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Originally Posted by stang
What would the mercy rule be?
Game gets shut down after 15 goals?
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It's been suggested before that for the purposes of tiebreakers, the goal differential in a game never be any higher than some preset number. 7 is popular. So, whether you win 7-0 or 18-0, the differential is still just +7. Theoretically, teams like Canada and the US would shut it down and no embarrass their opposition after that point.
Problem is, that strategy is rather insulting to the opponent.