From: Dave Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NC$$, HE, and shootouts X-To: [log in to unmask] To: Multiple recipients of list HOCKEY-L <[log in to unmask]> If the NC$$ considers shootouts to be ties regardless of the outcome, then what's the point? [snip] I don't like the idea of shootouts to begin with, and this just takes what might be construed as exciting and renders it virtually meaningless. Dave / RPI '91 LET'S GO RED!! ===================================================================== Sort of along the lines of what Dave's saying, the biggest problem I have here is the fact that only HE is doing this. As you all probably know, I'm in no means a shootout fan, but if this rule change was implemented "across-the-board" then I'd be willing to give it a season or two to see if I'd like it. Just like "Hockey Half-time" and the 1 ref/2 ref situations, I just don't like the idea of having different conferences on different pages. It could be argued that this situation isn't as bad since a shoot-out is just a glorified tie. But I wonder if the outcome of a HE game this year may be different than it would be if there weren't any shootouts. I.e. Will a team play different towards the end of regulation or in OT if it knows a shoot-out is coming then if there wasn't a shootout? If this is so than the shootout is a bad thing. ************************************************************************** Steve Weisfeldt Go River Hawks!!!!!!!! Univ. of Lowell (now UMASS-Lowell) 1986, 1988 [log in to unmask] Is it October yet?????? **************************************************************************