A What if Scenario

I was looking at the standings and wondered with all the point scenarios today, what if it were easier to understand and you didn't get points for losing. You know go back to the old time point systems. With Wins as 2 points and a tie as 1 point. Well New-old system where points are involved and such. So I went through the tops teams in the east and figured out the new point total. Wins and OT Wins are 2 points. Losses and OT Losses are 0 points and a shootout is considered a tie, no matter win or loss, and that receives a 1 point. Who goes up, who goes down and who goes nowhere.

Current standings. From NHL.Com

1	Ottawa Senators*	58	34	19		5	73
2	Pittsburgh Penguins*	57	32	20		5	69
3	Washington Capitals*	58	27	25		6	60
4	Montréal Canadiens	58	30	19		9	69
5	New Jersey Devils	57	32	21		4	68
6	Philadelphia Flyers	56	30	21		5	65
7	Buffalo Sabres	57	28	21		8	64
8	Boston Bruins	57	29	23		5	63
9	New York Rangers	59	28	24		7	63
10	Carolina Hurricanes	59	28	27		4	60
11	Atlanta Thrashers	59	28	27		4	60

Now under my new GCFB Standings Rules

Team	Games				Wins	Losses	Ties	Points
Ottawa Senators	58				32	21	5	71
Philadephia Flyers	56				30	23	3	63
Carolina Hurricanes	59				27	30	2	56
New Jersey Devils	57				28	23	6	62
Buffalo Sabres	57				27	23	8	62
Montreal Canadiens	58				27	23	8	62
Pittsburgh Penguins	57				26	22	9	61
Boston Bruins	57				26	25	6	58
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NY Rangers	59				24	27	8	56
Washington Capitals	58				25	28	5	55
Atlanta Thrashers	59				21	27	11	53

As you can see the Sabres bump up a couple knotches in the new system, yet it would setup a knockdown dragout borefest with the Devils in the First Round. I would gladly let Montreal swap with the Sabres so the Sabres could get a bye in the first round to take on the Senators in the 2nd round. The Penquins have feasted on OT games this year and under the new system they virtually flip flop in the standings. Instead of taking on the 7th seed they would be the 7th seed. But a Philly Pittsburgh matchup would be pretty good.

But alas this is not the system the NHL uses, instead they rewarding losing, and skills competitions. The shootout is kinda fun, but it hasn't been fun this year if your a Sabre fan. I'd be okay with ties. A tie isn't bad.