^I guess I have trouble with the idea of "if you're going to do it, get behind it", because I dislike it so much I would be hard pressed to proffer even feigned enthusiasm.
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Originally Posted by Joborule
If hockey was a sport where scoring could occur with more frequency, than shootouts would occur a lot less since these games would conclude in 5 minute OT much more often.
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Hence my advocacy of continuous 3 on 3 in place of the shootout. I really do not believe it would last longer on average than the shootout, and while still a bit gimmicky, at least you're playing the game itself, complete with the normal rule set.
The only 3 on 3 I've seen in OT ended in about 15 seconds after the Ducks won a faceoff in their own end and Scott Niedermayer immediately got a breakaway.