Hammygoodness wrote:
PuckSniperPensel wrote:
What about waiving off icing if a team isn't being attacked? Think about it; icing is designed to punish a team for just getting rid of the puck when they come under pressure, and reward the pressuring team for forecheck.
But if the team that sends the puck down the ice isn't being pressured, then they're clearly not just ditching the puck. It'd allow teams to begin their dump and chase method much easier, which would undermine the 1-3-1, yet still allow teams to play it if they so choose.
Well, I would hope that opposing teams would come up with a way to beat the trap. But I heap a certain amount of shame on the teams that employ it so regularly. Effective, but boring as fuck. Still, I'd rather see teams correct it themselves than have a rule change.
That being said, I like this suggestion very much.
Ham
The problem, Ham, is that when they brought the blue lines closer together to create more room in the offensive zone to cycle the puck, they made the neutral zone smaller, which makes it that much easier to clog.
While the cycles in the offensive zones have gotten much better, getting there is an issue when you're playing a team who employs the 1-3-1.
I think that would be the last rule change they need to make sure hockey stays wide open.
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