RAZOR AT THE HALF

Dallas Stars Blog:: RAZOR AT THE HALF:


My thoughts on what the NHL should adopt:

* Go to two 30 minute halves. (I learned during All-star weekend last year, that it is a natural internal debate whether to wait 18 minutes and stay for that 3rd period or just skip out at the 2nd intermission, beat the traffic, and be fresher tomorrow.)
* Dry-scrape 15 minutes into the game and 15 minutes after the half (That way the ice gets “resurfaced” three times per game instead of only twice) Two zambonis should be able to get that done in five minutes. Hire Ricky Bobby if need be.
* Cut the intermission on-ice games and shenanigans to the bare minimum, or better still eliminate them altogether. (Use the multi-million dollar multi-media screens to their full potential instead)
* Make “halftime” 15 minutes long. (That’s enough time to wet-zamboni the ice)
* I know this is only 11 minutes shorter than today’s combined breaks but its also only 8 minutes longer than the NFLs resets.
* Another fine by-product would be the ability to update viewers with video packages and interviews three times a game instead of just twice.

11 minutes doesn’t seem like much but put that back into game action, adopt only one major intermission, and stop hurrying up the re-joins from commercial breaks and you would have a more interesting, time-smart, and visually compelling 2 ½ hour infomercial for the team, the sport, and the league.

you know, he almost sounds like he’s making sense… I could live with it.

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