Do the Players who missed the Four Nations have an Advantage?

[Wings4Life]

Much has been said about the high intensity level of play at the Four Nations tournament. The Canadian and American players looked like they played a short, intense playoff series, when it was all said and done.

Here's a look at the top 5 scorers and their first two games back after playing (or not playing) the Four Nations tournament:

Nathan MacKinnon (played): 2GP 0G 0A 0Pts
Leon Draisaitl (did not play): 2GP 2G 1A 3Pts
Nikita Kucherov (did not play): 2GP 1G 2A 3Pts
Connor McDavid (played): 2GP 0G 1A 1Pts
Mitch Marner (played): 2GP 0G 0A 0Pts

So that begs the question, did a week of rest benefit the players who missed the Four Nations altogether?

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[PuckG]

Voted yes - but it’s a catch 22.

It’s likely very dependent on the player, their conditioning, health and recovery. Some might be more primed to play with continued competition whereas others could really benefit from the rest.

 

[Three On Zero]

Doubtful.

If they stuck around to heal injuries and continue condition training? Most likely

If they went on vacation and got shit faced with team members? Unlikely

 

[Miro4Norris]

Gotta be troll for ignoring Marner 2 goal game and MacK 3pts game in game3 McDavid is cold asf anyways