Prompt 2

Honestly I think this is a pretty simple question to answer. The biggest reason that there aren't any trick plays in the NHL is because of the speed of the game. In the Ted Nolan clip that you referenced, I am 99% certain that game was played on a larger European ice surface. In the NHL, where the ice surface is much narrower, space disappears so quickly for players with the puck. I watched the Buffalo Sabres versus Carolina Hurricanes game last night and buffalo could barely have possession of the puck for half a second in the third period without a Carolina player being right in their face. That kind of constant pressure, plus with the league history of defense winning championships, particularly during the Dead Puck era, leads to most coaches wanting to play a defensively responsible game first, which in turn leads to no time or space for offensive creativity.