Sentence examples for loser point from inspiring English sources
Complicating matters for the Rangers is what Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff calls the loser point.
Also dismissed was a proposal floated by Columbus to eliminate the so-called loser point for a defeat in overtime or by shootout.
The bad news is the hidden obstacle the 10th-place Rangers must overcome, something that at least one N.H.L. coach derisively calls the loser point.
The league may consider eliminating the "loser point," or switching to the system -- 3 points for winning in regulation, 2 for winning in overtime or in a shootout, 1 for losing in overtime or in a shootout and nothing for losing in regulation -- used by the rest of the world.
This part sucks, but you have to add a loser points column or its not fair, so put a frowny face and label this column LOSER POINTS.
The home side did earn a penalty in injury-time and Hanrahan's successful kick yielded the consolation of a losers' point for the deflated home side.
The N.H.L. has used four-on-four overtime during the regular season, along with a system that guarantees the loser a point in the standings, since 2000.
In hockey, while the N.H.L. is trying to distract everyone with Winter Classic Mania, Michael Farber of SI.com wants it to finally get rid of the ridiculous "loser's point".
Cam Cole of The Vancouver Sun explains that the league has put too many obstacles into this process, including the loser's point that jams up the standings with teams that think they're still in contention, and thus, what's usually a swap meet turned into a lawn sale on the wrong side of town, writes Bruce Arthur in The National Post.
