I'd be perfectly fine with ties in the regular season, no idea why a tie is such a bad thing in sports. I do love what hockey did with the 3 on 3 OT session but after that, just end the game rather than going with a skills competition to decide it. It would be like baseball having a mini home run competition to decide games.
Also, I like the term "Manfred Man" I think it's clever and fun.😗