Ell
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I completely agree. I HATE shootouts!pwilson said:Personally, I have no problem with a hard fought tie during the regular season. As Motokid said, there's no way they would allow unlimited overtime during the regular season (nor should they) but it seems so unbalanced that a three hour game should come down to a glorified skills competition.
. . . or a basketball game with free throws.It's like deciding an extra inning baseball game with a home run contest.
Apart from the shootouts, I must say I like the changes, if the first week is any indication of the rest of the season. There's more scoring, the tempo is faster and there's better flow to the game. The way hockey should be played. I love the removal of the red line (didn't think I would) opening up the long pass and seeing forwards fly through the neutral zone. Gotta love it!
With the speed of the game picking up and the crackdown on clutching and grabbing, I think we're going to see the weeding-out of mobility-challenged big hulks whose only contribution is to plug up the neutral zone and flatten people. I paraphrase from Gretzky, 'If you can't skate, you won't be playing.'