They really should try the 3-2-1 system in the AHL and that will give them a better idea of what a 10 point gap with 10 games to play is like vs say a 6 in the current system.
The current one gives the illusion that teams are close. But making up ground has shown more difficult. If fans were used to seeing a system where a team that reels off 5 straight wins in regulation could make up 7 points on a team that goes 3-1-1 with two OT wins instead of 3 in the current system, than a team that's 14 points out at the deadline in that system likely has a better chance to gain that than a team that's 7 points out in this system.
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