After Further Review, The NHL’s New Rules Changes Are Big Successes

Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
Gary Bettman and the rest of the NHL brass can feel free to hang a “Mission Accomplished” banner outside of the NHL offices in New York for the two biggest changes they made to the NHL game this offseason.
First, the new 3-on-3 overtime format, which has received rave reviews thus far and was instituted after players, coaches, fans and pundits alike grew tired of the shootouts that they pined for after initially growing tired of ties in NHL games&n