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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I disagree mainly because excitement and integrity are the only reason we watch. This isn't a legal institution where precedent and history are the point. The very point of hockey is entertainment.
I guess where I differ is I don't think there's a right or wrong answer with any of this and many people seem to have a very specific box hockey must fit into. Integrity is diminished as is interest in the sport if too many changes from its core are made, that is true. However, it's good enough for the most popular sport in the world, so I feel it does not diminish the integrity of the sport at all
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I hate the shootout because it is the complete opposite of integrity. Reducing a team game that requires 20 players to win (well, 19 without the back up goalie) down to a series of one on one confrontations that hardly resembles what the first 60/65/80 minutes of the game was is completely lacking in integrity.
NHL pre-season hockey should not be decided by what is essentially a guessing game. Nevermind a game to win a championship - or to even move closer to one.