from Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
The recommendations from the committee:
- For the trapezoid to be expanded by four feet overall (two feet on each side of the goal line). That gives goalies more room to play the puck.
- Changes to regular-season overtime: Have teams change ends after regulation to force long line changes, which in theory should help create more offense. They also proposed a dry scrape after regulation to clean up the ice somewhat.
- Faceoffs in offensive/defensive zone: Adopt IIHF hashmarks, which are five feet apart (NHL currently at three and a half feet).
- The committee also wants more done to curb embellishment/diving in the NHL (perhaps via fine or additional penalty).
- Kicking pucks: Committee wants to see more leniency and allow for a bit more when it comes to kicking motion.
- And the meat of it: More discussion of expanded video review, particularly when it comes to goalie interference, but there was no real resolution on this by the committee on Monday. Simply the agreement that it will be further discussed.
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added 8:06pm, from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
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