NO RULE AGAINST THE TWO LINE PASS!
Its the stupidest offensive surpressant rule in the game.
Do away with touch icing. Who needs to have their stars hurt because two players are sprinting towards a wall, get tangled up and go crashing into the boards.
I'd like to see goalie pad sizes better regulated and made smaller (Garth Snow anyone?). Move the nets back where they used to be. Decide on how to enforce obstruction and enforce it consistantly, all year, rather than their regular crack down which ends after only 15 or so games.
I'd personally like to see the rink made a little bigger, although not quite the size of an Olympic rink. Having played hockey myself on an Olympic rink in a tournament this year, I can say that the size is way to big, but the NHL size is too small that it limits offense too much IMO. My high school team dominated with less talent than many teams using a 1-3-1 trap and it was amazing to see how little room the other team had once they got the puck.
The biggest problem they face in enlargening the rink IMO is with owners, because larger rinks = less seats = less tickets sold = less money in their pockets. In the end, if the game were opened up a little more I think the game would attract more fans and eventually = more money in the owner's pockets.
In the regular season, I'd be for a shootout after the 5 minute 4 on 4 OT. This eliminates ties. The way to keep teams from waiting for a shootout IMO is this. Make a Win worth 3pts, OT win- 3pts, Shootout win- 2pts, OT loss or shootout loss- 1pt. You have to award pts for an OT loss or shootout loss to encourage the teams to go all out to score during OT and it would be unfair to get 0 pts simply because you lose a shootout. A penalty shot or breakaway is the most exciting play in hockey and what better way is there to encourage fans to watch than a shootout? Think about how many more highlights hockey would have on Sportscenter with shootouts (Jagr anyone?). And seeing exciting things on Sportscenter makes people want to watch the real thing.