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Maybe the goalies could go back to brown goalie gear and everyone could wear wool jerseys, too! No, thanks.

So the players are bigger, stronger, and faster than ever and take up more space than ever. After completely messing with OT and moving it from 5x5 to 4x4 and now 3x3, you don’t suppose it’s crazy to think the NHL might view taking another guy off the ice full-time in regulation to, you know, increase scoring chances.

I had no idea that Ed Belfour played with no goalie mask! That explains a lot!

@Goon Maybe it’s time to make the nets bigger?

C'mon, Goon, wbo is on the ice in 3x3 OT, the grind line? No, it's the scorers. So, if someone down the road pots 50 goals in 38 games and "beats" Wayne Gretzky's record of fastest to 50 goals -- and any of those goals were scored in 3x3 OT -- you're damn right I think there should be an asterisk on that "new record."

SHOOTOUTS ARE AN ABOMINATION!

While not exactly happy about it, Goon was in fact retained as the special shootout situation volunteer coach.

A) The preliminary rounds determine who makes the medal round. Losing in a shoot-out in a mini-tournament has a significant effect on who advances and who doesn't. B) It happens often in the preliminary rounds because lesser-talented teams are TRYING to get to the shootout instead of attempting to win the game outright. Kind of like soccer teams sandbagging in the hopes of getting to penalty kicks. Shootouts are an abomination!

Taking nothing away from TJ Oshie and his success rate in the shootout in this game, reducing an Olympic hockey game to a one man vs one goalie event to decide the outcome is nothing short of a total abomination.

I JUST SAID THAT! This post sponsored by The Sicatoka Redundant Department of Redundancy.

Yes, because being hauled down on a clean breakaway with 9 other skaters and 2 goalies on the ice with you during the course of a game is the same thing as a completely uncontested goal-scoring attempt with only the opposing goalie trying to stop you from earning your team an extra point in "OT." Talk about strawman...

I hear that the new Under Armour material makes skaters .0005 of a second faster in shootout dekes though...

UW-RF just built a snazzy new arena but I have to believe it’s UW-EC.

Not a fan of that one.

Let's get back on topic, shall we? Merrimack has introduced new jerseys for the upcoming season. http://www.themackreport.com/news/merrimack-unveils-new-mens-and-womens-hockey-jerseys/ The home whites are my favorite.

Not to mention the “spin-o-rama” debate... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/sports/hockey/nhl-clarifies-spin-o-rama-rule-in-light-of-raymond-shootout-goal/article14720458/

...and this... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/neuvirth-unlikely-hero-after-elliott-leaves-shootout-injury%3famp

“I’ve personally never seen that so that means it never happens...” Not a blown out knee, but a two-second Google search found this... https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/oilers-fasth-leaves-shootout-early/

That apparently depends on whether the NHL makes that change. If they do, the answer should automatically be “yes.”

Goon claims that he's never seen anyone leave a shoot-out. If people are leaving 1-goal games late in the 3rd, trust me, there are people leaving during a shootout. But since Goon's apparently never seen anyone do so, it must be true. Besides, I read it on the internet...

Red Wings. Two words. It's not that hard.

Have I been advocating 320 minutes of sudden-death OT?

Nice anecdotal evidence. I’ve seen fans leave a 3-2 game with 1:00 left on the clock in regulation. Are you claiming that a shootout is more popular than a one-goal game late in the 3rd?

Actually, I hate that gimmick too, but I digress...

Well, then we’d have to play 1x1 with no goalies so as to prevent injuries and preserve everyone’s strength for the playoffs...