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By-the-rules illegal faceoffs already happen all the time, with (too few) goals scored as it is.
Also, if faceoff replay isn't allowed, it's a non-issue, and I don't see faceoffs being review-able plays.
Look at NFL and college kickoffs. Probably 10-20% of them are truly offsides and not flagged, and, IMO, more happen in the pros than college.
The average fan doesn't know what an illegal faceoff is and why its called. Now all fans and media have to do is watch the skates. Replay will be all over this if an illegal faceoff happens and a goal is scored.
There are 60 or so faceoffs a game. Every night there will be goals off of faceoff wins. This will be an issue unless its consistently called. Its the NHL, we know that doesn't happen. If it is called there will be other issues, but those are minor. I dont know why the NHL feels this is necessary.