MONTREAL – Zach Welensky wants to see overtime for a long time. Brock Nelson embraces this idea. Alexander Barkov sounds skeptical. Patrick Lane couldn't care much. Nathan McKinnon doesn't want a part of it.
After the opening game of the 4 Nations face-off first saw a 10-minute overtime period, the changes to the rules enacted for this short best tournament have a total lack of consensus among players. To enact such a change in the regular season of 82 games, which has long been a hot topic for overtime.
McKinnon explained that he was fully gasified during the extra period of his 4-3 overtime victory over Sweden on Wednesday night, when Mitch Marner scored at the 6:06 mark, the game was regular It sparked a stir when he explained that he would have been in a shootout under the season. rule. But with the exact same answer, the avalanche star says he might be open to a seven-minute OT, and a few minutes ago, Conor McDavid sounded positive about the new format.
“I think it's a good ordeal run to see how it works,” McDavid said. “I don't want to see anyone go to a shootout. It's good to spend a little extra time because players, fans, no one does. Obviously, if there's none, then I'll shoot this one It would have ended with a war.”
In at least the latest format, players are generally pleased that things are unlikely to end in a glorious skill competition.
“It's obviously a shootout can be a lot of fun,” Barkov said. “But when you have a talented guy, skilled guy playing 3-on-3 hockey, I think it's probably one of the best things to see.
That's certainly true when Canada and Sweden played dramatic, end-to-end hockey based on Wednesday's overtime.
However, the regular season is not the best-on-best, and the 3-on-3 format has proven to be a hit or miss, and the team prioritizes owning all the other packs, so there are some overtimes becomes dull. Games with over 82 games are concerned about additional hits from players.
“I don't know how I'll do it if I'm just continuing to add longer and longer overtime,” Barkov said. “I'm fine with how it is now. I'll do anything that will make a decision.”
Nelson explained that he indifferent himself but would try it, but then thrusts a nail into his head.
“I think it's back to the question of whether everything wants to decide that in a shootout,” he told the Post.
One thing that will help keep players fresh if the NHL chooses to extend overtime is to adopt a different rule change for this tournament. Add 30 seconds to your TV timeout while taking each break.
Of course, it will probably have the opposite effect in practice, as it can afford the coaches to play more of their top guys.
“The people at the top will continue. If it's a succession, it's going to take a lot from you,” Welensky said. “I think it's going to be confusing, especially to see how the guy feels, preseason or something.
“I'm not against going for 10 minutes. But after seeing MacKinnon's comments, he was quite gassing how it looked. It takes a lot from you.”
