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Originally Posted by Fire
3 pts for regulation win
2 pts for OT win (5 mins)
1 pt for a tie
0 pts for a OT loss.
No shootouts
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If I am understanding what you are suggesting, your system is broken. You have a 3 point game for regulation wins but then it becomes a 2 point game if it goes to OT. The whole point of the 3 point system is that then every game ends up being worth the same amount in the standings. You need to have a system that always awards 3 points in a game:
Regulation Win = 3 points
OT Win = 2 points
OT Loss = 1 point
Regulation Loss = 0 points
I think that once you have a 3 point game (which I think is a better idea at this point than just getting rid of the loser point) then it makes more sense to have the shootout instead of regular season OT.
Originally, I was never really a fan of either the OT or the shootout. I never liked the idea of suddenly changing the game to 4v4 hockey and OT hardly ever seems to decide the outcome of the game anymore as teams seem to prefer to try to play for the shootout. Also, the NHL seems to love the shootout as it is exciting to non-hockey people (read as: Americans).
If you go with the 3 point game point system then I would scrap the regular season 4v4 OT and just have regular season games go straight to a 5 player shootout.
Playoff OT needs to stay exactly as it is.