http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/04/sports/hockey/04PUCK.html?8hpib According to the Times, adding a shootout to settle ties would enhance the game, not detract from it: "So why not tweak the game here and there to emphasize what is best about it? It would be like putting polish on your shoes. You do not really change them fundamentally, but you add a shine as you walk with a spring in your step." First relegation for NFL is proposed, then shootouts for the NHL...next thing you know, they'll have orange slices during the seventh inning stretch.