NHL proposed rule changes...

[MarmotMike]

NHL GMs to recommend big changes
www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=71686
Bettman addresses visor issue
www.cbc.ca/pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2004/02/09/Sports/bettman040208

Hmmm.... Smaller goalie pads, three-point victories and limits on goalies playing the puck...

I don't know about the three-points for a victory although I heard that this idea is supposedly encouraging more offense in British soccer.

Maybe they should allow players to bodycheck goalies (like they were any other player) if goalies are permitted to continue to handle the puck?

[marrella]

Well, I'm definitely FOR the reduction in the size of the goalie pads. I like moving the goal line back by 3 feet to reduce the amount of time spent tying up the puck behind the net. But I kind of hate to see puck handling by goalies go away (a la Brodeur).

I'm not in favor of the shoot out. It's fun to watch from time to time but I don't want it as the determining factor in who wins/who loses.

I don't understand what the tag-up offsides rule is. Would someone please explain that one for me?

[stjohnsleafsfan]

I don't like the idea of penalizing the goalies for playing the puck either.