Hockey Prompt

I actually really like the shootout. I think it's kind of unfortunate that the tied games stat is just dead in terms of goalie and team records. But I'd really hate to pay money to go to a game and see a tie. It would feel very anticlimactic. The shootout is very exciting. I remember back in the day, there were NHL coaches (Pat Quinn) that hated the shootout and said it "wasn't hockey". I disagreed with it then, and I disagree with it now. Honestly, I'm pretty sure he just said it because the Leafs sucked at the shootout. I remember the Sens beating them in the league's first ever shootout. I think it's even less of a point now because teams practice the shootout now. Even in minor hockey, we would practice shootouts a bit. So it's definitely part of the game. I will say, one thing that we lost when ties got removed is the standings implications when teams would tie. Two teams only getting a point each in the standings would be crazy for end of season playoff races.