One might expect a freewheeling player like Erik Karlsson to enjoy the open ice created by the NHL's new three-on-three overtime format.

Not so, says the Ottawa Senators defenseman and two-time Norris Trophy winner.

"It just makes me tired. I don't see the point in it," Karlsson said Thursday, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

"It's a bag skate," Karlsson says of OT. — Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) October 29, 2015

While the format is designed to decide games prior to the shootout, it hasn't worked out that way for the Senators.

Through nine games, Ottawa has participated in the game-deciding skills competition four times. The next closest team sits at two, and over half of the league has yet to take things that far.

Karlsson joins fellow defenseman Dustin Byfuglien as the latest to express a negative opinion.

A couple game-winners in overtime, however, might have Karlsson singing a different tune come season's end.