| With the ratification of the Collective
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| | minutes of the game. One game suspensions
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| Bargaining Agreement completed, devoted
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| | and a $10,000 fine to the instigating
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| fans of the game breathe a sigh of
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| | players' coach are manditory penalties.
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| relief. With each new week that goes by,
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| | Fighting will always remain an exciting
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| curiousity grows to see what effect the
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| | part of hockey from a fan's perspective,
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| new rule changes will do for the game,
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| | regardless of bleeding heart support to
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| and the movement of players in all
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| | stop the act of throwing the gloves
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| directions due to an implemented salary
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| | off.5) Changes to the way linesmen
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| cap brings a very real excitement and
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| | approach icing will hopefully reduce the
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| anticipation for the upcoming 2005 NHL
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| | worrisome issue of dangerous end board
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| Season.The work and sacrifices that the
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| | collisions that occur during races for
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| league, owners, and players have done to
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| | the puck.6) Goaltender padding will
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| make the new season a reality is to be
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| | finally be reduced. The days of seeing
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| commended. Gary Bettman, never with due
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| | ridiculously large equipement on
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| appreciation it seems, has done a
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| | goaltenders are over. Scoreboards will no
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| fantastic job at the helm of the league
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| | doubt show the effects of this rule
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| for over a decade. Owners and General
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| | change.7) The elimination of tie games
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| Managers of teams such as the Edmonton
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| | due to the incorporation of a shootout is
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| Oilers and Calgary Flames now have the
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| | a welcome addition by most fans of the
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| opportunity to compete, for the most
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| | game. A tie game at the end of regulation
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| part, on an equal playing field.A Summary
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| | will be followed by a four-on-four five
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| of Rule Changes for the 2005 NHL
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| | minute overtime, and then followed by a
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| Season:1) The goal line will be moved two
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| | three man per team shootout if both teams
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| feet closer to the end boards, and the
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| | are still deadlocked. If still tied after
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| blue lines moved two feet further away
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| | this, then a sudden death shootout will
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| from the goal lines to give an extra four
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| | begin to produce a winning team. The
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| feet in the offensive end. Tension during
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| | winning team will receive two points: the
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| powerplays will increase for the fans of
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| | loser in overtime or a shootout one
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| short-handed teams.2) The red line will
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| | point; and the loser in regulation zero
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| be disregarded for the two-line pass
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| | points.A Summary of Player Movement:Mike
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| rule, giving rise to a faster game and
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| | Peca, Jeremy Roenick, Darian Hatcher,
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| more breakaway opportunities to watch.3)
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| | Peter Forsberg, Tony Amonte, Paul Kariya,
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| The tag-up rule will give offensive
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| | Bobby Holik, Scott Niedermayer, Nikolai
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| players who've overshot the blue line
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| | Khabibulin, Sergei Gonchar, Brian Leetch,
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| into the opponents zone before the puck a
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| | Chris Pronger, Mike Rathje, Adam Foote,
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| chance to circle back to the blue line
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| | Gary Roberts, and Joe Nieuwendyk are but
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| and then continue back into the offensive
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| | a few players who have moved on to new
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| zone to play the puck. This will reduce
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| | teams.The new Collective Bargaining
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| whistles for offside infractions; once
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| | Agreement, all rule changes, and all
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| again speeding up the game.4) The
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| | player movement can be viewed at Culley
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| instigator rule has changed to penalize
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| | is an avid fan of NHL hockey, and Vice
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| fights started during the last five
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| | President for Inc.
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