i Ties suck. I remember watching the Hawks in the 70's and 80's and they would constantly play for ties against better teams. Who wants to pay good money to see that? I hate shootouts also. Just play it out until someone scores, no matter how long it takes.
What is a bigger story than the local team going 15-1 and having the MVP? I bet you have posted your hatred for them 50 times across the forums in the last 2 months. After watching the thuggery in Cincinnati, they are a great story. I like R Rivera and he was all but fired a couple of years ago.