Diehards will always be diehards.
I suggested a 120 game season to run through next year, taking two months off in the summer.
Diehards will always be diehards.
I suggested a 120 game season to run through next year, taking two months off in the summer.
Ha! I like it. I used to think there ought to be a “law of maximum hockey.” That Nature should steer playoffs into 7th games and then steer 7th games into OT, etc.
But I’m not he fan I once was and tend to fall asleep these days as the 3rd OT drifts mindlessly into the 4th OT. Oh, well. Who knew.
No offense, but yuck. Actually, the last time they went with a 48-game schedule, I thought the energy level it created was great -- every game meant so much more because there were relatively few chances to make up for any lost ground. Gave the regular season a more playoff-like atmosphere.
One thing I would like to see the league change (other than tarring and feathering Bettman) is how points are awarded. Right now, you have some games that award a total of 3 points (OT/shootout games) and others that award 2 points (regulation wins). Every game should be worth the same number of points, and if not, a regulation win should be worth more than an OT/shootout win. Simple solution: award 3 points for a regulation win, and keep the 2/1 split for OT/shootout. Simple solution #2: get rid of shootouts, make all wins worth 2 points, and ties 1 point each... like it used to be.
Diehard? Reread the title of this thread. I really don't give a damn about hockey. Whatever was done or will be done will be totally forgotten in 5 to 10 years. As far as I'm concerned hockey should be played on natural ice using natural light.