Jim Montgomery admits he is going to have to make some changes to the system he uses to judge hockey games.
Among the seven tenets that he has pushed in college hockey while running up a gaudy record of success at the University of Denver are 50 hits per game and winning 60 percent of your faceoffs. Well, the top hitting team in the NHL last season averaged 26.4 hits per game and the best faceoff team won 54.1 percent of its draws, so the college numbers will have to be rebooted.
What's more, his desire to have players block shots also is a controversial subject in the NHL, as many feel putting the health of superstars at risk is a bad idea.