http://www.thn.com/en/headlines/detail.asp?id=27865&cat=954945254360

With respect to the the NHL trying to increase offence and broaden the interest of the game, this idea and article are the best that I have seen.  The author of the concept makes some good points about how other proposed game enhancements, such as eliminating the red line, will not be effective as they rely on the presumption that you can compute the probability of a single event (e.g. a single shot on goal).  This author's idea aims to actually change the probability of the outcome of many shots on goal.  His article is based on facts and sources - not assumptions and gut-instinct as most of the NHL's proposed rule changes have been.