HF Habs: 4 Nations Face-Off: It's Here!

[Marioesque]

i don't know anyone who wants the All-Star game either. We want to see 'all nations' not this dumbed down version. The people not playing is insane, they could make another world team

Pastrňák, Nečas, Hronek, Vejmelka, Dostál, Gudas etc for Czechia, Hischier, Josi, Fiala, Siegenthaler for Swiss or Draisaitl, Stutzle and Peterka for Germany.

They'll play in the olympics for their teams. I would have no interest in world team, no gimmick teams.

Nonsense. Politics don’t belong in sports.

When in history has that been the case? Sports figures are a massive political tool, especially for Russia.

 

[schwang26]

They don't represent russia when they play in the NHL though. Russia not being there is fine as long as NHL does the same if another country annex iced lands by force either economic or military. Slovakia and Czechia not being there is a farce though that's for sure. Even germany and swiss should be there i mean you make a tournament where Draisaitl, Stutzle, Seider, Hischier, Meier and Josi can't play it's a joke.

Exactly what Trumpy is trying to do. How long before the US is excluded

 

[LaP]

Exactly what Trumpy is trying to do. How long before the US is excluded

He's too busy banning paper straw.

BTW on the subjet are paper straws in quebec better than elsewhere cause paper straws here are perfectly fine unless you drink your McDonald coka 1 week later. I understand they probably put chemicals similar to teflon in them which is probably even worse than plastic but the straws are fine. I've seen so many videos today of paper straws disintegrating themselves in 5 min i'm kind of surprised.

 

[LaP]

Apparently Cinderella will be the starting goalie for Canada. So we'll finish 4th.

 

[covfefe]

He's too busy banning paper straw.

BTW on the subjet are paper straws in quebec better than elsewhere cause paper straws here are perfectly fine unless you drink your McDonald coka 1 week later. I understand they probably put chemicals similar to teflon in them which is probably even worse than plastic but the straws are fine. I've seen so many videos today of paper straws disintegrating themselves in 5 min i'm kind of surprised.

They're just like advanced stats in hockey - flimsy and based on a faulty premise.

 

[schwang26]

He's too busy banning paper straw.

BTW on the subjet are paper straws in quebec better than elsewhere cause paper straws here are perfectly fine unless you drink your McDonald coka 1 week later. I understand they probably put chemicals similar to teflon in them which is probably even worse than plastic but the straws are fine. I've seen so many videos today of paper straws disintegrating themselves in 5 min i'm kind of surprised.

Might be some kind of wax maybe?

 

[BLONG7]

The NHL dropped the ball on this. Nobody cares about a 4 team tournament when we aren’t getting real best on best international hockey. Stalling the NHL in the middle of a season for this garbage is ridiculous.

The 4 teams thing, is kinda meaningless.........it's one thing to do this in the middle of the season for the olympics, but not for this ...............albeit much better than the All-Star Garbage crap they have spewed the last few seasons.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Not enough rocky IV fans in the house

Huge fan Lolol

 

[Rapala]

Monty is likely to get a good rest riding the pine.
Binnington will really have to shit the bed to get pulled in this tournament.

 

[LaP]

Monty is likely to get a good rest riding the pine.
Binnington will really have to shit the bed to get pulled in this tournament.

Binnington will shit the bed that's the thing. He's not good.

 

[CharleyHorse]

Nonsense. Politics don’t belong in sports. My feelings may be hurt if Russia does well.

How many countries has the US invaded?

Yikes, you only managed to pull two strawman arguments out of the logic-fallacy toolbox? Seems like your not even trying - you could have at least thrown in a red herring for good measure. My feelings and U.S. invasions have absolutely nothing to do with what I said - way to miss the point.

Letting Russian athletes compete internationally while their country is invading Ukraine isn’t just ‘sports.’ It’s a PR opportunity for Russia and the f***er running it - wave the flag, play the anthem, and pretend to look respectable on the world stage. You like catchy, tweet-like lines like 'Politics don’t belong in sports'? I’ve got one for you: 'Sports aren’t above ethics.' Now, that's catchy and accurate.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Yikes, you only managed to pull two strawman arguments out of the logic-fallacy toolbox? Seems like your not even trying - you could have at least thrown in a red herring for good measure. My feelings and U.S. invasions have absolutely nothing to do with what I said - way to miss the point.

Letting Russian athletes compete internationally while their country is invading Ukraine isn’t just ‘sports.’ It’s a PR opportunity for Russia and the f***er running it - wave the flag, play the anthem, and pretend to look respectable on the world stage. You like catchy, tweet-like lines like 'Politics don’t belong in sports'? I’ve got one for you: 'Sports aren’t above ethics.' Now, that's catchy and accurate.

Lolol. I will add you to my ignore list.

 

[Canadienna]

I remember Marchand saying something earlier along the lines of "it'll be nice to not get boo'd for once in that rink".

Think he gets boo'd?

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Lolol. I will add you to my ignore list.

It's the people who liked your post that should be put on ignore. And since we aren't allowed to talk about politics any post like yours should be deleted because posters can't refute it.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

It's the people who liked your post that should be put on ignore. And since we aren't allowed to talk about politics any post like yours should be deleted because posters can't refute it.

Another one.

 

[expy]

Binnington will shit the bed that's the thing. He's not good.

None of the goalies are that good, it's basically best of the rest.
Fleury probab;y should've made it tbh.

 

[Andrei79]

We should put the Czech Republic and Slovakia together to make a full team, crazy that’s never been thought of before

Sure, the league can want that, but I wonder if it's ever come up that they're two distinct countries that amicably split, but still decided to split for a number of reasons. I'm not sure Slovaks would want that. At all.

 

[Tyson]

If Russian players are welcomed all over the league then why couldn't they put a team together with those same players?

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Yikes, you only managed to pull two strawman arguments out of the logic-fallacy toolbox? Seems like your not even trying - you could have at least thrown in a red herring for good measure. My feelings and U.S. invasions have absolutely nothing to do with what I said - way to miss the point.

Letting Russian athletes compete internationally while their country is invading Ukraine isn’t just ‘sports.’ It’s a PR opportunity for Russia and the f***er running it - wave the flag, play the anthem, and pretend to look respectable on the world stage. You like catchy, tweet-like lines like 'Politics don’t belong in sports'? I’ve got one for you: 'Sports aren’t above ethics.' Now, that's catchy and accurate.

We used to play Russia during the Cold War. It’s a bit extreme to have them still banned for something none of the players can control.

And I’m from the US and historically what our government and military has done is far more atrocious. The current President wants to take over Canada, why is the US being allowed to shine on the world stage?

Is it because we don’t care about hockey here so it isn’t a punishment to us like it is to Russia? Or we can admit that there is a societal impact on our decision that has less to do with ethics and more to do with foreign policy concerns, which probably shouldn’t be a thing in sports

 

[Tyson]

None of the goalies are that good, it's basically best of the rest.
Fleury probab;y should've made it tbh.

Logan Thompson has done more than enough to be on this team and Monty imo should not be one of the 3 goalies.

 

[CharleyHorse]

Lolol. I will add you to my ignore list

 

[expy]

Logan Thompson has done more than enough to be on this team and Monty imo should not be one of the 3 goalies.

Ah, forgot Thompson was Canadian, yea...

I don't think anyone sane is arguing that Montemblows shouldn't be on the team.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

We used to play Russia during the Cold War. It’s a bit extreme to have them still banned for something none of the players can control.

And I’m from the US and historically what our government and military has done is far more atrocious. The current President wants to take over Canada, why is the US being allowed to shine on the world stage?

Is it because we don’t care about hockey here so it isn’t a punishment to us like it is to Russia? Or we can admit that there is a societal impact on our decision that has less to do with ethics and more to do with foreign policy concerns, which probably shouldn’t be a thing in sports

The players haven't been banned. They just aren't allowed to represent their country.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

OP should include the schedule even though wink wink absolutely no one will be watching.