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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I am 100% in favour of the 3-2-1 system. And I agree that the current system is stupid.
But the simple fact of the matter is that a 3-2-1 system results in pretty much exactly the same standings.
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Just changing the points after the games were already played doesn't actually prove that to us though, because teams didn't have incentive to win the game in regulation.
In 97-98 25% of games went to overtime, in 23-24 that number was close to 70%, because there is no incentive to winning the game in regulation.
Coaches are happy to get their point, and then play for the extra point in overtime.
I think if you go to a 3-2-1 point system you'll get a lot more exciting hockey in the third period of close games, as it gives teams a lot more incentive to push for a regulation win.