Let the hockey season begin!!

[Damiesmallz]

Originally Posted by Rike255

I agree and disagree. There are way too many penalties now and the whistle is blown all too often, however I also think the skill level of the game has gone up substantially. Instead of teams just finding the biggest meanest enforcer they could find they have to search for someone who ACTUALLY knows how to play the sport. In that sense, the pace of the game seems to have gone up as skill levels have gone up, teams are now playing hockey, instead of UFC.

Checking has nothing to do with fighting.