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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