly. The problem is the penalty procedure and how the linesmen are attempting to deal with it. If they had been better at stopping cheaters in the past, this wouldn't be such an issue now.
The hockey director at our local rink was also a ref. He was like my best friend. Anyways, in house league a lot of players would take their damn time skating to the bench during line changes. So our director said if you take more than 15 seconds he's just gonna drop the puck. That's when all the players busted ass when doing line changes
I think its about time they did this. The players know the rules, don't blame the refs for slowing the game down. Both centers should be squared up before the puck is dropped. Its not rocket science.
This + the new slashing policy will create more power plays and the latter will protect the players from losing their fingertips (erhm... Crosby). Might turn out to be a good thing we'll see.
TheBattProductions the gm's all agreed on this new rule and the players are not going to the olympics because it costs to much money sending them to the Olympics
This is terrible. If they want more goal scoring, make the damn nets bigger and make goalie equipment smaller. Its a good thing that they're trying to call more slashes, but it seems like you can't even use your stick anymore. Oduya, I think it was, tapped a leafs player on the shin and got a penalty for it. This sport is getting way too soft.
I find it stupid, the new rules they have been enforcing in the faceoffs is ridiculous. If both players cheat in the faceoff, then its fair to me. Veteran players are better at faceoffs because of the skills they pickup over the years they play, that aspect is going to be gone.
Playoff game Soo Grayhounds leading 3-2, 2 min left in third , lineman calls faceoff violation on the Grayhounds. I don't think the lines boy likes the Grayhounds
Logan Givs 1 creates more power plays, should lead to more goals. the NHL is doing all they can to increase goal scoring without making nets bigger or goalie equipment much smaller
Horrible rule! Also what happens if a center man on the shorter side cannot stretch his legs far enough?? This dumb rule is going to slow the game down way too much
No one cares.. Just drop the puck .. We wanna see players not officials...Ridiculous new rules that will slow the game ... Nhl should have made new rules resulting in penalties for players getting punched in head and face when whistle is blow after play , goaltenders being pushed in the crease and goaltenders Slashing players in blue area
One stupid rule after another the NHL cooked up. I'm so sick and tired of the NHL putting up new rules, even the recent "Faceoff rule", this is really stupid. They put it up to ruin the game. That's partly why I quit. Gary Bettman should be impeached, he's ruining everything, not just that should be stopped, salary caps should be gone, so as the instigator rule and those I thought was really ruining the game, put those old school equipment back on, the ones that only have sponge or foam (knee pads, elbow pads and shoulder pads), stop using modern one that has plastic, that's what kills players their careers suffering from concussions. I knew from sometime that the NHL is gonna be ruined.
This is an example of the league pandering to homers and bandwagon. Up next, celebrating a goal will soon be a delay of game penalty, and Goalie blockers size reduced to pop-tarts. ^At least we got a new team! The Vegas(W) Golden(T) Knights!(F!!!!!)^
Спорт
I understand fairness but this is ridiculous as long as both are close drop the damn puck I'm here to watch hockey not refs bicker and delay the game over something that little and pointless
Out of all the things that needed to be addressed this offseason face offs were at the bottom of the list
L FD exactly
Ridiculous. This will hurt the NHL teams as well as ratings
Max Ward it'll probably create more power plays though
which also means more possible goals.
This is a dumb rule. Unless the guy is clearly at an advantage why handout a penalty there? No one comes to the games to see the linesman officiate. Here's an idea just drop the damn puck and be done with it.
Because they are angling to get an advantage? That's why they always creep in. Those lines have been on the ice for longer than most of those players have been alive. It's not like it's a surprise.
So many of these penalties between the devils and caps
I've had it with Bettwoman. He expands to a market where they know nothing about hockey (LV). He's not sending the players to South Korea for the Olympics. Now this trash? I call for a coup.
Owners vote on this
I'm with you all the way, but i fail to see how calling him a woman is an insult. Dude's an idiot though thats for sure.
While I agree with you so far in regard to the new enforcement on previously non-existent infractions, slashing and faceoff integrity, there is room for the calls to be improved over what we have witnessed in recent years. That said, the refs need to square the players up and drop the puck quickly. Nobody goes to games or tunes in to watch the refs display their puck dropping prowess.
On the olympics, keep in mind the NHL has only been sending players to the Olympics since the 1998 Winter games. Don't act as if it is such a travesty to not send players, especially now. The NHL and team owners foot the bill for that international event, and their number one assets are putting themselves at risk for no real payoff. Any international or extra curricula games give no real exposure for the NHL or the teams that each player is under contract with. The owners paying the NHL player contracts have a serious investment to think about. Past Winter Olympics since 1998, have shown there is no direct impact on TV viewership, ticket sales or revenue for the NHL or teams post Olympic break.
Ultimately if it doesn't pay to send the players, the players shouldn't be risked or leveraged, they are the product. If any players violate their NHL contracts to attempt to join their country's team in Pyeongchang, the International Hockey Federation will sanction them, and the NHL will suspend them. They have no 'rights' when they breach their contracts. So when players like Ovie make a stink about wanting to be in the games, it is more for their own righteousness and media attention than anything else. Don't fool yourself. If Ovie was serious, he has enough money, good enough legal council, and agents to legally get out of his NHL deal, join a KHL team and be eligible to play.
On top of that, with the tensions and instability in the region holding the Olympics this time, it may be for the best that the players are not putting themselves at additional safety and security risk. I'm sure that Kim Jong Un's threats, mental instability and chest pumping played more than a small role in the NHL's decision making.
So make sure you are informed on all of those aspects when touting how good or bad Gary Bettman or the NHL product is... I would be more concerned with former tough guys, enforcers and goons consistently getting hired for the so called Department of Player Safety than the 2018 Olympics.
I think his name is Bettmen
TheBattProductions the gm's all agreed on this new rule and the players are not going to the olympics because it costs to much money sending them to the Olympics
This is the dumbest rule in the book! the zebras take way to long and are way to annoying when it comes to dropping the puck. Just drop the puck and let the boys play! NO MORE RULES!
As a hockey official I totally agree.
The better refs just get up there and drop the puck. And can't they simply replace the players and use another one? 🤔
The faceoff alignment rule isn't the problem. Those marks have been on the ice for years and you're supposed to line up correctly. The problem is the penalty procedure and how the linesmen are attempting to deal with it. If they had been better at stopping cheaters in the past, this wouldn't be such an issue now.
Heh...how about the circle, then? I don't think I've seen anyone start outside the circle in the last 15 years...
The hockey director at our local rink was also a ref. He was like my best friend. Anyways, in house league a lot of players would take their damn time skating to the bench during line changes. So our director said if you take more than 15 seconds he's just gonna drop the puck. That's when all the players busted ass when doing line changes
No one cares about that rule, just drop the damn puck.
Hockey Dz facts
Didn't think the NHL can come up with anymore stupid rules, but....here we are.
By the third game of the season, they will stop calling this.
I think its about time they did this. The players know the rules, don't blame the refs for slowing the game down. Both centers should be squared up before the puck is dropped. Its not rocket science.
Just keep your skates behind the lines. Ta friggin da!
Can we all just agree that vegas is winning the cup this year
Campbell Kane no
They are winning the twitter cup
Suuure
But they suck
Campbell Kane they got close tho
This + the new slashing policy will create more power plays and the latter will protect the players from losing their fingertips (erhm... Crosby). Might turn out to be a good thing we'll see.
Leijonafani Thanks for looking out for crosby, superstars take a lot of slashes to the hands
Maybe one of the dumbest rules I've ever seen😂 watch this screw over a team in the Stanley cup finals.
well as long as the flyers are safe
I'm with Kipper, "just drop the puck"
TheBattProductions the gm's all agreed on this new rule and the players are not going to the olympics because it costs to much money sending them to the Olympics
*_ITS TIME TO STOP_*
When will the season start?
October 4th
Verified As soon as they drop the puck....fairly.
This is terrible. If they want more goal scoring, make the damn nets bigger and make goalie equipment smaller. Its a good thing that they're trying to call more slashes, but it seems like you can't even use your stick anymore. Oduya, I think it was, tapped a leafs player on the shin and got a penalty for it. This sport is getting way too soft.
I find it stupid, the new rules they have been enforcing in the faceoffs is ridiculous. If both players cheat in the faceoff, then its fair to me. Veteran players are better at faceoffs because of the skills they pickup over the years they play, that aspect is going to be gone.
Just another rule change for the sake of change. Just like the trapezoid, over-the-glass, and scoring in the crease rules.
i like this rule, now that Ryan Keseler guy that plays for the mighty ducks cant cheap like he always does
Nhl ratings about to drop tremendously...
Still don't understand what changed
how about central ice theres no ice markings. and I think those ice markings are too far apart. omg.
Playoff game Soo Grayhounds leading 3-2, 2 min left in third , lineman calls faceoff violation on the Grayhounds. I don't think the lines boy likes the Grayhounds
Remember when this made preseason unwatchable
This rule wasn't even needed. Calling this is delaying the game and slows the game down. They need to get rid of this.
How does it work?
It doesn't.
40 PIM every game
Hair?
What's the point of this rule? Someone please lemme know
Logan Givs 1 creates more power plays, should lead to more goals. the NHL is doing all they can to increase goal scoring without making nets bigger or goalie equipment much smaller
Alex Higgins hmm. Thanks, idk why they would want more goals I think it was perfect with how balanced it was but thanks anyways
S.M.H. Hockey (or at least the NHL) is becoming too technical.
At most, call new centermen. Not a penalty.
Just drop the puck already
do we really need this rule?
It's about time! It's been a rule, and been painted on the ice for a reason. If they gotta serve some penalties to learn the game then so be it.
here's the answer, it doesn't
Awful
shouldnt be a penalty. just throw him out of the faceoff like they used to
Horrible rule! Also what happens if a center man on the shorter side cannot stretch his legs far enough?? This dumb rule is going to slow the game down way too much
Dumbest rule I have ever seen
GET RID OFF THIS RULE ITS SO STUPID
Ticky tack... should not be a rule.
No one cares.. Just drop the puck .. We wanna see players not officials...Ridiculous new rules that will slow the game ... Nhl should have made new rules resulting in penalties for players getting punched in head and face when whistle is blow after play , goaltenders being pushed in the crease and goaltenders Slashing players in blue area
Well I'm done with the NFL right now
omg thats bullshit..
This is a joke .
Dumbest rule ever
Wtf is this? Is the NHL trying to ruin the sport?
This rule is stupid
Trying to ruin the game
One stupid rule after another the NHL cooked up. I'm so sick and tired of the NHL putting up new rules, even the recent "Faceoff rule", this is really stupid. They put it up to ruin the game. That's partly why I quit. Gary Bettman should be impeached, he's ruining everything, not just that should be stopped, salary caps should be gone, so as the instigator rule and those I thought was really ruining the game, put those old school equipment back on, the ones that only have sponge or foam (knee pads, elbow pads and shoulder pads), stop using modern one that has plastic, that's what kills players their careers suffering from concussions.
I knew from sometime that the NHL is gonna be ruined.
I just want to watch players play hockey. We don't need rules like this that hinder gameplay.
This is an example of the league pandering to homers and bandwagon.
Up next, celebrating a goal will soon be a delay of game penalty, and Goalie blockers size reduced to pop-tarts.
^At least we got a new team! The Vegas(W) Golden(T) Knights!(F!!!!!)^