Every year, the NHL's Board of Governors meets to talk about possible rule tweaks. These changes mainly focus on player safety, but they also aim to make the game better for both players and fans.
Mike Johnson played 661 games in the NHL from 1996 to 2008. Since retiring, he has become more of a personality and always has intriguing insight. Johnson recently shared some big ideas for rule changes on the NHL Network. He started with the topic of hand passes:
These ideas raise some safety concerns. Even with Johnson's suggestion to make kicking goals safer, there's still a chance players could kick near opponents outside the blue paint. The high-stick rule change, although logical, might also encourage more stick swinging, which Johnson says is rare.
