Jun 30, 2013; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello speaks on the phone during the 2013 NHL Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

The GM meetings are underway and Toronto Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello would prefer to go back to the old point format.

The Toronto Maple Leafs resident elder expressed his thoughts when the point system came up.

“I’m not in favour of getting a point if you don’t win,” Lamoriello said. “I’d rather see the game just be two and zero, or end up in a tie one and one. I’d rather see it that way than you just extend the number of points.” (TSN)

How would that change (going back to the old system) affect the Toronto Maple Leafs?

*I took away one point for every shootout win, making it a tie, and all OT losses that weren’t in the shootout were minus one point. Standings prior to 03/06 games. If any numbers are wrong, let me know where I screwed up.

Position-wise, no change. The Leafs would still be in 9th, on the outside looking in – though they’d be tied with the Islanders rather than a point behind. It would put a better value on their season though.

In the Atlantic they would still be four points back on third but only five points – instead of six – back on second. It also closes the 12 point gap on Montreal to 11 points.

So for this season it wouldn’t really make that much of a difference with how things have gone other than appearance.

Toronto’s struggles have come in the shootout where they’re 1-8. I enjoy the loser points making the league seem more competitive, but it essentially punishes a team for being bad at a skills competition. That seems pointless.

Probably the most entertaining part of this would be how awful the Red Wings are. They’d still be in third last in the league for points, but only one up on Arizona and nine up on Colorado.

Currently, a five game win streak by Detroit and five game losing streak by Toronto changes a lot. In the old system it would only saw the deficit in half.

From a value perspective on a teams season I’d rather see the old system re-introduced. I don’t hate the current system enough to be disappointed with no change. On increasing point values, I think three points for a win is stupid and will create nothing more than fake records.

Thoughts? Let us know in the comment section what point format you’d like to see.