It does eliminate ties, it is exciting for the fans, and there is some element of strategy in picking the shooters
On the other hand should 65 minutes of playing Hockey as a TEAM game be reduced to who can score the most goals?
What do you think?
2007-03-14 08:56:31 · 14 answers · asked by clueless_nerd 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
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2007-03-14 09:09:04 · update #1
For regular season games it's the greatest thing they've come up with in years!
There were just too many ties, if the 65 minutes can't produce the winner then why not go for it. Plus, look at Jagr, not all the best players are the best in SOs.
Overall, someone deserves to come out with the 2 points, plus the shootout brings some of the "middle of the road" fans back to the sport.
2007-03-14 09:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by Critter Rocks 1014 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hate the shootout because it changes the game too much. As a purist of the game in the old days with 6 teams, this 3 points awarded in a game is DUMB.
However, the fans in many cases like the action of a shootout. I prefer the heart-stopping dramam of Sudden Death Overtime.
2007-03-14 18:55:26 · answer #2 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I love that the NHL has the shootout. I am not a big fan of ties so the shootout is great. I believe that it makes the game more fun to watch and you get to see what some players can do to beat the goalie that they might not be able to do when they are in regulation or in the OT.
2007-03-14 17:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by hockeychick87 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worst idea since the glowing puck
Shootouts were designed for youth league tournaments not the NHL
The outcome of a game should not be decided by one lucky shot or one superstar
It's a team sport and even though the shootouts can be fun to watch, shouldn't be used to decide the outcome of a game
Winners should get 2 points
Ties 1 point each
Losers get nothing
2007-03-14 19:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Crow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the shootout is pointless. hockey is a team game and the games should be won by a team effort. they should just stay with the overtime. i went to a triple overtime game onetime and i'll tell you it was alot more exciting than a shootout. some teams may ahve good chemistry and play very well together but not have the most skilled players and looose the shootouts...also it puts to much pressure on the players and the goalies. some goalies also aren't the best in breakaway situations but are great in regular game play....brodeur for example. he's not horrible in the shootout but you would expect a goalie of his status to be better. but he makes the amazing saves on two on ones and scramble sequences. not on pre-meditated plays and one on ones
2007-03-14 16:24:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been watching over 30 years and totally get the argument about hockey being a team sport, etc. I understand every argument the purists have and agree in principle.
Thing is I love watching the shootouts. God help me, I don't want to love it, but love it I do. For years one of the most exciting elements has been the penalty shot but they were very scarce--now you get to see a bit of that excitement fairly often.
I want to say no, but I must say I love the shootout!
2007-03-14 20:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by Lori 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the shootout, and I don't like the 4-on-4 format of the 5 minute OT. I like it better when OT is played by the same rules as in regulation, and if the game ends in a tie, each team is awarded one point, rather than the three-point games with a shootout.
2007-03-14 16:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I am a huge hockey fan and I think the entire game is exciting, and I think shootouts are great. Keep you on the edge of your seat and add even a little more excitement! I mean I am all for my team winning and I get nervous when it goes to O.T. then shootout but it definitely gives a rush
2007-03-14 16:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you can't win a game in 65 minutes, then you should be forced to kiss your sister. The shoot-out is just an amusing sideshow (kind of like fighting: fun but unnecessary). It shouldn't decide the outcome of a game.
And while I'm at it, I propose that we get rid of the point for an overtime loss. It makes the points inflated and makes a mockery out of the system.
2007-03-14 16:06:11 · answer #9 · answered by trombass08 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I ,personally ,am NOT a fan of the shootout.After 60 minutes of fighting for a win I don't believe that luck should decide the win.It's all on the goalie and that is not how the game should be played.It should be a team effort ....every win should be!!
2007-03-14 18:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by tammie1ca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋