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		mhb on March 21, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scrabble and other games have overvalued points Why would the NHL want to offer an incentive for longer games? Maybe people buy more beer and food?

r7000 on March 21, 2009 | [–]

I believe it was the idea that: "Americans don't like tie games" combined with 4-on-4 hockey and shoot-outs will create many more short exciting scenarios that can be shown as news clips on sports shows.

ShabbyDoo on March 21, 2009 | [–]

I believe Major League Baseball made significant efforts a few years ago to speed up games.

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