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by Dave's a mess
Loser points were fine when 3 on 3 was exciting. I don't think anyone who's watched 3 on 3 over the last few seasons can say it's exciting at all. The loser point was very much created to give the illusion of tighter standings and keep more teams in the playoff race, but the funny thing is it accomplishes the opposite. Sure it artificially inflates point totals, but it also makes it much more difficult to actually make up any ground since good teams will be able to take games to OT and at least get 1 point just as often or more than teams lower than them in the standings. Every game should be worth the same amount of points. I don't care if you go back to ties or if you switch to a 3-2-1-0 system but having certain games award 50% more points than others is a farce.
Also, hot take express here....3 on 3 is just as much skill contest carnival hockey as the shootout. If you play a regular hockey game, you're much more likely to see a penalty shot than you are to see even a second of 3 on 3 hockey. Now kindly get off my lawn.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!