Well, I wasn't thinking of icing - only the two line passing stuff.  But, you know, dumping from anywhere in center ice isn't a terrible idea.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Makowiec [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:15 AM
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> Subject: Re: Red lines and rinks
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>
> At 09:48 AM 2-19-2002 -0600, Rowe, Thomas wrote:
> >But you could still remove the red-line.  I can't think of any other
> >change, and this is dirt simple to do, that would do more to make NHL
> >hockey a better game.  Too bad my opinions don't rule the
> world.  It would
> >be such a better place if only.......
>
> No, I like the red line for icing.  If you remember the "good
> old days"
> before the NCAA adopted the red line for icing, all you had
> to do was get
> the puck out of your zone and you could ice it.  Made for a
> lot of dumping,
> and wasn't (IMHO) very interesting.  I agree on the passes, though.
>
> Joe
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