3-2-0 is clearly superior and I wrote a good paragraph on why, mainly b/c it favors 5 on 5 hockey wins which are > 4v4/SO. Since you have no rebuttal other than "I think it's inferior" and "it's only fair to break the tie" then you have no argument. You clearly believe that 4v4/SO hockey is better than 5v5 and want to reward a team for losing 4v4/SO hockey in overtime, something I think is absolutely fcking retarded. We will just have to agree to disagree but I bet if you put up a poll you would be in the minority.
I'll say again - if your issue is that hockey should be 5v5 as opposed to 4v4, then the obvious solution would be to go back to having 5v5 in overtime.
I've already explained why I think 3-2-0 is inferior, but I'll do it one more time. If you're going to say that a win in regulation is better than a win in OT, then a losing in regulation must be worse than losing in OT. That's why many people prefer 3-2-1. Each game would be worth exactly 3 points; you take one point away from the team that failed to win in regulation and give it to the team that managed to not lose in regulation. Otherwise adding a point for winning in regulation is arbitrary and undeserved.
You got this crazy idea that I favor 4 on 4 hockey from poor logic. You get the extra point for an OT loss because you didn't lose after 60 minutes of "superior" 5 on 5 hockey. It's not a reward for losing in OT, it's a reward for not losing in regulation.
I actually don't care one way or the other with regard to 5 on 5 or 4 on 4. Coincidental minors happen often enough that teams need to be good at both.
If you made a poll with these four options:
1. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
2. 2 points for a win, 1 point for an OTL, 0 points for regulation loss
3. 3-2-1
4. 3-2-0
I'd be surprised if 3-2-0 got very many votes.
It's not that I think the current system is the best, it's that I think your suggestion is the worst.
If it was changed to a Division winner + wildcard = playoffs then you can bet your ass the regular season will mean as much as the NFL/MLB.
1. AL East
2. 2008 New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers
If want to make a case for reducing the playoffs to four teams in each conference, then ignore the divisions and just go by records.