Two more regular-season NHL games in exchange for fewer pre-season games? Yup. Sign us up for that yesterday. With the NHL adding two regular-season games to the schedule starting next season, it was mandated that teams will henceforth play only four pre-season games. Not only does it truncate a pre-season that is boring, long and pointless, but it might also reduce incidents such as the one Sunday in Ottawa [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/nick-robertson-and-calle-jarnkrok-score-other-takeaways-from-maple-leafs-pre-season-win-over-senators], when Toronto Maple Leafs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs] wannabe tough guy Marshall Rifai took a ridiculously stupid and reckless run at Senators [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators] forward Ridly Greig. Watch today's video column for more, and share your thoughts. Ken Campbell discusses the reckless run by the Maple Leafs' Marshall Rifai and NHL pre-season games in his latest video column. For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com.
