Rule changes

Players with nhl jerseys are looking to tweak the proposed rule on blindsideed hits to the head in an effort to get it in place this season.

“It’s very similar,” Spezza said. “We’re looking for a Band-Aid fix for the rest of the year in case something happens, but in the long term, we have to sit down together and find a better solution than just tweaking a little rule. It has to be something that’s talked about. It can’t just be sprung on. Spezza said it's too bad because they have been talking for two years to try to get something in place, but it's hard to find the proper language and the right rule.

Any changes made to the rulebook require the approval of both the competition committee and NHL board of governors.