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		thaumasiotes on March 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hockey goalies are too big now > Also, 0-0 ties and 1-0 wins don't really provide much information. This doesn't seem to have caused any problems for soccer.

rectang on March 12, 2021 | [–]

More like, the very real problems it causes haven't caused its popularity to tank.

One major issue is that because goals are so scarce and penalty kicks are so high-percentage, there is an extreme incentive to dive.

lax0 on March 12, 2021 | [–]

Maybe shots on goal is important

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