Welcome to Rules Court, the feature where you send in your proposals for NHL rule changes and three of us vote on them. Convince at least two of us, and your rule is passed.
This is, by my count, the ninth edition of this feature. Over the years, we’ve changed everything from the salary cap to replay review to the playoff format, in some cases multiple times. We’ve also made it so that coaches have walk across the ice to serve bench minors. We’re really doing the lord’s work, is what I’m trying to say.
Today we’re back with seven new suggestions sent in by readers.