It’s fun and it might could deter bad behavior and that’s good enough for me

This rule is fun. If it couldn’t already be gleaned from my prose, I had a blast writing about this potential new aspect to PWHL hockey. Discouraging penalties in the dying seconds of OT is a function that serves a greater purpose than given credit for, and the situations it applies to are extremely intriguing.

That said, the situations in question have arisen in just 3.2% of this league’s games, and would have had a meaningful effect on the outcome in even fewer. I’m under no illusions that the ability to pick between a power play and a penalty shot in overtime is going to fundamentally alter the landscape of the PWHL.

But it’s fun. And I really don’t think it’s an issue if that’s all it ends up being.