Comments on: The Shanahan Solution http://offwing.com/2004/12/the-shanahan-solution The personal blog of Eric McErlain Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: CT http://offwing.com/2004/12/the-shanahan-solution/comment-page-1#comment-11792 CT Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:01:00 +0000 http://ericmcerlain.com/site/?p=17248#comment-11792 <p>Not to toot my own horn, but I will because it's somewhat pertinent regarding the questionable benefit of playoff OT: <a href="http://costas-blog.blogspot.com/2003/05/on-eliminating-perpetual-overtime-so-i.html" rel="nofollow">A year and a half ago</a>, I noted that many of the arguments in support of endless overtime, including the meaningless uptick in ratings, are hollow.</p> <p>As for the rule changes, they're great ideas. But generally, the owners and mangement have always considered rule-definition mostly their province, not the players (much like their current stance on the CBA). With that, and the already-poisoned atmosphere, I wouldn't be surprised if the clubs disregard anything coming from the players on this simply out of spite.</p> Not to toot my own horn, but I will because it’s somewhat pertinent regarding the questionable benefit of playoff OT: A year and a half ago, I noted that many of the arguments in support of endless overtime, including the meaningless uptick in ratings, are hollow.

As for the rule changes, they’re great ideas. But generally, the owners and mangement have always considered rule-definition mostly their province, not the players (much like their current stance on the CBA). With that, and the already-poisoned atmosphere, I wouldn’t be surprised if the clubs disregard anything coming from the players on this simply out of spite.

]]> By: Rob Visconti http://offwing.com/2004/12/the-shanahan-solution/comment-page-1#comment-11791 Rob Visconti Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:04:00 +0000 http://ericmcerlain.com/site/?p=17248#comment-11791 <p>I give credit to Shanny for taking some initiative. But they can talk until they're blue in the face about how the "product" just needs to be tweaked (and they do make some good suggestions), and it won't really matter until they resolve that pesky little lockout situation.</p> <p>Devil's in the details, I guess.</p> I give credit to Shanny for taking some initiative. But they can talk until they’re blue in the face about how the “product” just needs to be tweaked (and they do make some good suggestions), and it won’t really matter until they resolve that pesky little lockout situation.

Devil’s in the details, I guess.

]]> By: Ben http://offwing.com/2004/12/the-shanahan-solution/comment-page-1#comment-11790 Ben Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:47:00 +0000 http://ericmcerlain.com/site/?p=17248#comment-11790 <p>Hats off to Shanahan for doing his best to try to improve the game. It's a shame they couldn't come up with anything new though aside from the rules committee but I guess at this point we have to take what we can get.</p> Hats off to Shanahan for doing his best to try to improve the game. It’s a shame they couldn’t come up with anything new though aside from the rules committee but I guess at this point we have to take what we can get.

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