thanks, PK. I get frustrated at the league with their desire to punish excellent play and skill. In this case, skill is being negated by a rule change. This is not something that has occurred simply recently with the trapezoid.
For instance, a minor penalty used to run the full two minutes back in the 50's regardless of PP goals scored, but the Canadiens were so prolific on the PP that the other teams in the league couldn't compete. They changed the rule to what it is today, effectively punishing Montreal for having a skilled PP.
Can you imagine the NBA eliminating the 3 point line if a particular team was so good at sinking 3's??
What really irks me is that the trapezoid rule was pushed hard by teams like the Flyers (just google Bobby Clarke trapezoid) and others that didn't have a player with such skill. And this was tolerated by the other league GMs.