The new rules in the current day of hockey were changed or amended in a way to make goals not as difficult to come by. THe first year with these changes, fans, players, and coaches alike were shrugging their shoulders looking curiously at the new rule book and the outcomes of most the games. Where are all the goals that we are supposed to be seeing? Was the big question. The answer was simply that the players were not yet accustomed to the rules. It's taken quite some time, but i think we are finally seeing the payoff of the new game.

Last year, there were 5 teams over 250 goals, the year before, 3, this year, there is projected to be 5. However, my point is not the amount of teams putting up large numbers it's the amount of games that you see a large amount of goals put on the scoreboard by one team. This year there is already over 100 games where one team has scored 7 or more goals and 3 or 4 games where there were more than 10 goals scored by a single team. The fact of the matter is that there are A LOT of goals being scored. The defensemen are finally letting the speedy players go instead of holding them, and the speedy, small players are taking advantage of it.

Not much else I can think of at the moment so keep checking up, and remember, keep your pen in your pocket and your notebook by your side.