Quick morning post

Here's some reading to get your day going... A columnist in Halifax complains that shootouts are too common. My take is that so long as some games (shootouts) are valued more than others (regulation), then close games near the end of regulation are going to trend towards being a tie. If you make all games worth three points (3 for a regulation win, 2 for an OT/SO win, and 1 for an OTL/SOL), then there's more incentive to play hard those last five minutes. This would also do away with inflated standings, which are really nothing more than a marketing ploy to make fans think their team is better then it really is. More on the WHL disciplining referee Adam Byblow... Writing's on wall for the Gatineau Olympiques' Guertin Arena... OHL mourns the passing of former owner and Governor of the Niagara Falls Thunder and Erie Otters Rick Gay... OHL announces top-10 rankings for the OHL Cup Showcase Tournament. Good to see some American teams in there... Memo to Grande Prairie Storm: I know the cause is good... but what did you expect when you wore pink jerseys? And to answer the question... no, I am not going to talk about a commish with a habit of passing (and communicating) judgment before he has any facts. Oops...