Followup on modified NHL standings

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 11, 2007 12:43 AM EST

Rather than duplicate work that's already been done, I wanted to point over to The Ice Block, where they reviewed the 2005-6 final standings, based on the change under discussion, whereby 3 points rather than 2 would be awarded for a victory in regulation.

Again, the point may not be that past or present standings would change significantly, but rather how coaches might or might not change their philosophy going forward in the 3rd period of close games. Perhaps the better option (and I can't recall where I've seen in, hence the lack of a link) is the idea of not awarding a point to teams that lose in overtime, taking away the safety blanket that teams are holding onto so tightly.

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I ran a few alternate point systems on the current west standings over at chompboard.com:

http://chompboard.com/showpost.php?p=35979&postcount=15

by Mogen_david on Feb 11, 2007 3:04 PM EST reply actions

I've always felt that a team (any sport) that battled to a draw in regulation deserved something better than a loser tag.

What happens in many sports is an overtime in which the rules are changed to make a win more possible. In effect, it is a 'cheat'.

The other sports boil down to a test of endurance or a lucky bounce.

by Anonymous on Feb 13, 2007 11:02 AM EST reply actions