The NHL All-Star Game never has really been kind to goaltenders.
With all the focus on skill, speed and scoring, and little emphasis on backchecking and defense, high-scoring games are already the norm, so what can the guys charged with keeping pucks out of the net expect from the new 3-on-3 format being used in the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game (5 p.m. ET on Sunday; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports)? With even more time and space, how will goalies approach this?
"Just survive," Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne said with a laugh. "When you think about 3-on-3 with all the best players, there's not going to be a lot of defending to help the goalie.