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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The 4 man OT went to the shootout too often and that's why they altered it, the NHL wants an OT that ends within in a few minutes most times, the networks will forgive them the occasional longer game its more a question of the averages
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3 on 3 is vastly different than 4 on 4 and goals happen much more often within that 5 mins than they ever did in 4 on 4. My point is that if the NHL wants to end games sooner and more exciting, that with the 5 min of OT plus 5 min to re-scrape ice and another 5-10 of actual shootout, the games would end sooner and on a better note with just 10 minutes of continuous 3 on 3. Not to mention you have no one fight for the game to continue to a shootout. It has to end in OT. You might as well push from the beginning.