Bettman makes major rule change in response to Toronto Maple Leafs' misconduct
The NHL and Gary Bettman have made several rule changes following the conclusion of the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers Stanley Cup Finals.
In one of the greatest Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers were taken out by Matthew Tkachuk's Florida Panthers, thanks to an amazing bounce back performance from Sergei Bobrovsky.
In response to the playoffs, Gary Bettman and the NHL rule committee have made four changes:
1. Expansion of coach's challenge for puck-over-glass (only to challenge a called penalty, not to put one on the board).
2. Attacking players now get warned instead of removed from face off following an icing call.
3. Inadvertently knocking the net off rule (64.A iv) will now also apply to goalies (if they or anyone on the team does it, attacking team gets to choose face off location in o-zone and defending team can't change).
4. Rule 75.3 instituted for unsportsmanlike conduct-offending team will be first warned (and then penalized if they didn't heed the warning) for players hanging over the boards prior to a line change.
One rule in particular has caught attention. Number 3 will make goalies eligible to be punished for knocking the net off its posts, something that was highlighted by Matt Murray of the Toronto Maple Leafs last season.
Gary Bettman has clearly had enough with goalies trying to get an unfair advantage. Enough is enough.
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