Ville Husso suggest a change to 3 on 3 overtime

[ViD]

I say go directly to goalies shooting the puck from center ice shootout

 

[Breakers]

Should be the teams own blueline AT THE VERY LEAST.

I saw montreal regroup into their own zone 8 straight times in an overtime.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

3v3 is great as it is IMO.

I think it sucks balls. kinda boring and so unrealistic. good chance u never see it in the playoffs, isnt the shootout enough to get the extra point? go back to something that actually matters like 4v4 or 5v5 for 5mins.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Regardless of whatever OT situation is agreed on, people that are Pro-Tie: Honestly would like to hear your reasoning. I don't see how ties benefit anything from an entertainment standpoint, which at the end of the day, that IS what professional hockey is supposed to be.

I personally really enjoy 3v3; especially over a shootout. 3v3 may be gimmicky, but it's hockey, and the games I've watched are pretty fast paced and back and forth. Much less of a gimmick than a shootout.

Teams should be incentivized to win. Whether an extra point or get rid of loser points all together. I think a 3 point system would work. All regulation games 3 points. 3v3 OT wins 2 points. OT Loss 0 (or 1, if you want to make each game worth 3). Gives teams much more incentive to win in regulation instead of playing to keep it tied.

My votes would be:
3 points win, 2 points OT win 1 point OT loss
or
2 points regulation or OT win, 0 points for loss of any kind

Because I don't want gimmicks deciding who should make the playoffs.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Why the hell would anyone want ties to come back? Watching a 60+ minute game and end up with no winner is lame as hell.

Because nobody actually won the game. Gimmicks aren't deciding who won. It's like a baseball game being decided by a homerun hitting contest. Or a basketball game being decided by a free throw shooting contest.
And ties are not some crazy thing. It's only a problem in North America.
Plus, as I've stated before, gimmicks should not decide who makes the playoffs.

 

[Aurinko]

Skill, speed, defense and patience. That's what the current 3v3 is about and I like it.

It is quite a bit different from what you need in 5v5, but I have no problem with it since i prefer skill and flashy plays over strength. I watch replays of most OT's just because it's really intense and chess-like.

 

[dirtydanglez]

I wish I could get rid of this post in every thread like this

You aren't original and your likes are worthless. We aren't going back to ties, we aren't going to play endless 5 on 5, you aren't saying anything provocative. Perfect Reddit post tho

thats deep bro

 

[Sparty]

It should be like over and back in basketball.

If you retreat out of the attacking zone you should lose possession, and I guess since you can't just "lose possession" in hockey (there's nothing similar to an inbounds play to re-establish possession, only faceoffs), it should be a penalty for delay of game or something when you touch the puck after illegally retreating the puck from the attacking zone.

 

[BAdvocate]

How about if once a player enters and then leaves the offensive zone they can't cross the blue line again and they can't cross their defensive zone blue line? Stuck in the neutral zone until they get off the ice?

 

[Ace]

How about they call penalties that happen during games instead of trying to manage them so more games arent close enough to end up in OT in the first place.

the league sends officials out to make games as close as possible between teams not that close…and then gets mad there’s so many close games.

Stop running the league on a minute to minute ratings worry and run it like a sport. Maybe people will respect it enough to watch

 

[Foots]

I would prefer a rule on OT if an offensive team deliberately takes the puck put of the offensive zone it would be like commiting an icing or it would be offsides.

 

[jeffff]

Oiler fans love OT, we've only had two this year though but they are far from boring. Won against Florida in 20 - 30 seconds and must have been a minute or so against Vegas.

What %tage of games end in OT? 80%?? To me that is the whole point, a goal and a winner. Nothing is perfect but ties suck, shootouts suck and 3v3 is more entertaining than 4v4 and 5v5.

 

[T-Funk]

How about they call penalties that happen during games instead of trying to manage them so more games arent close enough to end up in OT in the first place.

the league sends officials out to make games as close as possible between teams not that close…and then gets mad there’s so many close games.

Stop running the league on a minute to minute ratings worry and run it like a sport. Maybe people will respect it enough to watch

 

[Bear of Bad News]

And only players named Stanley can wear a cup.

Man, this is a tough crowd.

 

[3074326]

I hate shootouts and OT, but hate ties more. The gimmick argument sucks. If the game is going to grow, bringing back f***ing ties is one of the most incomprehensibly stupid arguments imaginable.

That being said. As long as we keep continuous OT in the playoffs, I really don’t care too much what they do.

 

[Master P]

Win= 3pts
Tie = 1pt
Loss = 0pts

No more shootouts and no more OT. Problem solved.

 

[frankiess]

I hate shootouts and OT, but hate ties more. The gimmick argument sucks. If the game is going to grow, bringing back f***ing ties is one of the most incomprehensibly stupid arguments imaginable.

That being said. As long as we keep continuous OT in the playoffs, I really don’t care too much what they do.

3v3 and shootouts are not the game of hockey. Intentional walk anyone?

 

[Coffey]

I love 3 on 3.
I'll watch it even if it has two teams that I hate.
If you don't like it, you are probably a dinosaur.

 

[Faterson]

I reiterate, who here that says ties are ok ever paid and went and watched a game that ended in a tie? It is awful.

I have, many times, and it's perfectly fine – better than this 3 vs 3 and shootout parody of hockey. Don't confuse your personal prejudice for the truth.

 

[Valushkin]

Shot clock will fix the problem

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

I like 3 vs 3








Maybe cause i like to see grown men cry

 

[ClydeLee]

The solution is just stop hating shootouts, ive never gotten why people don't like shootouts so badly.

Even soccer shootouts are deciding world cup matches without constant complaints it's not the sport. It decides Olympic hockey matches in exciting fashion too.

 

[Tom Polakis]

It should be like over and back in basketball.

If you retreat out of the attacking zone you should lose possession, and I guess since you can't just "lose possession" in hockey (there's nothing similar to an inbounds play to re-establish possession, only faceoffs), it should be a penalty for delay of game or something when you touch the puck after illegally retreating the puck from the attacking zone.

Some equivalent to over-and-back is also what I want, but like you say, there's no equivalent to an inbounds pass. A penalty seems too harsh, but a faceoff in their own zone is not harsh enough.

And congrats for being one of the few people in this thread who is actually responding on-topic to the OP rather than voicing some irrelevant opinion about 3-on-3, ties, or shootouts.

 

[CupHolders]

I'd be interested in them trying alternating PowerPlays for a full two and half minutes. After a full set the team with the most goals wins. If it's still tied then it stays tied. Also...

Regulation win equals 3 points
Regulation tie equals 1 point for each team
Team that wins the OT Special Teams get's an additional point

 

[Chiarelli]

Ville Husso suggests a change to overtime where the team that's on the offense couldn't bring the puck back past the red line anymore.

The reason is, current 3 on 3 overtime's very boring and overcoached. Whenever there's not a clear scoring opportunity, the team will just bring the puck out of the zone. As a result, even though the 3 on 3 overtime was supposed to add excitement, minutes can pass by without a single scoring chance or even a single shot on goal, as losing possession is such a big deal. This is completely different from intended, and the fun has been coached out of 3 on 3 hockey.

Husso's suggestion would fix that issue and force the team on the offense to commit, similar to basketball.



Source: Finnish news Ilta-Sanomat Suomen NHL-tähti ehdottaa merkittävää sääntömuutosta – ”Nyt se on vähän sellaista odottelua”

I’ve been saying this for years. Promote scoring this possession at all costs crap is lame.