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The NHL has done that: made pads smaller.

2line pass is now a 3line pass rule.

they moved the goal line back for to increase playmaking space.

There’s no more ties; which means fewer matches where only 2 points are awarded.

Don’t forget the trapezoid rule. On one hand, it discouraged the insufferable Devils play style. But it also stymied the usefulness of a puck-handling goalie.

Yeah, not many goalie assists these days ha ha ha.

Technically, it is still a two line pass, simply the center line doesn’t exist for the purposes of the rule. Semantically no difference.

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