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Old 01-08-2013, 09:59 PM   #43
Joborule
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Originally Posted by driveway View Post
I've been on the straight Win-loss bandwagon since '05. Get rid of the loser point, wins are wins and losses are losses.
Even with shootouts, this is the way it should be. You win, you win. You lose, better luck next time. That's sports.

In the end, shouldn't the teams that can way the most games, no matter the method, be the ones that make it to the post season? Why should there even be a possibly of a team that has less wins, fail to make the playoffs to a team that has less wins as well, but lost in overtime enough? That's the flaw with the current system.

There's flaws in 3 point system since it can penalize teams unfairly due to needing extra time. Especially if those two teams are battling for playoff spot/positions late in the season when games can become tighter. We don't penalize them in playoffs, and those games that go the extra time tend to be exciting. So why penalize them during regular season?

But then again, overtime is a whole different game on it's own since it's a different style of play than regulation. And then shootout is completely different. It's because of that I could understand and support a 3 point system with no loser point(s), since it represents the change in play. And there's no scenario where losing in overtime/shootout can be beneficial to you.

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