HF Habs: 4 Nations Face-Off: Rosters announced

[Rapala]

I would have some interest if the NHL had opened this up to non-NHL players. Although the Euro leagues wouldn't be keen to have their best players coming over for an exhibition tournament. This format? nah

They play the World Championships every year...
This is a money grab and the sad thing for me is these are all HIGHLY paid stars.
The World Cup was a joke and this is no better.
Why would you even risk your season over what will be a pittance.
Players will receive an undetermined amount of money

 

[Chili]

They play the World Championships every year...
This is a money grab and the sad thing for me is these are all HIGHLY paid stars.
The World Cup was a joke and this is no better.
Why would you even risk your season over what will be a pittance.
Players will receive an undetermined amount of money

The World Championships are an International tournament. 4 Nations is an NHL tournament

The WC's are long established and played every year so they have a significant following. 4 Nations has no history and who knows if it will ever be played again.

Beyond that this tournament is breaking up the NHL season and shoehorning a bunch of league games together in succession. What did the Habs play, 9 games in 16 days?

The Canada Cup was a great tournament which briefly morphed into the World Cup. That's the international tournament that would interest me most. Will we ever see that again in a real World Cup format? Who knows...

 

[Rapala]

The World Championships are an International tournament. 4 Nations is an NHL tournament

The WC's are long established and played every year so they have a significant following. 4 Nations has no history and who knows if it will ever be played again.

Beyond that this tournament is breaking up the NHL season and shoehorning a bunch of league games together in succession. What did the Habs play, 9 games in 16 days?

The Canada Cup was a great tournament which briefly morphed into the World Cup. That's the international tournament that would interest me most. Will we ever see that again in a real World Cup format? Who knows...

A real "World Cup" would be interesting but let's face it the only thing that sold the Canada Cup was the participation of the Soviet Union. There will never again be that level of angst and anticipation between two hockey Nations on this side of the pond. I'm really hoping we see Russia sometime soon in International Events and I also wish the Olympics would change the eligibility criteria to U23.
That would make a World Cup every four years far more interesting.

 

[ahmedou]

Captain: Sidney Crosby

Assistants: Connor McDavid, Cale Makar