What intensity do you expect the players to play the 4 Nations Tournament?

[The Crypto Guy]

I'm going with a preseason intensity.

Nobody wants to get hurt in a relatively nothing tournament, and nobody is going to go out there trying to injure anyone throwing hits while teams are about to start playoff pushes.

So while I expect some bumping, I don't expect anything even close to a regular season game. It's basically a 2 week long glorified all-star weekend.

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[Barry Amsterdam]

players are prideful especially wearing their national jersey. I expect maybe not playoff level but more than a normal regular season game.

 

[wetcoast]

players are prideful especially wearing their national jersey. I expect maybe not playoff level but more than a normal regular season game.

Came here to say something like this.

Also intensity doesn't equal hits but my guess some people are going to equate the 2.

voted playoff game although if there was a "in between regular season and playoff game that would be the preferred choice.

 

[PuckG]

They’re all competitors and they’re all the best of the best. I fully expect it to end up being playoff level.

 

[BB79]

It'll vary. If they're getting spanked or winning big, expect preseason levels of excitement. If it's a close game expect regular season game. Championship game will be like an intense regular season game but not playoff game.

 

[Ratbath]

NBA all star game level of participation

 

[ViD]

A glorified All Star game effort

Nobody will risk their NHL season for a tournament that doesn’t matter for anyone’s legacy

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Playoff level.

This is not some random Team East vs West or Team North America vs Team World.

People are underestimating what putting on your country's jersey means to these guys. Especially when it hasn't happened in a while.

 

[Rec T]

Low level/intensity regular season game

They're all professional players so there will be a desire to win plus various levels of pride in wearing their country's jersey. However they make their money being stars in the NHL & aren't going to want to jeopardize that for a relatively unimportant tournament. Add in that when they get back the push to the playoffs will really begin. So the effort won't be near 100% most of the time.

When everything gets filtered down, the championship game will likely be that of a playoff intensity as it's the final game.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

players are prideful especially wearing their national jersey. I expect maybe not playoff level but more than a normal regular season game.

If this were the case, the World Championships would be can't miss hockey.

 

[Suntouchable13]

They will be thinking about their teammates sitting on beautiful beaches while they have to be in cold Montreal and Boston in the middle of February.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

If this were the case, the World Championships would be can't miss hockey.

it would be if they actually brought the best players. usually it’s bunch of guys who miss the playoffs and even then people don’t want to go to the worlds

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

it would be if they actually brought the best players. usually it’s bunch of guys who miss the playoffs and even then people don’t want to go to the worlds

So much for prideful wearing their national jersey, then?

players are prideful especially wearing their national jersey. I expect maybe not playoff level but more than a normal regular season game.

I guess I got my point across.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

So much for prideful wearing their national jersey, then?



I guess I got my point across.

not quite. whether they go is one thing. but if they wear they jersey they aren’t going to half ass it out there

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

not quite. whether they go is one thing. but if they wear they jersey they aren’t going to half ass it out there

Right... But good players regularly go to the Worlds, too...

I guess what I'm getting at is, it's a bad impersonation of the Olympics. And we already have players opting out of it (Pietrangelo) in year one. Probably more to follow suit in the coming years.

 

[Staniowski]

They will player with great intensity. The players love the best-on-best environment.

The big difference from the NHL playoffs is that in the playoffs teams develop a real game-plan and style over time. A tournament like this doesn't completely allow that due to lack of time, etc.

But they'll be trying very hard.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Right... But good players regularly go to the Worlds, too...

I guess what I'm getting at is, it's a bad impersonation of the Olympics. And we already have players opting out of it (Pietrangelo) in year one. Probably more to follow suit in the coming years.

It’s a gimmick tournament for sure, but i still think it’ll be amazing hockey and best we’ve had since the Team NA gimmick we got a while back. I don’t want this to replace the olympics

 

[Golden_Jet]

Somewhere between regular and playoffs.

 

[hangman005]

About this level...

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

A glorified All Star game effort

Nobody will risk their NHL season for a tournament that doesn’t matter for anyone’s legacy

I am shocked at the poll results so far. I don't know why people are expecting anything more than the All-Star game level... it would be nice, but I expect a lot of people are going to be disappointed if they are expecting playoff intensity especially.