Ban goalies from playing the puck?

[PerdFan]

Remember when goaltenders would leave the net and you'd get that rush of excitement that something might go down. I miss thinking get back in the net! Then again is doing a lot to kill my excitement for the game for quite a while now.

You are obviously not a Pekka Rinne fan then. He's like a damn lost boy out there sometimes.

We've threatened to develop a "goalie-leash" and tie him to the crossbar.
No doubt he is one of the best puck handlers in the league and helps the NSH breakouts tremendously, but there are at least 2 heart attack inducing adventures with Rinne on average per game.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

I was never a fan of the Brodeur rule.

Throw power ups on the ice too. Rocket skates, fiery slapshots, goalies who can temporary transform into actual brick walls.

and a blue shell for breakaways!

 

[Vikke]

Reverse the trapezoid and ban goalies from playing the puck inside it, allow them to be in the corners. Would cause more chaotic situations and mad scrambles I think.

 

[mouser]

Take the glove away.. have goalies wear two blockers

You have it backwards. If the goalies can't play the puck then why bother having a stick at all?

Two gloves is the obvious solution.

 

[PensandCaps]

Give a goalie a player stick and let him be a 3rd dman.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Ben Bishop would retire.

 

[Hobble]

Remove the trapezoid. Goalies will play it more, and we will see less dump and chase.

 

[ijuka]

I don't like it when goalies who are absolutely clueless with the puck get bailed out. That also is a large difference maker. It should be tracked(good play vs bad play) by advanced stat guys so we'd see the real difference between a guy like Price vs a guy like Lundqvist.

 

[tony d]

It would hurt the game, goalies should be allowed to play the puck behind the net.

 

[Luddowich]

Am i the only one on this site that likes the way the game is?
Only thing i'd consider changing is to actually start calling the interferences and remove coaches challenge.

 

[CrashBartley]

This should be next years goaltending gear.

 

[SCampo98]

Just wondering, what would the game look like if goalies were banned from going behind the goal to play the puck? Would it help or hurt the game? Discuss.

I think the opposite should happen, I think goalies should b able to play the puck on any part of the ice, like it used to be in the 40s and 50s. After the goalie gets past his face-off dot though, he should be considered the same as a normal player and therefore susceptible to open ice checks