Ottawa Senators all-star goalie Linus Ullmark has some opinions on what he’d like to see from the league going forward.
Speaking to The Hockey News at the NHL’s annual Players’ Tour in Las Vegas, Ullmark proposed changes to the length of regular-season overtime and how best to determine goaltender interference.
The Swede told Ryan Kennedy that he would like to see a longer overtime period, much like during February’s 4 Nations Face-Off, rather than the standard five minutes of extra time currently.
“My two cents, we should add five more minutes of overtime like at the 4 Nations. Because it comes down more to play,” Ullmark said.
The 2023 Vezina Trophy winner explained that the longer overtime period would, in theory, reduce the number of shootouts needed to break a tie game.
“From the