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Originally Posted by butterfly
They really messed it up with that OTL point. Win-lose should be 2-0 and a tie is 1-1. There was nothing wrong with that.
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The NHL claimed that fans didn't like ties. But soccer awards 3 points for a win and 1 to each team for a draw, so if we want a winner, why not make a regulation win worth more than an overtime win, and a shootout win worth the least? It will keep up the sense of urgency for the whole game and fix the problems with the end of the 3rd period and with the entire OT being boring, possession hockey with endless circling around in the defensive and neutral zones. At the same time, it will reduce the effect of the two-ring circus otherwise known as the shootout on overall results.