Spungo said:Shootouts are a universally accepted way to determine a winner and a loser, you can't escape that fact either.
Takeo said:Football games rarely end in ties. Baseball games never do. You're talking apples and oranges.Originally Posted by Bring Back Bucky
Do they decide football games with field goal kicking contests?? Baseball games with a home-run derby??
NJD Jester said:Then why isn't the NHL going to use them in the postseason? Are the Stanley Cup playoffs not part of your universe?
Looks like I just escaped that "fact."
HckyFght said:This idea, along with so many others, is simply atrocious. How many goals is a minor infraction really worth? In a game where a 4-3 score is a lot, you now want a team to be able to score again and again because of some minor incident? Jeez, this league really does have basketball envy.
Spungo said:Full 2 minute penalties were part of the game untill the Oilers became unstopable on the PP. The rule was changed basically due to one team. There is no reason a penalty should end after a goal is scored. Absolutely none. You get a 2 minute penalty, you serve 2 minutes. It's simple as that. You get a 5 minute penalty in todays NHL and you serve the full 5 minutes, regardless of how many goals are scored. Why should 2 minute penalties be different? Johnny Cluth N' Grab would think twice before hauling down a rushing forward if he had to spend the full2 in the box.
Spungo said:Because playoff games NEVER end in ties.
Spungo said:Because playoff games NEVER end in ties. If playoff games were allowed to end in ties, I would be all for shootouts in the playoffs too. Luckily, they don't.
Overtime in the NHL playoffs is the most exciting aspect of any sport in human history as far as I'm concerned. A 1-1 regular season tie between the Predators and Blue Jackets isn't.
Patman said:So, why does soccer need the shootout? It would seem that it would be better to play until somebody scores.