I’m sure it did. This was discussed on FRL. I’m certain we will see less guys choosing bottom than in years past.
But on that note, I’ve been thinking about @russelscout’s position and while I acknowledge stalling to protect a lead is an issue, I really don’t think the 3 pt TD changes it much. The only difference IMO is in the past assuming you went into the 2nd period up 2-1, you’d probably have to get an escape in order to implement that stalling strategy, and now you don’t.