Now that theOlympicmen's hockey final is in the books, the postmortems have begun, and one of the biggest targets has been 3-on-3 overtime.
However, the International Ice Hockey Federation says it's not going anywhere.
After they had their hearts ripped out of their chests, stomped on, and then blasted in the face by the majestic soaring guitar lead of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" after Jack Hughes' golden goal to clinch the US's first men's hockey gold since 1980, Canadian fans had to turn their ire somewhere.
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Sure, as Nathan MacKinnon pointed out, the Canadians were the better team for most of the game.
Unfortunately, they weren't better at stuffing pucks in yawning cages, though.
So, the target of their frustration became the fact that the Olympics decides its medalists using 3-on-3 overtime as opposed to 5-on-5.
Team USA's Jack Hughes' game-winner in the gold medal game has led to criticism of the 3-on-3 overtime format, but it doesn't sound like it's going anywhere. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
They do have a point. Even the NHL, which popularized 3-on-3 as a way of increasing the excitement in overtime and reducing shootouts, doesn't use it in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
However, that point holds less water when you remember that everyone knew the rules going into the tournament. Also, the fact that 3-on-3 favored the quicker, more skilled Canadians,andSidney Crosby's Golden Goal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics was scored in 4-on-4 overtime, not 5-a-side.
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