I always fear that when fans of a sport complain about a lack of “offense” they never really understand what the real problem is. The problem, usually, is action. Hockey went through this, and is still kind of going through this, by always trying to pump up goals with power plays. Though the main aim of the uptick in penalties is to create more space eventually for the players to skate through unencumbered. Hockey doesn’t need more goals. It needs more action, i.e. teams trading chances and getting up and down the ice quicker and freer and just making more stuff, which goals are only a part of, happen.
The NLCS has actual action
