Meh IMO. It might be worth watching once but I don't see it having a lot of staying power. 3-on-3 is exciting because it's sudden death overtime with an extra point at stake after a tightly contested 60 minutes of NHL hockey. Players are tired which adds some intrigue/strategy as well.
Seeing semi-pro guys go back in forth in a glorified shinny game seems less appealing to me. It's one thing to do it once a year at the All-star game with the most skilled players in the game. It's another to watch guys like Rob Schemp dipsy doodle around and not bother to play much defence. Maybe if they implement a shot clock or 'over and back" rule as mentioned above, they could keep the action high paced.
I guess anything to grow the game is a positive. Good on them for trying something new.
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