That's a very good hypothetical, for sure. I don't like the fact that some games are worth 2 and some 3, and I agree that teams would play differently to game the new system, but it's a risk I doubt the NHL would take. What if it pushes teams even further apart in the standings? In the end, they're about entertainment, and close playoff races contribute to that.
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That's a very good hypothetical, for sure. I don't like the fact that some games are worth 2 and some 3, and I agree that teams would play differently to game the new system, but it's a risk I doubt the NHL would take. What if it pushes teams even further apart in the standings? In the end, they're about entertainment, and close playoff races contribute to that.
How does parity make for more excitement?
You've got a handful of really good teams, a handful of really bad teams, and one big pack of teams that bag points and follow each other in the standings.
If you're really good you can wait for the playoffs. If you're really bad you can wait for the draft. If you're part of the pack you can check-in during the last 2 weeks and hope your team has a hot streak.
You've got a handful of really good teams, a handful of really bad teams, and one big pack of teams that bag points and follow each other in the standings.
If you're really good you can wait for the playoffs. If you're really bad you can wait for the draft. If you're part of the pack you can check-in during the last 2 weeks and hope your team has a hot streak.
One could argue that it would add excitement for teams that are 10-15 points back, with a good 5 game winning streak in regulation they have an greater chance of making up points...
Channelcat
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Yes, pretty much. The suits at the NHL offices are probably shocked that NHL fans are actually realizing that it doesnt make sense.
Whether your team has the hot streak in October or March it doesn't matter.
The teams that you are classing as really good may have had their great play earlier in the season but eventually end up where they should be at the end of the season.
The reason that parity is good is that more games in the regular season have meaning which means more viewers.
Pure coincidence. There's been some pretty significant differences in seeding based on all games having the same value against the some games worth 2, some worth 3 system in place now. Just a matter of time until that difference is between teams 7 and 10 in a conference. Seeding matters too.
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cbcwpg
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No way should the winner of the skills competition ( the Shootout ) get the same number of points for a win, as a team that wins playing actual hockey.
It isn't a coincidence when the scenario plays out the same year after year.
I like the current system, no need to change.
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That's done in IIHF competitions and it is only a matter of time until it is used in the NHL.
There is alot of irony in that statement, given that shootouts came from the IIHF..
Hollywood3
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Actually, shoot-outs first started in junior and minor leagues, which then got rid of them.
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