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I don't see how you can compare it to blind luck though, when over the long haul it (should) boil down to the skill of your shootout lineup and goalie. I should check the stats, but I'd be surprised if the better team didn't win a majority of the shootouts.
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I'd be interested to see those stats, as I'm thinking the results would be closer to them being random then weighted towards the better team.
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A tie is a horrible way to end a sporting event...
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Why?
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...and having 3 OT's in a regular season game is a waste of time.
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Agreed, although I cant' recall multiple OT's ever happening in the regular season for at least the last sixty years. I wonder if they ever occured.
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Originally Posted by Jason Moyer
The shootout is exciting for fans and players, and it doesn't seem to have much of an impact on the final standings.
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Well other then the losing team guaranteed a losing point. I wonder if that could have an effect on bloating season point totals at all.