^This does not explain why under the current format teams play to conservatively at the end of the third in order to "get the game to overtime" and pick up the extra point. If you were correct, they would go all-out to win it in the last 5 minutes. They do not. Hence, I agree 100% with nfotiu. Bad idea.
I like the 3 point system and endorse it as the ideal solution if we're going to have a shootout. I would also be amenable to simply removing the loser point altogether but am much more hesitant to subscribe to that because I hate the shootout and hate the idea that it would be even more significant in determining the standings than it currently is. If they were to eliminate the loser point I would prefer 5 mins of 4on4, followed by continuous 3 on 3. I bet most of those 3 on 3's would be shorter than the shootout.
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