Original post.

I've got another rule change suggestion, this one even simpler:

Allow teams to decline penalty shot awards in favor of a regular power-play.

I think it adds more tactical variety to the game and discourages penalties on breakaways that are worse in penalty shooting.

As a side matter, I think: a player who is charged with the offense after which the penalty shot is awarded should still be added a minor penalty (2 minutes) in the statistics.