INSTEAD OF THE ONE POINT YOU GET FOR OT OR SHOOTOUT LOSS. IMEAN IT SEEMS LIKE THE PLAYERS ARE SATISFIED, "HEY WE GOT ONE POINT TONIGHT." I THINK THEY WOULD TRY HARDER IF THEY KNEW IT WAS TWO OR ZERO.
2007-02-22 08:06:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
I agree Pete, if you win you get 2 points, but if you loose you should get zero! You lost, period!
I have seen some of these teams in the 3rd period when their tied like their just going thru the motions. Like their satisfied with the one point, knowing that they'll get one point. Now if they had to play for zero or two....you bet they'd play harder.
2007-02-22 23:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, if two teams go 65 minutes, I don't think it makes any sense for one team to walk away with nothing because they weren't as good on breakaways.
I like the shootout. It's fun and interesting, but it's not a part of the game. I'd rather get rid of the shootout if we plan on treating a shootout loss as equivalent to a loss during the part where the players are actually playing a game of hockey.
The point system could use a little cleaning up, but a shootout loss is not the same thing as a regulation loss and shouldn't be treated as such.
2007-02-22 09:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'd like to see just a simple won-loss percenatge, as in baseball, since ties are no longer possible. If you lose in overtime or a shootout, you lose. You don't get a point for a game that goes into extra innings in baseball, do you?
But just in case Bettman and/or any NHL owners are reading this and you disagree......please, please, please AT LEAST make the same total of points available per game, not 2 in some cases, 3 in others. Either go to a 3 point regulation win, or do this: regulation win 6-0, overtime win 5-1, shootout win 4-2. The present system is GROSSLY UNFAIR in the following way:
Say hypothetcally San Jose, Dallas, the Kings and Ducks are fighting for the last playoff spot. San Jose beats the Kings in regulation: 2 points for them! Dallas beats the Ducks in a shootout..2 points for Dallas, 1 for the Ducks. Now, San Jose who WON has only gained ONE POINT on the Ducks who LOST. If they later finish one point OUT of that last spot they got RIPPED OFF.
We at Yahoo Answers get it. The NHL doesn't.
2007-02-22 09:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by clueless_nerd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it really doesn't matter to me.
if they do stop:
1. Inflated records will be a thing of the past.
2. Teams won't care if the game goes to overtime so the last few minutes will be as intense as the the rest of the game and overtime.
and if they don't:
1. It helps keep team morale up that they got 1 point out of it
2. It helps teams get what they deserve if they manage to drag a game into overtime
but i do disagree that teams try any less hard with the 1 point overtime loss system, why would they? Who just says, "Well I'm happy with not getting all the points out of this game, so I'm going to be a person who brings the team down and slacks off in the last couple minutes of regulation and in OT."
NO! Why would they do that?
2007-02-22 10:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by random bailey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there would be a difference at all in effort. you would think there would be.. but its the same throughout the game.
you can out-shoot the other team 45 to 23 and lose in OT. does that mean your team didn't try?
Teams try to score and try to prevent the other team in scoring, people always overlook the defensive part of the game and always think offense, offense, offense.. but thats not what hockey is all about. throw in all your forwards into the other teams zone trying to score may give the other team an odd man rush and result into an overtime loss.
yes, the ultimate goal is to win... but defense comes first. I think the 1pt rewards the losing team for a good battle that needed extra time to settle the game.
Those who played any hockey knows defensive responsibilty comes before scoring..
2007-02-22 08:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by Virus Type V 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's keep maths down to a minimum. 2 points for a win and none for a loss.
2007-02-22 08:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by lankaman43 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree with pete. i think 3 points for regualtion win, 2 points for OT, or shootout win and zero points for any kind of loss what so ever....or just go back to 2 points for any kind of win and 0 points for any kind of loss
2007-02-22 08:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd make it
3 Pts for Regulation Win
2 Pts for OT/SO Win
1 Pt for a SO Loss
0 Pts for a OT Loss
2007-02-22 08:43:14 · answer #8 · answered by Bo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how bout 5 for a loss
2007-02-22 08:41:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OR how about 3 pts. for a regulation win
2 pts. for an OT win
and 1 pt. for an OT loss
2007-02-22 08:09:57 · answer #10 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋