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Beating A Dead Horse Thread: 3 on 3 in overtime during the playoffs
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Suntouchable13
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It's ok for a little tourny for kids, but not for actual meaningful hockey.
Bear of Bad News
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Why read a book, when you can just pop a pill?
Playoff hockey overtime is the best thing in sports. Unless they have drop-in scheduled immediately after and need to Zam the ice, there's no need to make overtime last less long.
Playoff hockey overtime is the best thing in sports. Unless they have drop-in scheduled immediately after and need to Zam the ice, there's no need to make overtime last less long.
dirtydanglez
Registered User
exciting sure. but i'd never want a meaningful hockey game to be decided by 3-on-3
Strangle
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It’s also a good idea to try to remember that there are (hopefully) a lot of young NHL fans who only know this format at this point.
Us old hockey heads can remember but not everyone who is following the league now was following back then
ijuka
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Wait, you thought the 3on3 overtime between USA and Finland was exciting? How?
BB79
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Wrong. The shootout was introduced to eliminate ties. Then they introduced 3v3 to try to get more games decided without having to go to the shootout. Which, ironically, in a roundabout way is the NHL admitting that shootouts are a lame gimmick. Their solution was just another gimmick.
Reality Czech
Registered User
No, 3-on-3 overtime is trash.
Reality Czech
Registered User
In fairness, there is no non gimmicky way to solve the problem if the NHL insists on not having ties.
What I don't understand is people who want to get rid of the loser point while keeping the 3-on-3 overtime format. That's not real hockey but I can stomach it in the regular season. But I also don't mind shootouts as much as some people do.
Toby91ca
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Agree…someone should close this thread right away!!!
It’s not at all…super painful to watch these days as they simply play not to give up possession. Even if it was exciting, keep that crap out of the playoffs
Tanknation
Registered User
And the worst thread of all time goes too...
The Real JT
The crowd called out for more
Soccer shootouts are the same as a hockey shootout. Yes, they’re now ingrained in the sport even to the point of a World Cup final game.
These gimmicks are still a joke from a sporting point of view. I’d call it a bastardization of a great game that’s not broken.
byrath
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Teams don't get loser points from winning in ot
cbcwpg
Registered User
3 on 3 is a gimmick that was brought about to try and avoid an even worse gimmick called the shootout. I don't like either in the regular season, but I do understand why the NHL does it. They basically don't want regular season games going all night, and they don't like ties, so we are left with gimmicks.
As for the playoffs, I don't think there is anything is wrong with the current way playoff games are decided. And I don't believe even Bettman would be stupid enough to change what we currently have.
As for the playoffs, I don't think there is anything is wrong with the current way playoff games are decided. And I don't believe even Bettman would be stupid enough to change what we currently have.
