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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The idea of a loser point is false though.
For most of NHL history a team received 1 point for being tied after regulation.
If anything it's the opposite. The teams poor OT record is preventing them from accumulating enough "bonus" points to be in the playoffs.
Winnipeg is 10-3 in OT/SO.
Nashville is 10-8 in OT/SO.
Flames are 6-15 in OT/SO.
If anything their records are a bit inflated by the OT/SO wins (more so Winnipeg).
9 teams have played 20 OT/SO games or mo - so it's not like it's just the Flames playing lots of OT games. Issue is the Flames have been terrible in OT.
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I feel like the league should change it to Regulation tie (RT) instead of overtime loss (OTL). There’d probably be a lot less complaining about a loser point. Granted it’s not hard to understand. The rules of the game literally change after 60 minutes in the regular season. It would be silly to get rid of the point earned through regulation.