Blocking shots should be illegal

[dkhockey]

Not only would it create more goals, but the fewer injuries are the real reason.

Hate to see skilled guys go down, just because they have to "take one for the team"

so incredibly stupid. Let the goalies stop the pucks !

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[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

So, a penalty for the player who gets hit by a puck then?
Wouldn't that lead to shooters intentionally targeting enemy players?

What a terrible idea

 

[Halberdier]

Are you kidding? Blocking shots is an important part of the game. When done right it's also not that often causing any other harm than just pain.

 

[Leonhard Euler]

It should't be illegal that makes no sense.
As a coach you could/should tell your skilled star players not to block shots though.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Star scorers should just move out of the way, let the D and the grinders do the dirty work.

 

[Jackets Fan]

**** happens. There’s danger and risk of injury in every major professional sport.
It’s part of the game. If a player chooses to get in front of a shot, then that’s their prerogative. They know the chance of injury they’re taking.

 

[SladeWilson23]

Way too hard to enforce such a rule.

 

[Kale Hulls]

Posting threads like this should be illegal.

 

[Syckle78]

Thought this was going to be about scoring levels. Op one upped that bad idea.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Id be okay penalizing going down on your stomach on odd man breaks to take away passing lanes... but thats about it

 

[RageQuit77]

There would be near perpetual 3 vs 3 game going on if blocking would be penalty-worthy act (even if allowed from goalies).

Corsi happenings would rabidly accumulate when players would try make blocked shots by shooting each other.

Teams could use penalty boxes as benches... and vice versa.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Rip Girardi

 

[VainGretzky]

Kris Russell becomes the most penalized player in NHL history

 

[sandysan]

Not only would it create more goals, but the fewer injuries are the real reason.

Hate to see skilled guys go down, just because they have to "take one for the team"

so incredibly stupid. Let the goalies stop the pucks !

Offense Uber alles !

Know what else would increase scoring? Forcing defensemen to wear pirate eye patches to kill depth perception.

Banning shot blocking? A big fat no.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Not only would it create more goals, but the fewer injuries are the real reason.

Hate to see skilled guys go down, just because they have to "take one for the team"

so incredibly stupid. Let the goalies stop the pucks !

How about penalize goalies for playing butterfly?

Only allow stand-up playstyle.

 

[Jugitsu]

This has got to be the most ridiculous idea I've heard in a while. How would you even enforce such a rule? How many skill players even get hurt from blocking shots? Or players in total? I wasn't aware that this was an actual problem.

 

[Seanaconda]

Not only would it create more goals, but the fewer injuries are the real reason.

Hate to see skilled guys go down, just because they have to "take one for the team"

so incredibly stupid. Let the goalies stop the pucks !

I would just start shooting pucks at guys if it was an instant powerplay . Star players dont tend to be the guys blocking shots

 

[varano]

Not only would it create more goals, but the fewer injuries are the real reason.

Hate to see skilled guys go down, just because they have to "take one for the team"

so incredibly stupid. Let the goalies stop the pucks !

You should stop watching hockey if you hate the puck so much.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Ummm what??? There is so many problems with this rule that you want, did you think this through at all? Blocking shots is apart of the game and will continue to be forever and ever. Unless you want the league just to be a shootout competition.

 

[DickSmehlik]

I don’t necessarily think that blocking any shot should be a penalty, that would be difficult to enforce however leaving your feet to block a shot should be a penalty (think goaltending in the NBA).

The injury argument is an interesting one. Obviously the NHL and NHLPA would like to minimize injuries to the greatest extent possible. Then why permit players to purposely stand in front of a puck that is flying in excess of a 100 mph?

I would argue that shot blocking injuries more people than fighting and hits to the head, so why not crack down on that too?

 

[Seanaconda]

I don’t necessarily think that blocking any shot should be a penalty, that would be difficult to enforce however leaving your feet to block a shot should be a penalty (think goaltending in the NBA).

The injury argument is an interesting one. Obviously the NHL and NHLPA would like to minimize injuries to the greatest extent possible. Then why permit players to purposely stand in front of a puck that is flying in excess of a 100 mph?

I would argue that shot blocking injuries more people than fighting and hits to the head, so why not crack down on that too?

Because you can make 3 million a year and be awful at hockey if you jump in front of the puck all the time.

Plus the injuries tend to be broken toes not concussions


Im sure kris russel would block pucks with his face if he could but it tends to not happen. Most of the bad injuries tend to be a dman screwing up a slapshot and murdering their forward who is looking the wrong way.

 

[AzHawk]

nope

 

[pheasant]

nope

 

[Shaffer]

This thread was over before it started.

 

[Brock Radunske]

One of the worst ideas I've seen on Hfboards.
That's a heck of an accomplishment. Congrats.