[Alberta's Child]

Good point. But I don't think I'd like a system with varying the value of wins while keeping the value of a loss fixed. I would prefer a system where every game is worth 3 points. If the game ends in regulation, the winner gets 3 points and the loser gets 0. If it ends in OT, the winner gets 2 and the loser 1.

For me, giving the losing team in OT one point isn't a reward for failure so much as an acknowledgement that the OT period was played under a 3-on-3 scenario that simply isn't the same as normal hockey rules.

No shootouts -- period.

[dfwgator]

In soccer a tie is one point whereas a win is three points. So a tie actually feels like a loss, since a team drops two points.

[discostu]

Problem with that is you still get both teams turtling the last 5 minutes of regulation to protect that point. I don’t mind rewarding a team that gets to OT, but I do mind wasting those 5 minutes with puck handling drills disguised as hockey.