Oilers complaint

[Wilbur]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:Originally posted by TheTed

I'm not sure why you're getting so angry over it. Certain sports are big in certain areas of the world.

Hockey is not a sport that's big in the southern half of the US. That's a fact.

I'm surprised hockey is big anywhere at all, with its stupid-azz rules making the sport boring as hell.

Start getting rid of the offsides rule, then hockey (and soccer) will start getting somewhere with wider fan interest.

The offsides rule in hockey is akin to preventing the long pass in football. Would you want Sam Bradford constantly throwing dinky 5-yard passes? Hell no.

They did change the 'off sides' rule a couple years ago.  The 'two-line pass' off side rule was eliminated, if that is what you were referring to by the 'long pass' rule.

The puck entering the offensive zone before any offensive player is still in place as off sides.

[rwarn17588]

quote:Originally posted by Wilbur

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:Originally posted by TheTed

I'm not sure why you're getting so angry over it. Certain sports are big in certain areas of the world.

Hockey is not a sport that's big in the southern half of the US. That's a fact.

I'm surprised hockey is big anywhere at all, with its stupid-azz rules making the sport boring as hell.

Start getting rid of the offsides rule, then hockey (and soccer) will start getting somewhere with wider fan interest.

The offsides rule in hockey is akin to preventing the long pass in football. Would you want Sam Bradford constantly throwing dinky 5-yard passes? Hell no.

They did change the 'off sides' rule a couple years ago.  The 'two-line pass' off side rule was eliminated, if that is what you were referring to by the 'long pass' rule.

The puck entering the offensive zone before any offensive player is still in place as off sides.

I'm not. I'm referring to offsides rules in general.

Why not chuck the puck way down the ice and give the player a chance to run it down or pick it up on the rebound from the boards? You'll increase scoring chances that way. Spread the ice.

[TeeDub]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588


Why not chuck the puck way down the ice and give the player a chance to run it down or pick it up on the rebound from the boards? You'll increase scoring chances that way. Spread the ice.

It's called "icing"..   Or at least that is how I remember it.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by TeeDub

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588


Why not chuck the puck way down the ice and give the player a chance to run it down or pick it up on the rebound from the boards? You'll increase scoring chances that way. Spread the ice.

It's called "icing"..   Or at least that is how I remember it.

Yep, close enough.  If you do it from behind the center red line, an icing will be called.  And now, unlike the NHL and turning toward the growing trend of minor leagues/college, the 'touch up' icing rule was done away with due to injury.  Now, as soon as the puck crosses the end goal line, the icing is called, as opposed to the non-icing team having to touch the puck first.

Hockey purists think that this rewards lazy teams.  I tend to agree.

[rwarn17588]

quote:Originally posted by TeeDub

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588


Why not chuck the puck way down the ice and give the player a chance to run it down or pick it up on the rebound from the boards? You'll increase scoring chances that way. Spread the ice.

It's called "icing"..   Or at least that is how I remember it.

If a team gets the puck and slings it down to the other end so that it creates an opportunity for scoring, so be it. It's no different than a breakaway in basketball.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:Originally posted by TeeDub

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588


Why not chuck the puck way down the ice and give the player a chance to run it down or pick it up on the rebound from the boards? You'll increase scoring chances that way. Spread the ice.

It's called "icing"..   Or at least that is how I remember it.

If a team gets the puck and slings it down to the other end so that it creates an opportunity for scoring, so be it. It's no different than a breakaway in basketball.

I agree, but make the team chase the puck for it.  If that team got to the puck first, before the no touch rule, they were rewarded with having the icing waived off.  Now, it doesn't matter.

Not to worry, though.  One league is looking at a 'hybrid icing' rule, which kind of eliminates the the no-touch, but doesn't have the propensity for injury like racing for the puck does.

The link below is for those hockey geeks who care to read.

http://www.prohockeynews.com/hockey/publish/sphl/Is_hybrid_icing_rule_the_middle_ground_printer.shtml

[Wilbur]

The 'icing' rule actually keeps the game moving and prevents the defense from constantly throwing the puck at the other end when they get pressured.  It would be similar to the rule of throwing the puck off the ice when in your defensive end..... it delays the game.