[Hitler Bad-Surfer Good]

As thread states once the Sharks get in the playoffs.. well im pretty much a big hockey fan (since I dont live there anymore hard to keep up ya know)

Anyhow

WESTERN PACIFIC W L OT PTS
DUCKS 33 15 8 74
SHARKS 35 19 1 71
STARS 34 20 2 70
COYOTES 25 29 2 52
KINGS 19 30 9 47


What is the deal with shootout wins? How dumb the sharks have 2 more wins and 3 less points?

Clarify plz.

Originally Posted by Hitler Bad-Surfer Good

As thread states once the Sharks get in the playoffs.. well im pretty much a big hockey fan (since I dont live there anymore hard to keep up ya know)

Anyhow

WESTERN PACIFIC W L OT PTS
DUCKS 33 15 8 74
SHARKS 35 19 1 71
STARS 34 20 2 70
COYOTES 25 29 2 52
KINGS 19 30 9 47


What is the deal with shootout wins? How dumb the sharks have 2 more wins and 3 less points?

Clarify plz.

2 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss, 0 points for regulation loss.

so the columns are GP W L OTL P

games played, wins, losses, overtime losses, points.

[Hitler Bad-Surfer Good]

Are Hockey fans pretty much in favor of the change?

Sudden Death OT > Shootouts IMHO.


And the Ducks are ahead because more OT Losses? That is the biggest bullshit ever.

[Nevets]

Originally Posted by Hitler Bad-Surfer Good

Are Hockey fans pretty much in favor of the change?

Sudden Death OT > Shootouts IMHO.


And the Ducks are ahead because more OT Losses? That is the biggest bullshit ever.

Eh, I can see where shootouts are a good idea during the regular season, they can be really fun. I don't think a team should get rewarded for losing tho.

But as long as a playoff game is never decided by a shootout it is fine by me.

hockey doesn't get much better than triple overtime in the playoffs

[Hitler Bad-Surfer Good]

Originally Posted by Fair Dinkum

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hockey doesn't get much better than triple overtime in the playoffs

Pretty much the most intense moment in sports. No other sport even comes CLOSE to keeping you on the edge of your seat and heartrate soaring.

Originally Posted by Hitler Bad-Surfer Good

Are Hockey fans pretty much in favor of the change?

Sudden Death OT > Shootouts IMHO.


And the Ducks are ahead because more OT Losses? That is the biggest bullshit ever.

people are really divided. on the one hand, people love the shootout (myself included), but most people also think that every game should be worth the same amount of points. right now if a team wins in regulation, the game is worth 2 points. if it goes to ot or so, its worth 3 points. this makes it so that the "loser point" ends up negatively affecting other teams (like the sharks).

they should either take away the point for the ot/so loss or make a regulation win worth 3 points, ot/so win worth 2 points, and ot/so loss worth 1 point.

Originally Posted by Hitler Bad-Surfer Good

Pretty much the most intense moment in sports. No other sport even comes CLOSE to keeping you on the edge of your seat and heartrate soaring.

especially when there's elite goaltending on display.

some of my favourite playoff moments ever:

morrison wins it in 3rd ot in game 6 to force game 7 vs the flames



in that very game 7, matt cooke ties it with 5 seconds left to force ot. the canucks would go on to lose. an unbelievable clip regardless.



kirk mclean making the greatest and most timely save in nhl history, in the 2nd ot of game 7. again against the flames, only 10 years before the last ones.



pavel bure, winning that same game in the same ot period.

[suVa]

There's a legitimate reason for doing the OT losses equals 1 point system and I agree..

Before it was put into place, teams weren't attempting to win OT, they were just tryin to not lose. OT during the regular season was boring as the only time a team was going to take a chance was late in the season if they desperately needed, and the other team probably didn't and just wanted one point.

OT is now exciting in both the regular and post season now.

Originally Posted by suVa

There's a legitimate reason for doing the OT losses equals 1 point system and I agree..

Before it was put into place, teams weren't attempting to win OT, they were just tryin to not lose. OT during the regular season was boring as the only time a team was going to take a chance was late in the season if they desperately needed, and the other team probably didn't and just wanted one point.

OT is now exciting in both the regular and post season now.

no, more teams are playing for the tie now because they are guaranteed a point whether they win or lose. so if its tied late in the game, they're not going to push for the win.

[suVa]

Which is different from before.. how?

Teams have always dropped on the defensive early for the single point.. now it's atleast not consuming part of the 3rd and overtime..

Originally Posted by suVa

Which is different from before.. how?

Teams have always dropped on the defensive early for the single point.. now it's atleast not consuming part of the 3rd and overtime..

there is no risk now. thats the difference. before, you may not have had to win to get points, but you at least had to prevent the other team from scoring. now it doesnt matter.