At the recent General Managers Meetings in Boca Raton, Florida, National Hockey League GMs discussed various ideas that would improve the flow and pace of the game. This is a perennial point of discussion at the gatherings, dating back to the ‘dead puck era’ which brought the game to a standstill with all the clutching and grabbing and increasingly ridiculous goalie equipment shrouding the nets.
Bob Gainey, as GM of the Montreal Canadiens, once infamously made the recommendation to stop letting players dive in front of pucks to block shots in order to increase shots on goal; a proposal which was ultimately rejected.