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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Tue, 07 February 2023 13:25 |
| Adam wrote on Tue, 07 February 2023 13:20 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Tue, 07 February 2023 13:09 |
So it looks like Pittsburgh drops to the bottom of the eastern wildcard race from WC2 to WC5. Calgary goes from WC2 to WC3. Arizona and San Jose flip. Not a lot of change. Tampa and Winnipeg only going to 2 and 1 OT game respectively is kind of interesting.
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I imagine the fact that there isn't a lot of positions shifted is what the NHL presents to teams when people complain about this format. They can point out that your chances of missing out on the playoffs because of this are slim, and probably equal to your chances of someone else nipping you with a format change, so why change, especially since we may be able to sell more tickets for longer for teams who drop out of the race...
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The only argument that might hold water is the 3 points would make regulation a little more interesting? But then you get less made-for-TV overtime drama. I'd probably try it with the AHL just to see if anything interesting happens, but I can't see anything changing.
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I think the argument would be that teams chasing in the standings will push harder for the extra point and so you wouldn't have a period at the end of games where teams stalemate to the finish. I remember feeling like it was McLellan's whole strategy when he was here to just secure every single point he could and worry about the extra point afterwards. Extremely passive push if we were tied in the third period during that era.
One thing that surprised me is seeing the Oilers 0-4 beyond regulation this year. I've come to think of McDavid/Draisaitl in OT as nigh unstoppable but it hasn't played out that way at all.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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