Noted sports opinion-giver Skip Bayless was fired up on Wednesday about the Team USA hockey win in overtime at the Olympics over Sweden.<\/p>\n
Rightfully so. It was quite the game. Except then Bayless went a little off course.<\/p>\n
Bayless watched the 3-on-3 overtime format and thought it was awesome.<\/p>\n
“You know, 3-on-3 is much more fun to watch,” Bayless wrote on X<\/a>. “More open ice. More 1-on-1 shots on goal. Less lucky-bounce high-traffic goals in front of net.”<\/p>\n The problem is that that wasn’t the end of Bayless’ post.<\/p>\n He then wrote: “Listening, NHL?”<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Jake Canter had a 20% chance to live, but he just won an Olympic medal<\/a><\/p>\n The community note on X is gold: “The NHL already has 3v3 OT.”<\/p>\n The funniest reply might be this one:<\/p>\n So true Skip!! I\u2019ve been saying something similar about the NBA. If they added a 3 point arc, it could potentially increase scores, shot volume and possessions per team. Listening, NBA?<\/p>\n \u2014 Chronic Overleafer (@Jb5haw) February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0A dog stole the show at the finish line of cross country skiing<\/a><\/p>\n There’s actually a question here of whether Bayless thinks the NHL should go to 3-on-3 all the time, or whether he doesn’t know the overtime rules.<\/p>\n Either way, it’s not an ideal look for someone who gets paid a lot of money to talk about sports.<\/p>\n I think this is the 3rd high profile sports TV personality who has made such a post. The NHL already has 3-on-3 OT. We\u2019ve got to get the fathers back in the home and make NHL more accessible on TV. https:\/\/t.co\/YWLTAO3OUN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Josh Brown (@RhubarbBrown) February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n There might be more 3-on-3 before the Olympics are done. Three of the four quarterfinals went to overtime, and all the way through the gold medal game, the OT format remains 3-on-3. Buckle up.<\/p>\n More Olympics news:<\/p>\n