So far 9 out of 12 overs, with 1 push I believe. Penalties seem to be up - yesterday each game had between 9-14 penalties called, with the exception of OTT/WASH, which had 6.
My concern here is the linesmakers aren't blind to this, and my thought is that all of this info (lot of penalties early in year, high scoring games) are baked into the line. I am on 2 of the 3 unders tonight FWIW.
My concern here is the linesmakers aren't blind to this, and my thought is that all of this info (lot of penalties early in year, high scoring games) are baked into the line. I am on 2 of the 3 unders tonight FWIW.
Yes, slashes are being called more - honestly, I think this enforcement isn't a bad thing as some blatant slashes have often been missed in prior seasons, and many good players get injured by lesser talented players due to the slashes. However, the "over-enforcement" is bad too - hopefully the ref's will fix that.
The faceoff rule, not sure what to make of that. You get one freebie - if you get thrown out of circle second time on same faceoff - bench minor. Players will adjust to this eventually, but it is a little strange of a rule. Isn't it penalty enough to have, in most cases, your second or third best faceoff guy taking a faceoff if your first guy or two gets tossed?
The faceoff rule, not sure what to make of that. You get one freebie - if you get thrown out of circle second time on same faceoff - bench minor. Players will adjust to this eventually, but it is a little strange of a rule. Isn't it penalty enough to have, in most cases, your second or third best faceoff guy taking a faceoff if your first guy or two gets tossed?
