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Originally Posted by heep223
I’m not a fan of the shootout, like most of us. But, there were three 10 year old boys sitting in front of us tonight that were JACKED when it went to penalty shots.
Very much anecdotal but for kids, where the future of the game resides, and for casual fans who are so important for growing the game, I get the argument for keeping shootouts.
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I think those kids were excited because they knew there was a high probability of goals being scored.
Which isn't exciting for me in isolation. When the Flames were all over New York in the first few minutes of the 3rd, you could hear the Dome really coming alive. I think when your team has a high probability of scoring and the other team doesn't, it's generally more exciting for fans.