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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 19, 2024, 03:56 PM ET
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MANALAPAN, Fla. — NHL general managers have voted to make several adjustments to the rulebook — including around key coaches’ challenges — and will be proposing their changes for approval by the league’s competition committee and Board of Governors.
Those alterations were discussed Monday and Tuesday during the NHL’s annual GM meetings at Eau Palm Beach resort. The executives met in small groups first to dissect what was most important to pursue, and then came together collectively to decide on a short list for presentation to the competition committee (consisting of four GMs, one NHL owner and five players). Any changes the committee votes through will then go before the Board of Governors.
The GMs are seeking an expansion of the coaches’ challenge to include a video review of puck-over-the-glass calls if the team believes a puck has been deflected out of play. This would apply only if a penalty were called, not if the coach thinks a call has been missed, and if the challenge is unsuccessful it would result in a 5-on-3 situation. The same would apply for a proposed high sticking challenge, where a coach can call for review if the team believes a player has been high-sticked by their own teammate and not an opponent.
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The NHL shared data claiming there are few missed calls when it comes to refs calling pucks out of play — their report says there were two incorrect calls this season, six last year and six the year before — but the changes would give more power to the teams and their video staffs to ensure the penalties are (or aren’t) being properly assessed.
Other proposed changes include adding the goalie to the list of players who can be penalized when the net is dislodged, (they are currently exempt despite the NHL reporting there were 102 instances of net displacement by goalies last season), for incoming goalies to get a…
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Author : Kristen Shilton
Publish date : 2024-03-19 21:02:37
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