Parity has come to the NHL with a vengeance this season. In the Eastern Conference every team currently has between 56 and 73 points. Pretty amazing,and I don't like it. Parity equals mediocrity. Give me dominant teams duking it out for the right to hoist the Stanley Cup rather than a league filled with virtually interchangeable squads.
At least we don't have to worry about every team eventually ending up with a .500 record thanks to the NHL's gimmick of adding a second loss column (the "OT" column). Teams that win in overtime or a shootout get a win, but if they lose it goes in the OT column rather than the loss column, thus making team records look better than what they are. Even in the parity-filled NHL, only 4 teams are "below .500" and only 1 is more than 3 games below. Gimmicky, gimmicky.
At least we don't have to worry about every team eventually ending up with a .500 record thanks to the NHL's gimmick of adding a second loss column (the "OT" column). Teams that win in overtime or a shootout get a win, but if they lose it goes in the OT column rather than the loss column, thus making team records look better than what they are. Even in the parity-filled NHL, only 4 teams are "below .500" and only 1 is more than 3 games below. Gimmicky, gimmicky.