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Originally Posted by csnarpy
This point is moot. If you initiate the 3 point system, gameplay would change significantly in the final period and results would be different. The only comparison that could come close is the old point system before OT was in the league. I'm pretty sure there would be a big seperation between the crap teams and the good teams. Unfortunately those owners wouldn't want that lack of parity and thus the 3 point game will once again get swept aside.
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I'm not sure I buy this argument.
What would change exactly? Leading teams would play tighter? Nope. The prospect of giving up a lead and not gaining the full benefit of the two points is already causing teams to tighten up. With so many 3 point games winning in regulation is important enough. The idea that teams aren't already doing everything possible to protect the lead is asinine.
Trailing teams would push just as hard as they do now knowing that they need to not give up the 3 points.
Tied games are already extremely cautious because neither team wants to give up that precious two point swing when they can get their guaranteed loser point. I guess you could argue things would get tighter because now they'd be avoiding a 3 point swing but as the season progresses the team needing the 3 points the most would have more incentive to push harder due to the benefit of the extra points. So even that argument has holes. That benefit isn't quite there right now because it is only 1 extra point vs OT. So a team trailing in the standings doesn't have as much incentive to open things up in the current system.