Guy Boucher explains why he never watches shootouts, what he does on the bench instead

Earlier in January, hockey fans were treated to one of the best World Juniors games of all-time when Canada and the United States squared off in Montreal for the gold medal.

As incredible as the game was, though, it ended on a low note as the game was decided in a shootout which upset many fans, and for good reason.

It would be like going to the shootout to decide Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, which isn't right at all, so it shouldn't happen at the World Juniors, either.

In any case, we think most hockey fans can agree that they don't like the shootout, and coaches share the same feeling.

In fact, after the Senators beat the Leafs 3-2 in the breakaway contest on Saturday night, Sens' head coach Guy Boucher explained why he never watches shootouts and what he does on the bench instead.

Guy Boucher never watches shootouts, just paces on bench; why? "I hate it. It's a team game & it should be decided with team play." — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 22, 2017 Guy Boucher on shootouts: "It makes no difference if I look or not so I let the guys do their thing" — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 22, 2017

Most fans probably feel the same way in terms of hockey is a team game and shouldn't be decided with breakaways.

Still, it's pretty interesting that Boucher would rather pace on the bench than watch, but whatever works, right?

This season, Ottawa's tied with Arizona for the second-best record in the shootout at 4-1, and against the Leafs, it was an unlikely hero that won it for them in Tom Pyatt.

Boucher on Pyatt in shootout: "The goalie coach kept telling me, 'Guy, he's the best'... so I'm not smart because I could've done it before" — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 22, 2017 Tom Pyatt says he went 4/4 in most recent Sens shootout practice; "A little nervous going in, tried to stay calm & do one of my go-to moves" — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 22, 2017

Expect more of Pyatt, less watching and more winning the next time the Sens are in a shootout.

(H/T: Mark Masters)