Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I’d have a lot more sympathy if it was an actual tournament of note and not a glorified all-star game that the NHL is vainly trying to turn into something serious.

As it stands, does anyone think that this will have any kind of lasting historical legacy?

I don’t hear a lot of people reminiscing fondly about the final of the last World Cup between Team Europe and Canada.

These days, when the NHL tries to do international hockey without the IIHF being involved in any real capacity, they f*** it up.

I highly doubt it. I was going to reference the last World Cup myself until I read your next line. Lol.

The NHL wants it to be theirs so bad, but it just doesn't have the luster that the Olympics seems to have. I'm sure there will be some decent hockey and they can't F it up as bad as the absymal All-Star weekends have gotten, but I would prefer it just not be happening.

 

[NyQuil]

I highly doubt it. I was going to reference the last World Cup myself until I read your next line. Lol.

The NHL wants it to be theirs so bad, but it just doesn't have the luster that the Olympics seems to have. I'm sure there will be some decent hockey and they can't F it up as bad as the absymal All-Star weekends have gotten, but I would prefer it just not be happening.

It’s actually not that hard to do an NHL sanctioned World Cup that would have actual historical significance, but the owners just don’t want to do it.

 

[JD1]

It’s actually not that hard to do an NHL sanctioned World Cup that would have actual historical significance, but the owners just don’t want to do it.

The owners are in the asset management business...I'm not sure what the numbers will look like but I'd think that maybe 1/3rd of nhl salary will be there. Every guy that comes back injured cost his owner money. And you can get the extreme example like us where you have a Hasek situation

 

[NyQuil]

The owners are in the asset management business...I'm not sure what the numbers will look like but I'd think that maybe 1/3rd of nhl salary will be there. Every guy that comes back injured cost his owner money. And you can get the extreme example like us where you have a Hasek situation

And yet the World Cup of soccer exists.

 

[JD1]

And yet the World Cup of soccer exists.

My knowledge of soccer doesn't extend much beyond being able to spell the word but do they have the same level of injuries?

 

[NyQuil]

My knowledge of soccer doesn't extend much beyond being able to spell the word but do they have the same level of injuries?

Carvajal, Rodri injuries show top players have too many games. Are national teams to blame?

Spain's first home game since winning Euro 2024 will see them without two of their captains, Dani Carvajal and Rodri, due to long-term injuries caused by burnout. Is there a way to fix this mess?

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Part of the issue is that they keep adding club games to the schedule through additional exhibitions, Cups etc. while also expanding international tournaments to have more teams and potentially more games.

The big difference is that international competition is part of the culture of European and South American sport and it isn’t in North America.

They may gripe about it but they will never do away with it.

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

I’d have a lot more sympathy if it was an actual tournament of note and not a glorified all-star game that the NHL is vainly trying to turn into something serious.

As it stands, does anyone think that this will have any kind of lasting historical legacy?

I don’t hear a lot of people reminiscing fondly about the final of the last World Cup between Team Europe and Canada.

These days, when the NHL tries to do international hockey without the IIHF being involved in any real capacity, they f*** it up.

And the Young Guns.

Instead of "World Cup", I was calling it the
"NHL Marketing Cup".

 

[Loach]

My knowledge of soccer doesn't extend much beyond being able to spell the word but do they have the same level of injuries?

Injuries? Half the players die every play and then magically jump up right as rain .11 seconds later.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Injuries? Half the players die every play and then magically jump up right as rain .11 seconds later.

No they wait for the “magic” spray before jumping up.

 

[JD1]

Injuries? Half the players die every play and then magically jump up right as rain .11 seconds later.

Ya that's kind of my perception of it but I don't follow very closely

 

[Loach]

Ya that's kind of my perception of it but I don't follow very closely

It's gross. Make me puke.

 

[bicboi64]

Hopefully Gus and Markstrom play the majority of the games. I want Ullmark back as healthy as can be

 

[Cosmix]

My knowledge of soccer doesn't extend much beyond being able to spell the word but do they have the same level of injuries?

There is no body-checking in football.

 

[swiftwin]

And yet the World Cup of soccer exists.

That's because the World Cup is organized by FIFA, which is the soccer equivalent of the IIHF.

 

[Alex1234]

Linus can't comeback soon enough
He makes such a difference
That December month was plain ridiculous