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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Don’t like that? Here’s the alternative they chose instead:
Congrats, you played 60 minutes, here is your participation point. Now you get to play for a third point that we added just for you, because you are so special.
The loser point rewards teams for not deciding the game in regulation. Is anyone surprised that the number of games decided in regulation went down because of it?
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Is anyone surprised that the games have been more exciting ever since? I see your logic, but how is this such a bad thing?
Ties were removed to increase entertainment value and the NHL came out of the lockout better because of tweaks like that. It means more hockey, more goals, more nail biting action. Anyone opposed is clearly just scared of having a heart attack while watching overtime.