a completely unrealistic and impossible way to save the NHL

[MicroBob]

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No moving St Louis, it's been a good hockey town for a long time.

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yeah. I didn't see he had included STL.
It's a really good hockey town. Not so much these days with some crappy teams but overall some really terrific support.
Might consider ditching TB before STL.

If the NHL wants to make it work in some slightly unusual midwestern or southern markets they should strongly consider OKC who have a great arena and are among the tops in the country in minor-league hockey attendance.

[Butcho22]

Only way it ever becomes hudge in the states is if they cut it to 4vs4 and make the ring about half as big as it is now so every game is 13-15.

Never gonna happen, I know.

[MicroBob]

I don't think this would help the popularity.
It would alienate too many of their current fans, especially the Canadians obviously.

And it wouldn't do as much to attract the American viewer either...just like various high-scoring gimmicks in indoor-soccer or arena-football don't attract a bevy of fans.

[Triumph36]

terrible, terrible ideas.

[MicroBob]

I think the ice should peak in the middle and be sloped down towards the ends.
The goalie will always be struggling to keep from falling into his own net and it will be good times for everyone.

Also, one player on the ice at all times has to be playing with a baseball bat instead of a regular hockey stick.

And both teams get 10 cans of silly-string that they can use to try to blind their opponents.

With 2 minutes left in the period a big pinata filled with Hershey's kisses will rain down on the ice and the players have to try to skate through all the chocolate for the rest of the period.

[Butcho22]

Micro,

Replace the Hershey's kisses with M&M's and I think you're onto something.

[BowToYourSensei]

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I think the ice should peak in the middle and be sloped down towards the ends.
The goalie will always be struggling to keep from falling into his own net and it will be good times for everyone.

Also, one player on the ice at all times has to be playing with a baseball bat instead of a regular hockey stick.

And both teams get 10 cans of silly-string that they can use to try to blind their opponents.

With 2 minutes left in the period a big pinata filled with Hershey's kisses will rain down on the ice and the players have to try to skate through all the chocolate for the rest of the period.

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i like where you're goin with this

[littlekeed]

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i thought this would be a good idea. many will probably find it stupid.

1. tar and feather gary bettman
2. drag him through the streets of winnipeg on the back of a zamboni
3. move atlanta, st. louis, phoenix, carolina, nashville and columbus to quebec, vancouver, toronto (if NY can have 2 teams, toronto and vancouver should too), winnipeg, hamilton, and london.
4. contract florida and washington
5. reassign the 28 teams into a canadian conference of 14 teams and an american conference of 14 teams.
6. reduce schedule to 70 games.
7. american teams only play american, canadian only plays canadian save for an 8 game "interleague" period.
8. stanley cup finals = canadian conference champion vs american conference champion
9. ?????????
10. profit

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1. I like
2. I like
3. St. Louis and Columbus work as hockey markets. Ohio could use at least one team.
4. Florida needs to go just so Buffalo can have the Amerks backs (I wonder how many understand this). Washington can stay but Ovechkin should be contracted.
5. If it was possible to have a Canadian conference and an American conference I would actually enjoy it. There isn't anything wrong with the current status though.
6. Nah
7. Meh
8. Would people care about a USA vs Canada matchup south of the border? Maybe more than Edmonton vs Carolina or Ottawa vs Anaheim. Oh wait...
9. League go bye bye
10. Probably not

[MicroBob]

"just so Buffalo can have the Amerks backs (I wonder how many understand this)."


I do.

[Nick B.]

What about the point system? I think it should switch to 3-0 for regulation and 2-1 for overtime.