Can anyone explain the opposition to the shootout while allowing the 4-on-4 novelty act to decide regular season overtime? Allowing the shootout is, to me, just an extension of the circus routine introduced by the 4-on-4. If we want to keep that, we might have a shootout after it as well. If we roll back the clock to no OT, or at least 5-on-5 OT, I'm all for that. I despise 4-on-4 OT.
As far as the red line situation goes...
The experience in college hockey is far more relevant than what happens in the Finnish or Czech league because it is happening in North America and overall plays a North American style of hockey (which you will not find being played in European leagues for the most part).
However, we don't need any rules changes to increase speed and offense in the game. We merely need officials that can read the existing rulebook and enforce it accordingly...even if it means calling 30-40 penalties a game for the first 20 games.