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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Where did I say a shootout was pure hockey? This place is incredible sometimes. A shootout is a way to end a tie game in soccer, handball, hockey etc. That's what its for. 4 on 4 hockey is a scrimmage and a gimmick in organized hockey. Again I don't mind it in the NHL for 5 minutes just as I don't mind the shootout but 20 minute periods of 4 on 4 is a joke.
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Very strange argument. It is somehow better to settle a hockey game by virtue of a system (shootout) which is less like a hockey game than another viable alternative (4 on 4) that is more like a hockey game? OK then.
Nothing screams more gimmick (without the use of bold and large font) than shootout.