Proposal: Fixed-sum (either 3-0 or 2-1) points system
Mar 14, 2023 0:09:16 GMT -7
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Post by alphalackey on Mar 14, 2023 0:09:16 GMT -7
Regulation win: 3 points
Overtime or shootout win: 2 points
OT or SO loss: 1 point
Regulation loss: 0 points.
As it stands right now, each NHL game is worth an average of 2.23 standings points (EDIT: original 2.3), as each loss is worth about 0.12 points against. Or as we say, ".560 is the new .500".
There is no reason to have a variable sum of standings points available in each game.
Furthermore, the original reason for giving the 'free point' for an OT game -- it'll stop teams from being paranoid in OT -- has been completely refuted. All it's done is make teams be just-that-paranoid in minutes 55-60 of a tie game, instead of minutes 60-65 of a time game.
This proposal will come along with my proposal to emulate NHL regular season shootout rules, which means that my proposed SO ranges for forwards and goalies are forthcoming. They will be good ranges. I can guarantee one simple principle -- the better your player was in a shootout, the better your player will be in our shootouts
But yeah, this 2-0 / 2-1 stuff needs to stop. We have no TV sponsors we need to attract with the pallid horseshit of faux parity
Overtime or shootout win: 2 points
OT or SO loss: 1 point
Regulation loss: 0 points.
As it stands right now, each NHL game is worth an average of 2.23 standings points (EDIT: original 2.3), as each loss is worth about 0.12 points against. Or as we say, ".560 is the new .500".
There is no reason to have a variable sum of standings points available in each game.
Furthermore, the original reason for giving the 'free point' for an OT game -- it'll stop teams from being paranoid in OT -- has been completely refuted. All it's done is make teams be just-that-paranoid in minutes 55-60 of a tie game, instead of minutes 60-65 of a time game.
This proposal will come along with my proposal to emulate NHL regular season shootout rules, which means that my proposed SO ranges for forwards and goalies are forthcoming. They will be good ranges. I can guarantee one simple principle -- the better your player was in a shootout, the better your player will be in our shootouts
But yeah, this 2-0 / 2-1 stuff needs to stop. We have no TV sponsors we need to attract with the pallid horseshit of faux parity
