The Boston Bruins

[spinncognito]

Originally Posted by Piscator

Increasing the size would really take away from Playoff Style hockey so I would not want to see that. The european style IMO sucks to watch because they have such large rinks. The dashers have already been changed and are very small now compared to what it used to be a few years ago (still a small lip that could be reduced but nothing like it used to be). I agree there is room for improvement on the 90 degree stanchion. I'm sure they could somehow make it a 45 degree or curved so that it isn't as abrupt.

I would thing increasing rink size would lead to more playoff style hockey. With more room to skate you see more offense. Think 4 on 4 for overtime periods, more ice, more offense and more excitement. Think Olympics too, wide open up and down the ice action.

As far as the stanchions, it is truly amazing that no one has been killed yet. That Canadians player is effectively out of a career it would seem. Sad that he is crying foul from his hospital bed and blaming Chara. You gotta wonder what the next game with them is gonna bring.

I for one have not hit the panic button as many on the call-in shopws seem to have. They do need to find an answer to how to beat Montreal but I still feel this team is Cup-worthy. 7th player lock Marchand had a bad game Tuesday, missing some golden ops to score. Look for a solid effort from all tonight and a 4-1 win against Buffalo...

[Piscator]

Originally Posted by spinncognito

I would thing increasing rink size would lead to more playoff style hockey. With more room to skate you see more offense. Think 4 on 4 for overtime periods, more ice, more offense and more excitement. Think Olympics too, wide open up and down the ice action.

I guess it depends on what “Playoff Hockey” means. It would be more wide open from a skating perspective but it would be much less physical from a checking and tight game perspective. Less room = more physical, more room = more skating. You could also argue that there would be more injuries as when there is a hit, as the impact would be greater due to the increased speed of the game with more room to line someone up.

I’m one for a more tight physical game vs wide open. One thing to consider is the last Olympics had great games and they were played on an NHL ice surface. Put that on an Olympic sized rink and it is a very different style of game. Watch a hockey game played at UNH vs at another Hockey East rink. UNH has a large surface and the others are more the size of the NHL.