New shootout rule that would provide the lulz: Coaches choose other team's shooters

[sharski]

This needs to happen

makes it more dramatic as the shootout progresses… all for a slightly-longer game time

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[mariemarie]

the guy that gets picked 1st everytime...

 

[tucker3434]

Would be awesome for an all star game so something.

 

[DanZ]

It would be boring. And it would make the shootout that much more flukey. I'm sorry but no one wants to see a bunch of 4th liners and bottom pairing defensemen shoot the puck. We have to wait until the 20th shooter to see Datsyuk and Kane? No thanks.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I second the motion. Let's draft a resolution and fax it to Bettman's office.

 

[AINEC*]

Jokes on the coach who discovers that John Scott is a shootout machine.

 

[PlaceboFan]

Eh, why not. Shootout is already a bad joke, might as well have some fun with it.

 

[NSH615]

It's fine the way it is, if anything bring back the dry scrape. The ice conditions are terrible for the shootout.

 

[Diamondillium]

Any player on the bench? I choose your backup goalie first.

 

[Altimus]

Base shootout selection by ice time. Most ice time =first shooter, excluding goalie.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

Jokes on the coach who discovers that John Scott is a shootout machine.

"Who's the cutting cheese?" they would say.

 

[TheStroker]

So we can watch a bunch of 4th liners and bottom pairing dmen take the shootouts from now on? What a foolish idea.

 

[Hivemind]

Each coach picks two of their own shooters and one of the opponent's shooters would be interesting.

 

[kingdok]

"I pick Marek Malik, uhuh"

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

John Scott should've shot last night over half of the players, so I agree.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It's already lame, can't hurt.

 

[Anglesmith]

Even more lulz: combine this idea with the shootout being converted into a game of H-O-R-S-E.

 

[strictlyrandy]

Any player on the bench? I choose your backup goalie first.

Well, if that's the case, Avs have Berra stashed away somewhere.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Weaver
Malhotra
Gilbert/Emelin

 

[Antropovsky]

Why not just make it Coaches have to be at least one of the 3 shooters. Now that would be fun... teams would intentially be having more hall of fame players on the bench. AND we get to see our favorite players play again.

Here comes Sakic,
Here comes Yzerman
Here comes Gretzky
Here comes Francis
Here comes Nieuwendyk
Here comes Lemieux

I can dream.

 

[alg363636]

Probably would just pick the players Julien truly wants to pick anyway

"Campbell, Paille and Kelly"

*Clode dies of internal happiness*