There are fundamental issues with the sport if you have to implement #2. In this case, NHL ice is just too big for 3 skaters per side. Go back to 4v4.1) Keep playoff OT 5v5 until a goal is scored. Don't touch it.
2) I think most regular season games would end in OT if you forbid the attacking team from bringing the puck back out of the attacking zone and regrouping. Force them to attempt a shot. They likely either score or the other team has a rush going the other way.
That's not going to result in fewer games being decided in the shootout, which would be the point of changing things.There are fundamental issues with the sport if you have to implement #2. In this case, NHL ice is just too big for 3 skaters per side. Go back to 4v4.
1. Whhhhat 10mins OT and then a Shoot out? are you mad?1. Playoffs: Decrease the OT period to 10 minutes, then a shootout. IMO, I think that this is will make OT games end earlier rather than continuous OT in the playoffs.
2. Should the OT periods have 3 on 3, 4 on 4, or regular 5 on 5 hockey?
3. When you realize that an OT goal won't end the game (regular season or playoffs) only the period length will? We've all seen 2-3 goals scored in a minute, so why not? An increase from 5 to 10 minutes may help as well.
I hate that you bumped this more that the original idea.You know, after looking back at my older content, I'm not sure why I even thought of this *stupid* idea, I must've been bored at the time and created a random thread, but I've always liked playoff hockey over the regular season, along with appreciating overtime whenever it happened, even though continuous overtime is what we all like to see rather than a shootout...
The shootout is more part of regular hockey than 3v3, there's more penalty shots than 3v3 situations in regular time.That's not going to result in fewer games being decided in the shootout, which would be the point of changing things.
Never post again1. Playoffs: Decrease the OT period to 10 minutes, then a shootout. IMO, I think that this is will make OT games end earlier rather than continuous OT in the playoffs.
2. Should the OT periods have 3 on 3, 4 on 4, or regular 5 on 5 hockey?
3. When you realize that an OT goal won't end the game (regular season or playoffs) only the period length will? We've all seen 2-3 goals scored in a minute, so why not? An increase from 5 to 10 minutes may help as well.
1. Playoffs: Decrease the OT period to 10 minutes, then a shootout. IMO, I think that this is will make OT games end earlier rather than continuous OT in the playoffs.
2. Should the OT periods have 3 on 3, 4 on 4, or regular 5 on 5 hockey?
3. When you realize that an OT goal won't end the game (regular season or playoffs) only the period length will? We've all seen 2-3 goals scored in a minute, so why not? An increase from 5 to 10 minutes may help as well.