The "NEW" NHL?

So my question is this: Will the referees in the new NHL allow the teams to actually play, or will the playoff games be subject to the ticky-tack bullshit calls that have plagued the NHL this year? I am an old-school hockey fan. I truly love the old saying that I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out. I understand that the big-wigs up stairs wanted to appeal to a broader audience, but they really screwed the pooch in my opinion. You want to attract new viewers, but you cant get a contract done, and we lose hockey for 1 year. HMMMMmmm. Lost some there. Then you re-negotiate your TV contract and put a vast majority of your games on some fledgling cable channel that NOONE has. Hmmmmmm lost some there. Then you re-schedule your all-star game to some wonky day and time, and put it on that same channel that NOONE has. Hmmmmm lost some more there.

Spread within all that negativity, I do like some of the changes that were made. I like the touch up offsides, I like the new icing procedures, dont care too much for the goalie trapezoid, but dont hate it either, and I love the elimination of the 2 line pass. The interference and hooking calls need to be a little less stringent. If my stick just happens to knick your elbow, and you stutter just a step, HOOKING 2 minutes. Saw way toooo many games this year be decided by some bullshit penalty resulting in a powerplay goal.

Not a huge fan of the shootout either. But it appears as if that is going to be staying.

GO RED WINGS