It's hilarious to me that everyone on message boards hate shootouts yet everyone at the game seems to love them.
Personally, I hate ties. I hate going to games that end in ties, I was so happy to see the abolishment of them. A shootout is not ideal, but it's a pretty exciting way to get rid of ties.
To the topic at hand, I agree, 3 point games should have been implemented. Limp-wristed excuses like "what about the season point records!" are only smokescreens for the league encouraging a tight playoff race at the end of the year, just as folks have pointed out already. Mathematically, you should know how many points are available at the start of the year. The way things are, you can't. The system breaks the fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
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