GDT: 4 Nations Tournament

[CutOnDime97]

Sanheim deserves it with how he's played this year if true

2025 4 Nations Face-Off

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[dragonoffrost]

Wait something is actually given on merit?

 

[CutOnDime97]

Risto going too

 

[Magua]

Hopefully for Sanheim, Hicketts didn’t make the team too.

What a world. A guy who couldn’t even take Provorov’s minutes and was almost traded for Krug a year ago is one of the 7 best Canadian defensemen in the NHL. Makes you think.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Hopefully for Sanheim, Hicketts didn’t make the team too.

What a world. A guy who couldn’t take Provorov’s minutes and was almost traded for Krug a year ago is one of the 7 best Canadian defensemen in the NHL.

Because he was almost traded, according to some sources

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Hopefully for Sanheim, Hicketts didn’t make the team too.

What a world. A guy who couldn’t even take Provorov’s minutes and was almost traded for Krug a year ago is one of the 7 best Canadian defensemen in the NHL. Makes you think.

How f***ing embarrassing would that be if anyone was smart enough to notice.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Because he was almost traded, according to some sources

Someone lit a fire under Sanheim’s arse…

 

[Magua]

How f***ing embarrassing would that be if anyone was smart enough to notice.

Can’t even imagine the handshake that Dan Hilferty gave Sandy after practice. Hope he doesn’t wash that hand until February.

 

[trostol]

so which one will get seriously injured lol

 

[flyersnorth]

"Let's showcase these four countries, and f*** the rest of ya all."

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

"Let's showcase these four countries, and f*** the rest of ya all."

They want as much NHL players on these rosters as possible. Some of those other countries probably would have like a quarter to half of their rosters made up of players outside the NHL.

I think it’s stupid but the NHL has been pretty rigid with the last two world cup’s. It’s what birthed Team Europe & Team North America for example.

I personally rather them invite Russia, Slovakia, Czechia, & Germany on top of these four & do a more truer best on best regardless of who these teams roster.

 

[Starat327]

Hopefully for Sanheim, Hicketts didn’t make the team too.

What a world. A guy who couldn’t even take Provorov’s minutes and was almost traded for Krug a year ago is one of the 7 best Canadian defensemen in the NHL. Makes you think.

Moments like these make me want to post the St Pats jersey over and over again.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Under normal circumstances I'm sure they would have loved to include Russia.

 

[Larry44]

They want as much NHL players on these rosters as possible. Some of those other countries probably would have like a quarter to half of their rosters made up of players outside the NHL.

I think it’s stupid but the NHL has been pretty rigid with the last two world cup’s. It’s what birthed Team Europe & Team North America for example.

I personally rather them invite Russia, Slovakia, Czechia, & Germany on top of these four & do a more truer best on best regardless of who these teams roster.

The problem is that Russia is persona non grata while the invasion of Ukraine continues. I’m good with that. They went with the 4 best because, realistically, the Czechs and Slovaks would have trouble competing. Not a perfect solution but the players want international games, they all want the revenue. Olympics are coming soon.

 

[dragonoffrost]

They want as much NHL players on these rosters as possible. Some of those other countries probably would have like a quarter to half of their rosters made up of players outside the NHL.

I think it’s stupid but the NHL has been pretty rigid with the last two world cup’s. It’s what birthed Team Europe & Team North America for example.

I personally rather them invite Russia, Slovakia, Czechia, & Germany on top of these four & do a more truer best on best regardless of who these teams roster.

Current politics kinda made Russia a no for this year otherwise I'd think they would have done 6 and had them and one of Slovakia/Czechia/Germany as the final one. And to do 6 and not have Russia would be a tough sell if you only look at Hockey Talent.

 

[flyersnorth]

They want as much NHL players on these rosters as possible. Some of those other countries probably would have like a quarter to half of their rosters made up of players outside the NHL.

I think it’s stupid but the NHL has been pretty rigid with the last two world cup’s. It’s what birthed Team Europe & Team North America for example.

I personally rather them invite Russia, Slovakia, Czechia, & Germany on top of these four & do a more truer best on best regardless of who these teams roster.

Yeah I get that - I was being mostly facetious. It's just a weird thing to go ahead with it and tell basically a third of your player base, nah, there's no actual way you can participate in this tournament, and some of these guys are among the absolute best in the NHL.

 

[Larry44]

Yeah I get that - I was being mostly facetious. It's just a weird thing to go ahead with it and tell basically a third of your player base, nah, there's no actual way you can participate in this tournament, and some of these guys are among the absolute best in the NHL.

I think we need to realize that this is all about two things: first, giving Crosby one final time to wear Team Canada's jersey as Captain, as he's not making the Olympic team; and second, to give McDavid some international experience in best-on-best before he's the feature player for all the Olympic ads.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I think we need to realize that this is all about two things: first, giving Crosby one final time to wear Team Canada's jersey as Captain, as he's not making the Olympic team; and second, to give McDavid some international experience in best-on-best before he's the feature player for all the Olympic ads.

Crosby will be on the team next year.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Current politics kinda made Russia a no for this year otherwise I'd think they would have done 6 and had them and one of Slovakia/Czechia/Germany as the final one. And to do 6 and not have Russia would be a tough sell if you only look at Hockey Talent.

The first two world cup’s they did those eight nations. I get why it won’t happen but ideally I would have liked a return to that.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Interestingly Slovakia only has five regular NHLers. They’ve had a bit of a brief renaissance recently and have been a historical B level contender, but yeah it’s a tough sell in a tournament like this intended to showcase NHL players.

Germany has seven full timers and Switzerland has 10. Switzerland has more international success but Germany has more star power. It would be a tough last cut if you are going with an 8 team tournament that includes Russia.

 

[pit]

A guy who couldn’t even take Provorov’s minutes and was almost traded for Krug a year ago is one of the 7 best Canadian defensemen in the NHL. Makes you think.

Makes you think how awesome they are at professional evaluation, amirite?

I'm sure if that trade did go down it would have been Tort's fault like the Ghost trade was AV's.

Water under the bridge though.

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Tavares.

Every other name seemed probable/possible.