Montreal columnist Jack Todd wants shootout in Stanley Cup playoffs

[smackdaddy]

Yes, I can totally see how people discussing things you don't understand makes them comparable to a terrorist organization.

Funny enough, that's US politics in a nutshell.

 

[Gnashville]

A completely moronic article.

 

[18Hossa]

I'm just surprised he doesn't have all of us blocked on twitter.

 

[Rob]

Go to 4 on 4. Someone will score within 20min. Wish the IIHF still did that.

 

[PurpleMouse]

I'm shocked no one has mentioned this four pages in, so I will.

Not only is this a dumb idea, it's ESPECIALLY dumb in 2017.

Why? Because this post-season has seen an incredibly high amount of overtime games, but very FEW double OT games.

I bet if you were to look it up since the NHL went to the 16 win system in 86-87, this post-season may have the highest percentage of overtime games that were decided in the first 20 minutes.

I wouldn't advocate for a shootout anyway but this column would be a bit more understandable coming a few years ago when it felt like long games were becoming an epidemic. That couldn't be further from the case this playoffs.

 

[bobg1]

I hate the shoot-out. It should be banned from all competitions

 

[eNTe17]

Although I disagree 100 % with using the shootout in any capacity during the playoffs, I guess the only compromise would be to have 1 full OT period with an eventual shootout following after.

Only up until the SCF.

 

[TerminatorBlue]

And here I wanted to boycott the worlds because of the stupid shootout.

 

[TT1]

Jack Todd is a massive clown.

 

[Habset]

Is this guy still writing?

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

The ending of the Canada-Sweden final was one of the most anticlimactic moments I've witnessed. That said, it's also a valid point that the level of play decreases heavily as the OTs pile up. However, shootout should be the absolute last resort. Rather have the game go to 3v3 first.

 

[Jorge Garcia]

Jack, that event they hold in Europe for guys who didn't make the playoffs is called the world championship, not "the real World Cup." And the shootout in the most recent one dragged a thrilling game to a dead stop and made the ending flat, dull and empty. But I guess no one had to stay up late, so there's that.

 

[bdub24]

Nobody in hockey's most important market gives a flip what Montreal media has to say about anything.

 

[SotasicA]

5-on-5 OT periods or I stop watching.

 

[OttawaKing]

Everyone has a family to feed and this man is no different. I'm sure he's employed more for a trusted writing style. Like some people have mentioned, with bloggers you can read about anything you like. Regardless of how crazy you think what he's saying is at least he's daring to provoke commentary. You know he's not the only person thinking about it so might as well bring it up, maybe if just to remind ourselves of how lucky we are to have such great playoffs.

 

[Eisen]

The only thing he wanted was clicks, no serious hockey fan could possibly agree with that, OT Playoff hockey is the most intense thing in sports.

I honestly think it's hit or miss. I have no favourite NHL team, that's probably why. There have been some terrible overtimes (1999 Stars vs Sabres is always the first that comes to mind. What a grind. That was the only time I wished for a shoot out, though).

 

[WaveRaven]

I hate the shoot-out. It should be banned from all competitions

Even shooting competitions ?

 

[Tofveve]

Sweeney Todd should stick to cutting hair.

 

[Paralyzer]

All he does is hunt for clicks. He said that the lottery was rigged in favour of the Leafs last year. He blocked me when I asked him why they wouldn't rig the McDavid lottery instead of the Matthews one for the Leafs.

Because it is rigged?

 

[Epsilon]

Jack, that event they hold in Europe for guys who didn't make the playoffs is called the world championship, not "the real World Cup." And the shootout in the most recent one dragged a thrilling game to a dead stop and made the ending flat, dull and empty. But I guess no one had to stay up late, so there's that.

The "real World Cup" he's referring to is the FIFA World Cup, i.e. the biggest sporting event on earth, not the IIHF World Championship.

But it's a worthless comparison because he's comparing a power (exert hard and rest fully) sport in hockey with a power-endurance (steady work with bursts of power output followed by active recovery) sport in soccer; continuous overtime in one is much more feasible than the other.

 

[Sentinel]

I wouldn't mind. If it's not my team playing, be it Game 7 of the Finals, I will go to bed after the first OT.

I love shootouts.

If it's my team on the losing end, I'd MUCH rather say "Well, at least we lost in a shootout."

It's not gonna happen, but I certainly wouldn't mind.

 

[Sentinel]

I hate the shoot-out. It should be banned from all competitions

You also didn't see the puck hit the glass, right? Ok-kay...

 

[pheasant]

Jack Todd. I'll try to remember that name so I can ignore his opinion in the future.

I remember back a couple weeks(ish) there was a baseball guy saying they should go down to 2 strikes, instead of 3, and you're out. That is the only thing dumber than a shoot-out in the NHL playoffs.

 

[sandysan]

Yes, I can totally see how people discussing things you don't understand makes them comparable to a terrorist organization.

if you think that hack was serious, you might have bigger problems than he does.

but sure, keep repeating ( like the people who love jazz and soccer) that if you dont like or agree with something that this is based on ignorance. It makes you look soooo much superior ( that's what the xcel wizards are looking for, amirite) ?

here's a news flash, because jack todd is a hack doesnt mean that EVERY one of his opinions are wrong.

 

[Uncle Bill]

The fact that the World Championships uses a shoot-out to choose a winner is not good enough reason to move in that direction in the NHL playoffs.

The Canada - Sweden game was a fun game to watch, especially the OT period, and was diminished when the winner (or loser) was determined by a trick-play gimmick.