Novel OT idea

Having recently been annoyed to see several OT and SO games, and watching some college football games, it crossed my mind if the NHL can learn from the college football overtime system.

4-on-4 OTs aren't the worst thing in the world, but playing 4-on-4 is something teams aren't really primed for, and is an aspect of the game that can get you regular season points, but is pretty worthless come playoff time. The shootout is even worse, being a skills competition between a few individuals.

What if the NHL took a page from college football, and broke the OT down into direct scoring opportunities? While college football places teams into the red zone and gives each a chance to score, NHL OT could try something like putting each team onto an abbreviated PP. Say 45 or 60 seconds each. A possible basic structure;

-Each team gets a 60 second PP, starting with an offensive zone draw.

-If the game remains tied after one PP each, go into double OT. After double OT, a draw is called, as you don't want regular season games dragging on and on.

-A shorthanded goal ends the game on the spot.

-Double OT could even be something like a 30-second 5-on-3.

Hockey has no multiple point scoring plays, so this system would lack the risk/reward choice football has with a TD versus a FG, but a SH goal being a wildcard gamewinner could be pretty fun.

Now this system still breaks OT down into a specific aspect of the game, but PP/PK is a much more prominent part of the game that teams prepare for under the normal course of the season, as compared to 4-on-4 play, which isn't unusual but is brief, sporadic, and generally uneventful. For the same reason, this idea is much better IMO than say other more wild ideas like 3-on-3 as OT wears on.

You'd get some nice frenzied finishes if the team going second knew they had to score in the final seconds of their PP. They'd pull their goalie to make it 6-on-4, fans would be screaming shoot, everyone would crash the net. Likewise, a penalty killing skater might be more inclined to join a shorthanded rush for an automatic gamewinner.

I don't know, just throwing a wild idea out there. I think it could be pretty fun, and no one really likes the shootout anymore, do they?