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And I will also add that overtime would go back to 5 on 5.This option three is better than OP's option one and two.
And I will also add that overtime would go back to 5 on 5.This option three is better than OP's option one and two.
There is demonstrable effect on the way the game is played. The number of shots decreases considerably during the last ten minutes if the game is tied compared to other scores. This would indicate that teams play differently, more conservatively, during the end of tight games. The dreaded “play out the overtime and bank the point for tie” just happens ten minutes earlier - during the tail end of the regulation.
But every time 1 team gets pushed out because of the system another team makes it in. It’s not like it’s a points threshold where you wind up with like 13-15 playoff teams.LA missed the PO one year and i think it was MTL another year, until 2-3 teams miss in the same year because of the unbalanced points system the NHL won't change.
The biggest drawback, whether you like it or not, is incentive.
If OT is worth fewer points than a regulation win, then teams will have incentive to pull their goalie before regulation ends in a tie.
You can be okay with that if you want. But it would be weird. And that's the reason.
It's a little more than "trying to win". You will see 6 on 6 with both goalies out. Is that closer to "real hockey" than 3 on 3 OT is?I don't see that as a drawback at all. God forbid teams still try to win in the last half of the third.
I can almost guarantee you will not see this. NHL coaches, for the most part, are extremely risk adverse and they wouldn't likely pull their goalie until they are desperate towards the end of the season (and even then I think it's unlikely).It's a little more than "trying to win". You will see 6 on 6 with both goalies out. Is that closer to "real hockey" than 3 on 3 OT is?
I guarantee you WILL see it. A coach is going to "play it safe" when they need exactly 3 points to guarantee a playoff spot in the last game or two? That's not risk adverse, it's flat out insane. Coaches will do all they can to get that playoff spot, and it comes down to 1 point and tie breakers every single year.The NHL won't change it, because the current point system artificially keeps teams in the running for playoffs longer.
I can almost guarantee you will not see this. NHL coaches, for the most part, are extremely risk adverse and they wouldn't likely pull their goalie until they are desperate towards the end of the season (and even then I think it's unlikely).
I mean, look at how infrequently coaches will put out 5 forwards on the PP or 3 forwards in OT.
Yet, when teams have needed a win in OT towards the end of the season, we haven't seen a coach pull the goalie to make it 4 on 3.I guarantee you WILL see it. A coach is going to "play it safe" when they need exactly 3 points to guarantee a playoff spot in the last game or two? That's not risk adverse, it's flat out insane. Coaches will do all they can to get that playoff spot, and it comes down to 1 point and tie breakers every single year.
That's because the shootout can get you the 2 points just as well. If the buzzer immediately disqualified you for that second point, then you would have seen goalies pulled.Yet, when teams have needed a win in OT towards the end of the season, we haven't seen a coach pull the goalie to make it 4 on 3.
Personally, I have no issue with a desperate play in their last game of the season - it adds to the tension and excitement. I don't know why anyone would have an issue with entertainment.
That's because you have a better chance at winning the game in SO than by pulling the goalie in OT. The smart decission is to wait for SO.. Besides, if you pull the goalie in OT and the other team scores, I think you get 0 points.Yet, when teams have needed a win in OT towards the end of the season, we haven't seen a coach pull the goalie to make it 4 on 3.
Personally, I have no issue with a desperate play in their last game of the season - it adds to the tension and excitement. I don't know why anyone would have an issue with entertainment.
I'd probably have a points system just so regulation games are worth more than OT.
Regulation win = 2 points
OT/SO win = 1 point
Any loss = 0
Because it’s regular hockey and not a gimmick like 3v3 or a shootout. Would also encourage teams to really go for it if they needed 2 points.Why should a regulation win be more valuable than an OT win?
Because it’s regular hockey and not a gimmick like 3v3 or a shootout. Would also encourage teams to really go for it if they needed 2 points.
1000 percent this should be the only point structure moving forwardIf they're going to keep the shootout, then they should give the points out like this:
regulation/OT win: 2 points
shootout win: 1 point
any type of loss: 0 points