New York Rangers Fans Speak: How to Improve the NHL

Brandon Cohen-Penalty Changes:

One idea of mine to improve the NHL includes changing the playoff system, but that was already covered. Rather than speaking further about that, let’s discuss some in-game action. The NHL could be greatly improved by some changes regarding penalties.

We all know I do not support fighting, so what I propose is if the NHL will not ban fighting, they can increase the penalty for fights. The NHL should enforce a new rule that states that if a player gets in a fight, they are ejected from the game. Fighting would not be an automatic suspension or anything, but only an ejection from the game.

This would effectively remove enforcers from the sport of hockey, prioritizing skill players instead.

A backup idea is changing the delay of game penalty, which is unfair to players simply making mistakes, from two minutes long to one minute long. It would still punish guilty parties, while not being as harsh.