Should there be OT in playoff hockey

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Kathy

Should there be OT in playoff hockey

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Mon, 5-May-08 5:34 PM

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ESPN wants to know if hockey fans hate playoff OT (yahoo.com article)

Go vote here.
ESPN poll on overtime in playoff hockey.

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steeltx

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Tue, 6-May-08 8:43 AM

Took it, was in the majority except for the best playoff goal.

Ron C.

Go-Rillas!

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pbpsean66

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Tue, 6-May-08 9:03 AM

Play By Play

Overtime in the playoffs is fantastic! No shootouts EVER in the playoffs!!
The only change I would make is that playoff overtime hockey should be the same as the regular season... Four on Four. Wouldn't necessarily shorten overtime games (because you could roll more mini-lines), but you would have more overtime periods like the first one Sunday. Lots of chances and back more back and forth action.

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Kathy

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Tue, 6-May-08 12:15 PM

Here's the questions from the ESPN poll

1) How many overtimes are you willing to watch before you call it a night?
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	I'll watch as long as it takes
	I don't watch overtime
2) Are you more likely to sit through a multi-overtime game if you are at the event?
	Yes
	No
3) Should the NHL consider a rule that would have overtime playoff games decided by shootout?
	Yes, after one overtime period
	Yes, after two overtime periods
	Yes, after three overtime periods
	Yes, after four overtime periods
	No
4) Does the quality of play diminish in overtime?
	Yes, in the first overtime period
	Yes, in the second overtime period
	Yes, in the third overtime period
	Yes, in the fourth overtime period
	No
5) Discounting the shootout that decides tied games following a single overtime period during the regular season, which NHL overtime system do you prefer?
	Regular-season overtime (four-on-four hockey)
	Playoff overtime (five-on-five hockey)
6) Is sudden-death overtime fair?
	Yes
	No
7) Which is the best Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal of the past 15 years?
	June 10, 1996: Uwe Krupp wins the Cup for the Avalanche in Game 4 (4 OT)
	June 19, 1999: Brett Hull wins the Cup for the Stars in Game 6 (3 OT)
	June 10, 2000: Jason Arnott wins the Cup for the Devils in Game 6 (2 OT)