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Z-Whiz · 04-21-2024, 10:21 PM

DigDoug11 · 04-21-2024, 10:21 PM

option 2 - 174 words

If i had the ability to change one rule in any league of my choosing, I would choose a rule that in my opinion would make things in the league more entertaining, not to say things aren't entertaining right now, just maybe they could be a bit more chaotic in my opinion. The rule i would change would be section 27.7. in the NHL. Just in case you don't know that rule, it's the rule that prevents the goalie from playing the puck past the red line into the opponent's zone. I would make it so that the goalie can play past the red line AND if the goalie scores a goal, it's worth 3 points, its high-risk high reward and I think it could make things exciting to see your goalie pull out of the crease and start charging towards the other teams' net with the puck. This could lead to higher scoring games, either from goalies scoring more goals or more empty netters, probably not a good idea to change this rule...

Schocar · 04-21-2024, 10:22 PM

(Prompt #1)
Stavros Kondos. Another center from the 76 draft season, part of the Regina Elks, the Grizzlies nemeses from last season. The original post was innocuous to anyone else, but to James Howlett it was an unforgivable insult to his skills. Whatever the original intention was, Howlett’s response is what escalates it into beef. “I’ve seen the guy face to face on the ice, and he doesn’t scare me. Every faceoff that went my way, every goal scored, that was all me bub. The refs had nothing to do with it.” The beef dies down quickly after a couple days because the phone cage that Rose bought finally arrived and James was removed from Xitter to ‘cool down’. At the Grizzlies’ next practice, though, he’s still muttering about it as he puts on his pads. Something about ‘a real Sabretooth of a guy, that Kondos…’, a statement his teammates were undoubtedly trying to decipher for the rest of the day.
(Arbitrary choice of player, picked more for the team! This league has been real kind to me, but beef can be funny)

Jepox · 04-21-2024, 10:24 PM

written option 2

If I Sim Wen could choose to change a rule in hockey I know exactly what I would do. I'm not sure who would be giving me this power but I would use it wisely and responsibly. Sim Wen would look at a number of things that could be changed and how crazy they would be but in the end he would make it so that goalies could cross centre ice as much as the want and play the puck wherever they want. They're a player out on the ice with a stick so what that they've got fancy equipment. Sim Wen would like nothing more than to go on an odd man rush with his brother Jim @Leppish Wen but he would take a penalty if he did that currently so Sim Wen would abolish that rule and go on as many odd man rushes as he pleases with him. This would be a good rule and introduce some risk/reward to the goalie position.

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*Gordon Bombay* · 04-21-2024, 10:28 PM

isfl pt

***sve7en*** · 04-21-2024, 10:28 PM

Written Option 2

I would change the meta structure of the NHL, the low hanging fruit is the playoff format, going from divisional seeding back to a straight first through eight seed and revising the tiebreakers (this current season lol)

I would rather see a full first through sixteenth seed format, better rewarding the top few teams regardless of conference and allowing for the regular season to mean more for the teams that perform well before the playoffs. To build on that I'd also change the regular season format to be 84 games:

70 games, three in conference games and two interconference games, like the current regular season
14 games, dubbed "The Push", where teams get a home and home with a day's rest in the middle against every team in the division, culminating in simultaneous play on the final day of The Push. The Push is unique because of it's higher point structure. The first 70 games are scored 3/2/1/0 for W/OTW/OTL/L, but the push is 4 points or nothing, with playoff style overtime. This allows for high stakes divisional rivalry games, while keeping the postseason fresh and unique in it's matchups - see NCAA sports for examples of that in action.

*gurbs* · 04-21-2024, 10:35 PM

P1: As a rising star in the hockey world, my offseason on Xitter hasn’t been without drama. It all started with a player from a rival team who’s been stoking the fires of discontent. This whole feud traces back to a contentious playoff game where I scored a last-minute goal. While our fans celebrated, many argued it was offside—a call not made by the refs.

The rival player rehashed the incident on social media by sharing clips and adding snarky comments about the referees favoring our team. As tensions grew, I decided to jump into the fray, not to escalate but to add a little humor to the mix. My response? A simple tweet: “Looking forward to giving you more to tweet about next season.”

This kicked off a back-and-forth that soon had fans from both sides chiming in. Memes, GIFs, and fan art started circulating, turning our beef into a spectator sport of its own. While some might see it as just another online squabble, this banter has kept the rivalry alive during the offseason and increased the hype for our next face-off.

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