Only words that will ever come out a giants fans mouth <| sep |> Was heading up to the mountains during a 6 hour drive . Half way up the the mountain the transmission blew . A family member stopped to see what was wrong and their water pump ended up going out . It was over $ 3 k to repair plus staying at a hotel in the nearest town . <| sep |> People have repeatedly tested out this system and it barely makes a difference . Max 2 teams miss the playoffs for 2 different teams . Of course it ' s always the WC cards teams anyways so by the second or third it almost never matters . For lottery teams , teams almost never move up or down more than two places , and once teams are a little farther apart like the bottom 5 teams , it usually doesn ' t make a difference . Most teams have about the same number of OT games , and their record tends to reflect their overall skill level , although with the introduction of 3 v 3 OT , it ' s gotten less reflective , with teams like Nashville , Minnesota , Anaheim , and Vancouver losing almost all their OT games .