Who else has very little interest in the Four Nations tournament?

[eviohh26]

does this replace all star weekend

yes

 

[PaulD]

Better than having an all star week end. But that ain't saying much

 

[trellaine201]

Would be MUCH better to see the best players in the world rather than go half way. What a ripoff for tickets as well.

 

[eviohh26]

Better than having an all star week end. But that ain't saying much

I'm not a fan of allstar crap. But kids seems to love the Skills Comp. Let the kids have it.

 

[JPT]

ASG weekend hit its peak with drunk Ovechkin. They will never catch that lightning in a bottle again.

 

[Kryten]

I'm not a fan of allstar crap. But kids seems to love the Skills Comp. Let the kids have it.

Skills comp for kids and retired stars game for grown ups

 

[PaulD]

I'm not a fan of allstar crap. But kids seems to love the Skills Comp. Let the kids have it.

Im.not a fan of the 4 nations ......Kids will like it though.

 

[PaulD]

Would be MUCH better to see the best players in the world rather than go half way. What a ripoff for tickets as well.

Couple of friends going to games in Montreal. Paying large.
I passed in favor of the beach Dominican Republic

 

[PaulD]

KC vs Bills ...... first half was a yawner after all the hype.

 

[JPT]

Players don't get paid any extra for this right?

 

[Czechboy]

Bouch replaces AP and I'll be more interested.

However, if McD or Bouch get hurt.. I'll be pissed.

Most my favs will be on a beach resting up.. Hronek, Bouch, Drai, Pasta, Necas.. expect them to have strong second halfs after this thing. I will watch though because

I want to see the Finn's altogether once
I think Sweden is absolutely flawless
US have the best paper roster and deserve that first senior gold since 1996
Canada will have Makar, MacK, McD and Crosby and that is hockey porn.

 

[Maverick41]

Weirdly, I am more interested in following how this tournament is received by the fans, than I am in the tournament itself.
I won't watch a single second myself, but I am looking forward to see how everybody here likes it.
If I hadn't so many other things to watch right now, I may have checked out at least one game, to see for myself.

The bar to be more interesting than the allstar game is not very high, but I hope for everyone watching that these games clear that bar and then some.
Looking forward to the reactions.

 

[the valiant effort]

Chai-nuh has actually been very fair they’ve paid us billions of dollars actually hundreds of billions of dollars. Canada is the one actually that has been very unfair.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I'm not excited. Having only 4 teams doesn't help.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I have no interest in it. I don't even care where the teams place in it.

 

[Voodoo Child]

An international best on best tournament where one team is dramatically not weaker, but more shallow than the other teams.

And an international best-on-best without Ovechkin, Kucherov, Kaprizov, Shesterkin, Drai, Hischier and Josi?

Again - was North America vs the World just too galaxy brained of a take for the league, when they did it a few years at the ASG?

Stupid tournament is better than the ASG but still stupid.

 

[wetcoast]

Would be MUCH better to see the best players in the world rather than go half way. What a ripoff for tickets as well.

Last time the NHL did that a ton of people shate on it.

It's replacing the all star weekend so that's a plus for me.

 

[pld459666]

Hate the concept of in season tournaments.

While I like Olympic Hockey, I hate that it's during the season.

Would prefer that they do this in the offseason and not potentially have teammates going at it with the playoffs still in the balance.

I'll watch the sideshow that it is, but would prefer it in July

 

[MoneyManny]

How can you not like best on best hockey tournament as a hockey fan? This ain’t gimmick all star games, every conditions point to players taking this seriously (they wanted it, preselect showing for OG)

Regular season games are all a best on best in the NHL.

I can see the appeal for this tournament for Europeans or people who don't have a home team but there's plenty of top level hockey to be watched right now.

I feel like this would have been better in the offseason.

 

[smakki]

I've been waiting World Cup for ages. It's sad that some people seem not to approciate seeing superstars like McDavid and Crosby playing together on their national jerseys.

So f***ing excited about this. Only thing whats sad is that there is no 8 teams, Czech especially should be there.. or atleast 6. But guess less games makes it easier to be arranged.

People who whine about this being middle of the season don't perhaps know that this is what PLAYERS wanted. Bet the injury risk is much lower than if this was in September for example. Also, if this was in "off-season" that would be just off their holidays, no player likes that.

 

[Mattb124]

How can you not like best on best hockey tournament as a hockey fan? This ain’t gimmick all star games, every conditions point to players taking this seriously (they wanted it, preselect showing for OG)

Sarcasm exists despite your denial. I was poking fun at the hipsters who care so little about the tournament that they have grown this thread to 21 pages.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

I'll be glued. It's the closest to best-on-best we'll have before the 2026 Olympics.

Not having Russia involved means one "best" is missing entirely. The Czechs and Slovaks would be capable of an upset or two. Maybe the Swiss and Germans as well.

Trying to cram a tournament into 8 days greatly limits what can be done. A September tourney would have been better. Just scrap the ASG entirely.

 

[Leviathan899]

This. It's meaningless. I legit forgot this was even happening until this thread.

It's supposed to grow the game but in reality it's a f*** you to all of the more mid-sized hockey nations like Czechia, Slovakia, Germany, etc who usually also get to participate. Instead we get "the four nations but in reality these four countries have the most NHL players so it's easy to organize" tournament.

The NBA mid-season tournament has more credibility because while yes, it's whack, guys at least put effort in since money is on the line, and who doesn't like to have more money?

Obviously guys don't get paid for the Olympics but at the very least the prestige/legacy is more than enough to entice players to play. Not really the case with this.

There’s really not that much

I have a huge amount of interest in it. Just the exercise of picking best on best teams for 4 countries is very cool. As a soccer fan I wish hockey had international play more intertwined in the league schedule.

McDavid and Matthews have never represented their countries against each other until this, that's a crime. When those jerseys go on players are going to be playing hard for their flags. People comparing it to an all-star game are insane. Obviously it's not the Olympics, but soccer has other international tournaments besides the World Cup that players care about as well.

There are a lot of small minded thinkers in the hockey world, unfortunately. This is going to be fantastic television and hockey.

 

[Leviathan899]

I've never saw the allure, outside of the Olympics, of in season tournaments.

And even then I'd prefer not to have that in season.

Feels like a cheap money gr

It's not "best on best" at all but an apartheid tournament. You might as well call the annual World Championships "best on best", then. Those interest me, but the upcoming apartheid tournament is firmly on my ignore list

Oh stop gatekeeping. People can be fans however they want. There is no "real fan" BS. Just because I don't want to gobble up everything the NHL is trying to sell me, doesn't make me a fake fan. The only good thing about this tournament is that it replaces the All-Star game for a year.

What a silly comment, of course there’s levels of fandom! Are you for real? They’re absolutely correct when they say if you’re not interested in watching mcdavid and co play Matthews and co, head to head, you’re crazy and clearly don’t enjoy hockey that much. You think a team with Marchand, bennett, Hagel, Konecny against Tkachuk bros is going to be a tame affair? It defies logic.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

What a silly comment, of course there’s levels of fandom! Are you for real? They’re absolutely correct when they say if you’re not interested in watching mcdavid and co play Matthews and co, head to head, you’re crazy and clearly don’t enjoy hockey that much. You think a team with Marchand, bennett, Hagel, Konecny against Tkachuk bros is going to be a tame affair? It defies logic.

Many people are not hockey fans but NHL fans.