Complex sentence: This rule was postponed for a season, but by the resumption of the NHL, the leg pad rules were in effect, although the original proposal was to cut the pads down to 10 (25 cm).
Split into simpler sentences: This rule was postponed for a season, but by the resumption of the NHL, the leg pad rules were in effect. However, the original proposal was to cut the pads down to 10 (25 cm).