Pure skill teams like Ottawa will pretty much top the NHL standings with the current rules, remember when we'd have Cooke hitting anyone and everyone on the first shift of the game? Setting the tone? I doubt we can do that anymore(Yes, I have not watched ONE game all season because I dont' get hockey here in Hong Kong) From what I read here, we're gonna see hockey transform into Olympics.
But play-offs are still a different story, I do hope the whistle do stay in the pocket in the playoffs.
NHL Sets Oct. Attendance Record
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