NHL Rule Changes 14-15

[bustaheims]

I say, if you're going to have the shootout let's make it a free-for-all.  Once the puck either touches the goalie (but doesn't enter the net), touches the goal (without entering), or crosses the end line, it's dead.  Otherwise, feel free to skate circles around the ice, spin around, stand on your head, whatever.  That levels the playing field and takes the excuses out of the thing.  Plus it would increase entertainment value.  Let Kane spin around all over the ice wearing his horse head.  Let's make this think fun.

Yeah. I'd rather see a time limit placed on the attempts than a movement limit. Let them do anything that would be legal during normal game play, just only give them 10 seconds (or whatever number makes the most sense) from the time they first touch the puck.

 

[hockeyfan1]

I wonder how these changes will affect the Leafs?

 

[hockeyfan1]

Strombone  @strombone1
Can we keep the spin-o-rama and ban the shootout instead @NHL  ?

 

[Bullfrog]

I say, if you're going to have the shootout let's make it a free-for-all.  Once the puck either touches the goalie (but doesn't enter the net), touches the goal (without entering), or crosses the end line, it's dead.  Otherwise, feel free to skate circles around the ice, spin around, stand on your head, whatever.  That levels the playing field and takes the excuses out of the thing.  Plus it would increase entertainment value.  Let Kane spin around all over the ice wearing his horse head.  Let's make this think fun.

I think there are exceptions to the bolded portion with respect to scoring on a rebound as long as it's part of a continuous motion by the player.