I have read people discussing the "Loser Point". basically Its more of a regulation Tie and they play for the extra point.

You get the point for ending the game tied not losing in OT/SO.
- senstroll

loser point can mean anything.

like being the one and only team that's in the playoffs that has given up more goals than they've scored. at that point you're a loser of a team. see. loser point.

no shootouts in the playoffs.
- D0PPELGANGER

I think that was exactly his point

loser point can mean anything.

like being the one and only team that's in the playoffs that has given up more goals than they've scored. at that point you're a loser of a team. see. loser point.
- systemtool

I think what you are saying is the Leafs have 15 ties and the Sens have 10 loser points

HIle Gunslinger

I was in Jamaica for two weeks. Just started posting recently. I leave for Cuba on Thursday.
- systemtool

A well earned respite for your admirable service.

Stay true to the path of the beam in your travels.

*taps breastbone with left hand 3 times*

The best part is neither play for the Sens. But Bobby Ryan and Pageau do.
- systemtool

Projected to be unprotected in the LV draft

I think what you are saying is the Leafs have 15 ties and the Sens have 10 loser points
- senstroll

Every day I wake up I am thankful the leafs tanked when they did.

Matthews is not in the Crosby/Mcdavid realm, but its starting to feel like he will be in the space between them and Tavares/Stamkos etc.. a notch above them.

I have read people discussing the "Loser Point". basically Its more of a regulation Tie and they play for the extra point.

You get the point for ending the game tied not losing in OT/SO.
- senstroll

Yep. I've been preaching this for years. The teams benefitting from 3 point games are the shootout winners. Those are the real jokers.

You can tack in OT winners, as well. 90% of those games, prior to adding the third point, ended in a tie. Now, down to 3 on 3, with a 3 point game, it's really the SO and OT win points that don't belong.

The best part is neither play for the Sens. But Bobby Ryan and Pageau do.
- systemtool

Well, I'd use that phrase pretty loosely. Bobby Ryan throws a sweater on, and gets on the ice, but does he really play for the Sens? Is it hockey he's playing?

The destruction of Spatso and D0PPELGANGER in this thread is absolutely barbaric.

Just a savage beating.

Yep. I've been preaching this for years. The teams benefitting from 3 point games are the shootout winners. Those are the real jokers.

You can tack in OT winners, as well. 90% of those games, prior to adding the third point, ended in a tie. Now, down to 3 on 3, with a 3 point game, it's really the SO and OT win points that don't belong.
- prock

I'd be fine with just going back to ties, after three periods, in the regular season.

The NHL moved away from ties, because they felt fans, mainly in the US, didn't like games ending in ties ...... and now after 5 mins of 3 on 3, and the stupid shootout, it feels like a waste of time and energy, and it probably wouldn't change much at the end of the season if they just stuck with ties ........... and we'd all get home a half and hour earlier.

I'd be fine with just going back to ties, after three periods, in the regular season.

The NHL moved away from ties, because they felt fans, mainly in the US, didn't like games ending in ties ...... and now after 5 mins of 3 on 3, and the stupid shootout, it feels like a waste of time and energy, and it probably wouldn't change much at the end of the season if they just stuck with ties ........... and we'd all get home a half and hour earlier.
- D0PPELGANGER

I don't mind it much for entertainment value. I actually find it kind of fun to watch. But I do feel like they are chincy points, that they're not really earning for playing hockey.

With a tie game, it's obviously a close game, most people are happy to stay an extra half hour.

Honestly, if you think the games take too long, you should advocate more for the rule that they've been using in international hockey for years. You have 10 seconds to get to the faceoff dot, or the ref drops the puck, whether you're there or not. That's partially why international games tend to be shorter.

I thought they were contemplating bringing that into the NHL a few years back.

I'd be fine with just going back to ties, after three periods, in the regular season.

The NHL moved away from ties, because they felt fans, mainly in the US, didn't like games ending in ties ...... and now after 5 mins of 3 on 3, and the stupid shootout, it feels like a waste of time and energy, and it probably wouldn't change much at the end of the season if they just stuck with ties ........... and we'd all get home a half and hour earlier.
- D0PPELGANGER

Which I guess is important when your poophole of an arena is practically in a different time-zone...

HIle Gunslinger

I was in Jamaica for two weeks. Just started posting recently. I leave for Cuba on Thursday.
- systemtool

I hate you! bugger

oh my.

we may have seen the last of spatso

The irony is that as you begin to look retrospectively at what I said you can see that I thought Matthews was the right pick for the Leafs.
- spatso

you are still here.

perhaps church would be safe place for you to be today.

oh my.

we may have seen the last of spatso
- Tumbleweed

He and Snagglewussy are probably trying to figure out how the Leafs are going to get -4 points in their remaining games.

oh my.

we may have seen the last of spatso
- Tumbleweed

He always had his head up his arse like a giant mobius strip of douche, but are you suggesting that he has finally collapsed into himself...?

oh my.

we may have seen the last of spatso
- Tumbleweed

The Sens are in big, big shyt.

For the foreseeable future, too. They've got big problems.

He always had his head up his arse like a giant mobius strip of douche, but are you suggesting that he has finally collapsed into himself...?
- lumlums

unfortunately, i think he's too stupid to realize what's happening.

The Sens are in big, big shyt.

For the foreseeable future, too. They've got big problems.
- prock

at least they have zib. he'll be good 2nd C if they decide to rebuild.

He and Snagglewussy are probably trying to figure out how the Leafs are going to get -4 points in their remaining games.
- BlueBallz

(frank) snagglewussy.

ottawa taking it's rightful place as the junior ontario team. as it should be. seems like spatso picked the team that fit's his personality.

you are still here.

perhaps church would be safe place for you to be today.
- Tumbleweed

I love how he now conveniently omits his yapping about Laine being better, winning the Calder, etc.

Auston Matthews is already among the best forwards in the division, as a rookie. Top 20 in scoring, good two way player. Quite possible he's considered a top 5 NHL forward next year. If he plays the full season with Nylander, 85-90 points is not out of the question.

He and Snagglewussy are probably trying to figure out how the Leafs are going to get -4 points in their remaining games.
- BlueBallz

Cool thread