Dear NHL, please bring back...

[Stoner]

The bench-clearing celebration. It was the coolest scene. It was hard to define when it could happen. Some dude scores two shorties on one kill, or scores while two men down, you clear the bench! Obviously benchmark goals like number 500 or something. A rookie's first goal? Get out there. Some lug scores for the first time in five years. Go.

 

I *believe the genesis of the stay on the bench rule was back in the dark days of bench-clearing brawls. Circa early 80s? I recall Rick somewhat grumpily pointing out that the Oilers should be penalized for clearing the bench when Gretzky scored his 77th goal in 82 at the Aud.

[Taro T]

The bench-clearing celebration. It was the coolest scene. It was hard to define when it could happen. Some dude scores two shorties on one kill, or scores while two men down, you clear the bench! Obviously benchmark goals like number 500 or something. A rookie's first goal? Get out there. Some lug scores for the first time in five years. Go.

 

I *believe the genesis of the stay on the bench rule was back in the dark days of bench-clearing brawls. Circa early 80s? I recall Rick somewhat grumpily pointing out that the Oilers should be penalized for clearing the bench when Gretzky scored his 77th goal in 82 at the Aud.

The Eulers had gotten pre-approval from the league to clear the bench for Gretzky's 77th.

 

The 'no leaving the bench' rule regardless of what was going on on-ice was implemented to 'speed up the game.'

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Home whites and away darks.

 

Maybe they already have, but I can't tell.

[Weave]

Home whites and away darks.

 

 

This.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

This.

 

I take it this means they haven't.

 

Some of the uniforms are so Euro Football colourful that I have no idea who is the home team.

[Stoner]

The goal judge.

[Sabre fan]

yeah, white at home and dark away jerseys  and goaltender interference (if it ever existed properly, which is debatable)

[GoPre]

Home whites and away darks.

 

Maybe they already have, but I can't tell.

Not brainstorming right now, but that is what I wish the NHL would bring back.

 

Also wish they'd dish the trapezoid....

[Eleven]

Home whites and away darks.

 

Maybe they already have, but I can't tell.

 

Agreed.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

The goal judge.

 

Judge Smell ........

 

:ph34r:

[mjd1001]

Home whites and away darks I'll go for 100%.

 

How about letting teams, when they build new rinks....not have to conform to a certain ice size?  I'm not saying to let them go wild, but I liked the baseball-like 'home ice advantage' that Buffalo, Boston, Chicago could have with their smaller rinks....I'm pretty sure Montreal had one of the larger ones too.  Adds a tad bit of strategy to the game.

[French Collection]

Not brainstorming right now, but that is what I wish the NHL would bring back.

Also wish they'd dish the trapezoid....

Letting goalies handle the puck creates some adventures. Scoring could go up.

[Weave]

Home whites and away darks I'll go for 100%.

 

How about letting teams, when they build new rinks....not have to conform to a certain ice size?  I'm not saying to let them go wild, but I liked the baseball-like 'home ice advantage' that Buffalo, Boston, Chicago could have with their smaller rinks....I'm pretty sure Montreal had one of the larger ones too.  Adds a tad bit of strategy to the game.

 

Yes please.

 

Although my memory was that the old Forum in Montreal was one of the small ones too.

Edited May 6, 2017 by We've

[Eleven]

Home whites and away darks I'll go for 100%.

 

How about letting teams, when they build new rinks....not have to conform to a certain ice size?  I'm not saying to let them go wild, but I liked the baseball-like 'home ice advantage' that Buffalo, Boston, Chicago could have with their smaller rinks....I'm pretty sure Montreal had one of the larger ones too.  Adds a tad bit of strategy to the game.

 

I'm good with this, too.

 

And the get rid of the trapezoid thing.

[IKnowPhysics]

The Olympic break.

[Eleven]

The Olympic break.

 

YES!

[stinky finger]

No more helmets or goalie masks

 

I want the goalies to have Fred McMurry like hair and the Players to resemble the likes of Derek Sanderson, Bill Barber or Guy LaFleur. 

[pi2000]

Take the nets down above the glass.

 

Remove the instigator penalty.

 

80s sized goalie equipment.

Edited May 6, 2017 by pi2000

[ubkev]

The goal scoring!

 

Multiple 40 and 50 goal scorers....per team!

 

150 point players

[GoPre]

Letting goalies handle the puck creates some adventures. Scoring could go up.

 

Exactly!  Scoring is the reason I want the trapezoid kicked to the curb.  Plus, I don't like watching a goalie standing around waiting on a player(s) get something going.    

[qwksndmonster]

Take the nets down above the glass.

 

Remove the instigator penalty.

 

80s sized goalie equipment.

Take the nets down above the glass is one of the looniest things I've ever heard.

[Claude Balls]

The old point system. Loser points are, well.....for losers.

 

Letting the players police themselves. Unless the player safety board learns how to suspend players, they are useless.

[pi2000]

1 thru 16 seeding for the playoffs. 1 v 16, 2 v 15, etc...

 

Rewards teams for having good seasons, and final 2 are the best two remaining teams.

[I-90 W]

1) NHL players in the Olympics.

 

2) Conference format for All Star game.

 

3) Previous playoff seeding of top eight in both conferences. 

[Randall Flagg]

Division-winning Sabres teams. Everything else is fine the way it is. That's all I need.