crankymessiah wrote:
] ] With the 2003-04 National Hockey League season now
] ] underway, it's time for hockey fans to admit the
] ] game needs a face lift. Clearly, some refinishing is
] ] required to bring hockey back to the fast-paced,
] ] highly-skilled, physically-demanding sport that is used
] ] to be.

I agree about the goalies. I'm not so much concerned about obstruction as I am about the fact that you can't score unless the goalie is distracted or slips. It should be possible to out-skill the goalie. Higher scores are ok.

I am obviously strongly opposed to eliminating the Nashville Predators.

One thing I'd argue is that there are too many fights. There are so many fights that they are like clockwork. I imagine that the management sets that up such that there is at least one fight every game. Fans like fights. However, I'm beginning to suspect that the situation is more like that of professional wrestling then that of NASCAR.

RE: How to help hockey