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Tie-Breaker Rule Change
by Paul on 08/21/10 at 04:47 PM ET
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via E.J. Hradek tweet,
NHL confirms this rule change: Regulation/OT wins (shootout Ws EXCLUDED) now will be first way to break ties in the standings.
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So far as I know, I’ve never seen a stats column which distinguishes between overtime wins and shootout wins. I’m wondering how this affects stats columns. I’m picture at least GP/W/L/OTW/SOL/Pts. To make things even clearer, they may have to go GP/W/L/OTW/SOW/SOL/Pts. Either that, or ties are determines by an invisible stat to most fans.
That’s a major eyeful for a casual fan wanting to check the stats. Seems like a lot of accommodation for the extra point.
Posted by nebcanuck from Peterborough, Ontario on 08/21/10 at 05:31 PM ET
That will be unnecessary. The only point where the change will really have impact is at the end of the season. Until then, a simple asterisk underneath the standings would work. For example…
*PIT has more non-shootout wins than PHI.
That’s really all that needs done.
Posted by cs6687 on 08/21/10 at 05:52 PM ET
Guess so. Tie situations aren’t particularly frequent in the standings. Nonetheless, since most other tiebreaker stats are readily apparent when staring at the standard columns, it seems a little roundabout to resort to asterisks.
I definitely see the value in reducing the comparative value of shootout wins.
Posted by nebcanuck from Peterborough, Ontario on 08/21/10 at 06:52 PM ET
This rule is an admission that an SO win isn’t worth the same as a regulation time win.
If that is the case, and it is, why this halfway rule about the tie-breaker?
A SO win shouldn’t give as many points, period.
3 for a regulation win, 2 for an OT win, 1 for a SO win.
No loser points.
That this would be too “complicated” for fans to follow is a weak argument, the real reason they haven’t done it yet is that it would allow some teams to run away from the pack early.. and the NHL likes keeping the standings artificially close to increase interest late in the season.
But it’s hard to tell the impact unless you try it.. does anyone know if simulations have been run of the post-lockout seasons until now with the point system I mention above, or other variations, to see how the standings would truly have been affected in those years?
I would be very curious to see the results.
Posted by GMan777 on 08/21/10 at 07:43 PM ET
Agree, this is a really big improvement, but also just shows the league realizes the SO isn’t really indicative of what makes a good hockey team.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 08/23/10 at 08:54 AM ET
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Good rule change.
Posted by cs6687 on 08/21/10 at 05:09 PM ET