NHL's Worst Rule Contest: Shootout vs Trapezoid

Yesterday, we started to determine what the worst rule in the NHL is. While voting does not close until Monday, the "Intent to Blow" rule had a strong lead as of this writing. Yesterday I said today would be trapezoid vs the instigator rule. I changed my mind. Deal with it. Or, don't. Either way.

As we move forward, we will eliminate other rules, and move forward bracket style. Today's match up pairs a couple fo the favorites on Twitter. The Shootout vs the Trapezoid.

Here are the rules:

Why do these rules suck?

Shootout: Hockey is a team game. Two teams battle each other for 60 minutes, then for additional five minutes, with every player on each side giving everything they have to defeat their opponent. Passing, skating, physical play. All of this is what makes hockey... hockey. 

The shoot out is an embarrassment that equates to field goal kickers squaring off to settle a game after over time. Ridiculous.

A dumped in puck should not result in players injuring each other, and the removal of the trapezoid would likely remove at least some of the chances for injury. The number of goalies who excel at playing the puck is small, and making a rule such as this to defeat such a small sample is over reaction.

Besides... how many times have you seen the call get made?