irst of all, my friend, Blaine Gallant, beat me to this topic. Good for him. Read his comprehensive article on the rule changes here.

Rather than the changes themselves, I want to look at how the NHL officials will have to adapt in order to enforce them. Here goes....

Linesmen?

One of the best/worst things about being a linesman in hockey is that you must exercise very little "judgment." Almost every call is a yes/no proposition. But that's no longer true for our friends in the big league.

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