The inanity of the NHL’s glorified skills competition known as the shootout was never more evident than last night’s Flyers-Islanders game. Ilya Bryzgalov received credit for his second shutout of the 2011-12 season and yet was also charged with the loss in a 0-0 tie that ended with New York winning the shootout. That is precisely why it makes no sense to have an artificial resolution to tie g

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