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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
TSN and all of Canada glorifies what Jonathan Toews did and his multiple shootout attempts, labeling it a 'heroic' performance.
Had Canada won, there would be no hand-wringing over a shootout win.
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If Canada had won in the shootout, I'd be happy with the win. But I'd still be pissed in how it was achieved. The TSN panel agreed, and good on them for ripping into it every chance they got.
I don't know what kind of influence the NHL has on IIHF rules. But Bettman, Campbell, Burke, etc and every single NHL senior executive should be pushing for that rule change. It literally made one of the most exciting hockey games ever, into a complete flop at the end.
I don't mind it during an 82 game schedule. But for playoffs or international tournaments, it sucks the life out of everything. I don't see how anyone could possibly disagree with that.
If you think the shootout is fine after an epic game like that an prefer that over sudden death OT, your opinion is just plain wrong.