NHL discussing intriguing new rule that could bring more goals
Now this is an interesting idea!
The NHL held its annual General Managers' Meetings last week, and it's reported that the league proposed a potential rule change that would cause fans to see far fewer power plays.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared the following in his 32 Thoughts blog:
''At last week's GM Meetings, there was a conversation about calling more penalty shots instead of power-plays � something I totally support. That led to another debate among a few of us: should the team that draws the penalty have the option of going on the power play or taking a penalty shot? Shooters are 5-for- 11 on penalty shots in 2022-23 after goalies stopped 76 percent of last year's attempts. There are good variables to weigh. Who's shooting? How good is your power play? Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had a good line, though, saying: 'It will be tough to explain to a player if you have a horrible power-play and go that route instead of letting him shoot.' ''
My understanding is that coaches will get an option for a penalty shot or a power play, given the right incident for it to occur. Penalties called on plays that aren't worthy of a penalty shot would still be normal power plays.
Read the full article by Friedman here.
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Should the NHL give the coaches the option for a penalty shot or power play? | ||
| Yes | 25 | 31.6 % |
| NO | 54 | 68.4 % |
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