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Originally Posted by guccilvr
nah I used to love hockey, but I got sick of the instigator rule and similar rules that tried to take out all the hitting. it was annoying and while I enjoy the skills and the game, I just can't get around some of the dumb rules that have been instated lately.
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Couldn't agree more, it's the pussification of hockey, or if you watch TSN, the Pierre Mcguireification of the game. Also they can get rid of either the second referee, or they can drop video replay, with four officials on the ice there's no need for video review, if four of them can't see what's going on, they shouldn't be refs.
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Obviously gucclivr, you need to see Dion Phaneuf in action, there are still hitters around the league not affraid to get a little dirty and they don't get that many penalty minutes.
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Agreed as well, Phaneuf is a machine, but the guts to chickenshit ratio has been progressively growing over the years, the rule changes have screwed a lot of players especially defencemen, just watch the next time a defenceman is covering a forward in front of the net, no contact at all, and if he touches said forward, well then that's 2 for interference.