The trade deadline is too far into the season. You have one team go to the playoffs because another team was good.
Imaginary-Ladder-465
The panthers are awesome and I don’t like the hate they’re getting. Go cats.
Stinky_Toes12
The “its the playoffs” argument for calls not being made is stupid
Salt-Fun-9457
Experience vastly is overrated. The modern NHL game is played at full pace. You need young players capable of playing 100 60 minute games at full pace a year. Veteran players who can’t do that that hurt their teams more then they help by orders of magnitude.
PM_ME_DIRTY_DANGLES
Ditch the shoot-out and the loser point and go back to 2 points for a win, none for a loss, and 1 point each for a tied score after OT.
EventTemporary8632
Refs should shut up and not make comments to make it about themselves
BorMato
That just because they don’t win the cup, a team hasn’t “wasted prime (insert player here).”
Beerfoodbeer
NHL should adopt the PWHL jailbreak rule
CandidateNo1172
Hockey can work in Phoenix. The right owner and some draft luck would have changed everything.
JohaVer
It wasn’t a “tougher” era of hockey that allowed headhunters like Ulf and Scott Stevens to murder people, it was insanely stupid and dangerous.
Oatboatafloat
Digital advertisements on the boards make the games unwatchable.
VaporTrails2112
If you go on ltr you can’t return for the playoffs. No matter when it happens. I don’t know if this is unpopular or not.
SawsageKingofChicago
The nhl has is experiencing fantastic growth and the league overall is doing great, despite what some more close minded northeastern fan bases may have you believe.
Thamesx2
Should be 3 points for a regulation win, 2 pts for for an OT/shootout win, 1 pt for an OT/shootout loss, and 0 pts for a regulation loss; winning in regulation should mean more than winning in OT/shootout.
Golddragon214
I love reading about how fans think that the GM can trade for anyone in the league especially any top player. And the cap hit wound matter because they could make room. And the team will be a contender after such a trade. Keep dreaming.
anewcynic
The shootout during regular season play is a good thing so that games aren’t going insanely long all year. I also approve of 3v3 play for the shortened overtime.
Predsguy
Smaller market teams are completely justified in blocking ticket sales to opposing fans, as long as the smaller team is filling their arena.
cookingwiththeresa
Digital ads and tickers on the bottom of the screen ruin the game viewing experience
commodore_stab1789
If you hit the post, you just missed the net.
keyserfunk
Starting a fight after a clean hit should be a major penalty.
Jasbuddy
Playoff hockey is fine where it’s at, good mixture of skill and physicality
Tojuro
Every hit that leads on the head should be penalized. The game has to adapt to what we now know about closed head injuries.
DominionMM1
The offside review rule is stupid and should be gone.
mikeyshoots
Spending top dollars or term on goalies (aside from 2 or 3 unique specimens) is a waste of cap.
Educational_Bee_4700
Carey Price was the best goaltender of the 2010s
Deraj2004
In OT the attacking team shouldn’t be allowed to go back across the center ice line.
Significant-Island64
I’d rather see Vegas win another cup than see Matthew Tkachuk lift it
Distinct_Mud_2673
The PWHL jailbreak would be great for encouraging offense on the PK
MOTfromBC
Salary cap should be adjusted to each teams state and provincial tax rate so that each team is on a level playing field.
odinsbois
Brett Hull’s skate was in the crease, and the goal should have been disallowed.
surlystraggler
No more anthems. I’m over it. Also no more two-tone jerseys and bench flybys after a goal. Over that, too haha.
Jdmustang65
Vegas didn’t cheat or do anything wrong and they just have a smarter front office than any other team
Roleplayuser0973
If a penalty is committed with under 2 mins to go in a game, the clock should automatically reset to 2 mins. Sort of like how a game can’t end on a defensive penalty in football. You shouldn’t be incentivized to take a penalty in the last 20/30 seconds of regulation or OT
Alex_of_Tocqueville
All new rinks must be Olympic size
LouisArmstrong3
There should be way more calls on embellishment
Shiny_Mew76
Gary Bettman is not a bad league commissioner, let me explain:
While yes, you could argue that he overdoes stuff like betting ads, he does seem to care for the growth of the game. He did absolutely everything he could do to keep Phoenix in the league, Jets 2.0 was supposed to be an expansion team, he brought Vegas their first ever major sports team, and he brought the NHL to Seattle. You may not like him, but he is FAR from a “bad” commissioner.
TroSea78
Some new coaches would be nice. Rather than all the existing coaches just moving around perpetually
dirtydonny07
Video review should be at regular speed and watch the clip up to 3 times. If you can’t tell by that then the call stands. No need for fame by frame review with a magnifying glass to see if someone is offside.
SnooHedgehogs342
the only way to grow hockey internationally is to let the players participate in the olympics and they should just entirely scrap the world cup of hockey
maskdfantom
I dislike the get challenge wrong it’s a penalty rule. I think you should just get a free challenge
Anishinabeg
Nicklas Lidstrom had a better career than Bobby Orr.
Virtual_Watch_441
Utah should pick a name by the start of the season.
dmaureese
Olympic sized rink please
MobysBanned
Oilers have depth
boss_120
Toronto will not win a Stanley cup in the next 100 years
Gr3bnez0r
Last year when I said Skinner is the guy for Edmonton I was the severe minority out of my friend groups and what I could see from Oilers fans online. (Side note: I am a Canucks fan)
My take has matured pretty well as you can see.
happysgolfland
National anthems are wholly unnecessary and we’d be better off without them.
TellLucky9651
Playoff bracket should be 1-8
sunsetlighthouse
No idea if this is unpopular or not, but get rid of mid-game interviews. The coaches always say the same things and it’s totally annoying to have that take up half my screen when the puck is in play
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The trade deadline is too far into the season. You have one team go to the playoffs because another team was good.
The panthers are awesome and I don’t like the hate they’re getting. Go cats.
The “its the playoffs” argument for calls not being made is stupid
Experience vastly is overrated. The modern NHL game is played at full pace. You need young players capable of playing 100 60 minute games at full pace a year. Veteran players who can’t do that that hurt their teams more then they help by orders of magnitude.
Ditch the shoot-out and the loser point and go back to 2 points for a win, none for a loss, and 1 point each for a tied score after OT.
Refs should shut up and not make comments to make it about themselves
That just because they don’t win the cup, a team hasn’t “wasted prime (insert player here).”
NHL should adopt the PWHL jailbreak rule
Hockey can work in Phoenix. The right owner and some draft luck would have changed everything.
It wasn’t a “tougher” era of hockey that allowed headhunters like Ulf and Scott Stevens to murder people, it was insanely stupid and dangerous.
Digital advertisements on the boards make the games unwatchable.
If you go on ltr you can’t return for the playoffs. No matter when it happens. I don’t know if this is unpopular or not.
The nhl has is experiencing fantastic growth and the league overall is doing great, despite what some more close minded northeastern fan bases may have you believe.
Should be 3 points for a regulation win, 2 pts for for an OT/shootout win, 1 pt for an OT/shootout loss, and 0 pts for a regulation loss; winning in regulation should mean more than winning in OT/shootout.
I love reading about how fans think that the GM can trade for anyone in the league especially any top player. And the cap hit wound matter because they could make room. And the team will be a contender after such a trade. Keep dreaming.
The shootout during regular season play is a good thing so that games aren’t going insanely long all year. I also approve of 3v3 play for the shortened overtime.
Smaller market teams are completely justified in blocking ticket sales to opposing fans, as long as the smaller team is filling their arena.
Digital ads and tickers on the bottom of the screen ruin the game viewing experience
If you hit the post, you just missed the net.
Starting a fight after a clean hit should be a major penalty.
Playoff hockey is fine where it’s at, good mixture of skill and physicality
Every hit that leads on the head should be penalized. The game has to adapt to what we now know about closed head injuries.
The offside review rule is stupid and should be gone.
Spending top dollars or term on goalies (aside from 2 or 3 unique specimens) is a waste of cap.
Carey Price was the best goaltender of the 2010s
In OT the attacking team shouldn’t be allowed to go back across the center ice line.
I’d rather see Vegas win another cup than see Matthew Tkachuk lift it
The PWHL jailbreak would be great for encouraging offense on the PK
Salary cap should be adjusted to each teams state and provincial tax rate so that each team is on a level playing field.
Brett Hull’s skate was in the crease, and the goal should have been disallowed.
No more anthems. I’m over it. Also no more two-tone jerseys and bench flybys after a goal. Over that, too haha.
Vegas didn’t cheat or do anything wrong and they just have a smarter front office than any other team
If a penalty is committed with under 2 mins to go in a game, the clock should automatically reset to 2 mins. Sort of like how a game can’t end on a defensive penalty in football. You shouldn’t be incentivized to take a penalty in the last 20/30 seconds of regulation or OT
All new rinks must be Olympic size
There should be way more calls on embellishment
Gary Bettman is not a bad league commissioner, let me explain:
While yes, you could argue that he overdoes stuff like betting ads, he does seem to care for the growth of the game. He did absolutely everything he could do to keep Phoenix in the league, Jets 2.0 was supposed to be an expansion team, he brought Vegas their first ever major sports team, and he brought the NHL to Seattle. You may not like him, but he is FAR from a “bad” commissioner.
Some new coaches would be nice. Rather than all the existing coaches just moving around perpetually
Video review should be at regular speed and watch the clip up to 3 times. If you can’t tell by that then the call stands. No need for fame by frame review with a magnifying glass to see if someone is offside.
the only way to grow hockey internationally is to let the players participate in the olympics and they should just entirely scrap the world cup of hockey
I dislike the get challenge wrong it’s a penalty rule. I think you should just get a free challenge
Nicklas Lidstrom had a better career than Bobby Orr.
Utah should pick a name by the start of the season.
Olympic sized rink please
Oilers have depth
Toronto will not win a Stanley cup in the next 100 years
Last year when I said Skinner is the guy for Edmonton I was the severe minority out of my friend groups and what I could see from Oilers fans online. (Side note: I am a Canucks fan)
My take has matured pretty well as you can see.
National anthems are wholly unnecessary and we’d be better off without them.
Playoff bracket should be 1-8
No idea if this is unpopular or not, but get rid of mid-game interviews. The coaches always say the same things and it’s totally annoying to have that take up half my screen when the puck is in play