11-21-2005, 11:00 AM
nutsac78 Wrote:fingernailsonhull Wrote:Shootouts are okay..just get them going quicker. Instead of flooding the ice, just start it right up. I know they only flood down the centre but it takes 10 minutes. The fans are into it through OT, get it going right away - it will keep the fans excited about it.Actually, they only dry scrape the centre lane to prevent skipping pucks... so i don't think that's an issue
Is it only a dry scrape? I didn't realize that. I understand WHY they do it, I just think that the elapsed time in between end of OT and beginning of SO sucks some of the excitment out of it. That's all.
Jeff
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