Anyone else pumped for the 4 nations?

[FerrisRox]

I'm not an NHL plant, but since it's been announced I've been excited for it. The ASG was waaaaarshed and this is something that, while flawed, I am looking forward to see. We haven't seen any of these guys Olympicsing when we should have, and it feels like an appetizer for it.

Just me?

Not even remotely.

A best-on-best hockey tournament that doesn't feature Russia is a total waste of time and a complete joke.

No interest, at all.

 

[cptjeff]

No tournament "means anything" in an objective sense. The Olympics is a corrupt organization only out to make money. Same with the NHL. All of this stuff is bread and circuses for the masses.

For those who say it's somehow not real or doesn't matter, what makes this any different from the Canada Cup? Completely made up tournament, in that case with 6 teams, that existed only to provide for best on best international hockey when the NHL wasn't in the Olympics. Hockey fans of that era remember many of those games as some of the best ever played.

We've got the best players in the world competing with their nation on their chest. It's not going to be crappy all star game hockey. They're going to care. I'm tired of the negativity. I expect this to be fun and exciting hockey.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Would be if they had done this

 

[Turin]

They just need more teams. 4 is lame.

Bring back team rest of Europe and young North Americans.

 

[Dirtyclapper]

I wish there was at least 1 exhibition game