CaptainChara
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The sad thing is that most fans of O6 teams would embrace this as if you're serious. They love to be part of their elite little club.
The sad thing is that most fans of O6 teams would embrace this as if you're serious. They love to be part of their elite little club.
The shootout is an abomination that must be destroyed at all costs. At ALL costs.
10 minute OT, sudden death, 5-on-5. Winner (in OT or regulation) gets 3 points, loser (in OT or regulation) gets NO points. Tie game after OT is a tie game -- one point to each team.
The nets won't go away -- that's the insurance industry talking.
I don't care about the trapezoid one way or the other, and have come around on eliminating the two-line pass -- however, you MUST instate touch icing at all levels (as well as "touch-up" offsides).
Since we're being controversial -- take the NHL down to 28 teams (yes, I know, it will never happen). Remove the two teams with the lowest attendance average from the 2000-01 season (the first with all 30 teams) onwards (thus adjusting for a short-term variance) -- so bid farewell to Anaheim and Long Island (which makes sense, as they're both additions to arguably oversaturated markets).
PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE
Adams - Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, Minnesota
Patrick - Columbus, Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, New Jersey, NY Rangers, Boston
CAMPBELL CONFERENCE
Norris - Dallas, St. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida
Smythe - Vancouver, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Edmonton, Calgary, Colorado
Anaheim and Long Island become natural AHL farm teams for Los Angeles and the Rangers, being only part of the massive AHL re-alignment that would go along with the NHL re-alignment.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Atlantic - Portland, Manchester, Providence, Long Island, Philadelphia, Hershey, Wilkes-Barre
Great Lakes - Syracuse, Rochester, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Milwaukee, Manitoba
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central - Houston, Bossier-Shreveport, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Laredo, Colorado (Fort Collins/Loveland)
Pacific - Las Vegas, Stockton, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Ontario (inland from Los Angeles), San Diego, Fresno
BZZZT! But thank you for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts.
Let's see -- how many NBA games go to overtime as a percentage of the league total? Now, compare that to the percentage of NHL games that go to OT. Now, how long is an NBA overtime? Less than half a quarter. How many NBA games go even to a THIRD overtime, much less a total amount of overtime that is more than half of the full game?
Now, compare that to the percentage of NHL overtime games (in the playoffs, because that's where infinite OT is played) that go to double overtime. To triple overtime. And beyond. Now multiply that percentage by a full slate of games every week, and tell me that the NBA faces "every single one" of those challenges in "exactly the same way"... and I'll be glad to laugh in your face along with everyone else when you make a ridiculous fool of yourself by doing so.
Other issues -- NBA games don't require 20 minutes between overtime periods to resurface the hardwood. Again, more time added to the end of the game that the NBA doesn't have to deal with, that makes the logistics unworkable.
Says the logistics of an 82-game season with back-to-back games in different cities on different nights. Says plane reservations. Says arena lease agreements and staffing restrictions. Says logistics and everything else an 82-game regular-season has to deal with.
It has NOTHING to do with the athletes or their conditioning, and everything to do with the realities of staging a professional sports regular season on ice.
Honestly, no, I didn't -- it makes sense once you say that, at least at the major league level. Not all professional sports teams charter -- I know that for a fact, as I've twice shared commercial airline flights with professional hockey teams (the Minnesota Moose and the San Diego Gulls)... but that's me nitpicking on you for using "professional" when you really meant to say "major league".
Dude, you brought the arrogance first -- and if they aren't an impediment, we wouldn't be having this discussion, as the NHL WOULD ALREADY BE DOING INFINITE OVERTIME. EVERY single one of those (other than the plane flights, as you pointed out) is a VERY REAL impediment to implementing infinite overtime IN THE REGULAR SEASON. If you had put an ounce of thought into your arrogant attempt to put someone "in their place" for daring to question you, you would have understood that -- given that the quality of your reasoning shows that you're more interested in beating your chest and screaming "I'm right" than actually engaging in discussion about the topic. And THAT makes you look even sillier than you claim I do.
But hey, go ahead and talk to NHL teams and tell them there's no impediment, since you clearly know better. Let us know how that goes.