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>Did anyone like the shootout in the Olympics.  I sure thought it SUCKED!
>There is just no other way to put it.  If this did not make the argument
>for shootouts in regular season playlook quite bad, I don't know what
>will.  Ties are good and so is sudden death.  I wonder how long the game
>would have gone without the shootout.  Just think of a 3-OT game for the
>gold.  Oh what could have been.
 
I'm glad an American brought it up. :-) I think my .sig says it all. I can't
see deciding something important with a thing that isn't hockey. Why not have
a fight-off at centre ice? The way I see it, after 10 minutes of OT, keep it
a tie, and in the playoffs just keep going into next week, if need be.
 
I don't buy the excitement argument, either. Car crashes are exciting, too. So
should we see more car crashes?
 
See you later,
John
 
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John C.K. Edwards         Stats Geek, Ottawa Jr. Senators (CJHL, Jr. A)
Poli Sci/Law III                   SHOOTOUTS SUCK!!!!!!!!!
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Ottawa, ON       Unfortunately, my opinions aren't those of CUSA or Carleton U.