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

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

I had zero interest in the lead up. But now that it's here, 2 days away, I'm actually pretty pumped for it. Team Sweden is absolutely deadly imo, they will be in the finals

 

[njdevils1982]

i've already spent more time reading and posting in this thread then i will on gary's jokeshow

 

[Bruins4Lifer]

Crosby's banged up and is practicing/still wants to play for Canada? I think that tells me the players care, and it will be entertaining high-intensity hockey.

 

[Marioesque]

It's not much, but it beats all-star games

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It’s a little bit of a joke when players are sitting out a tournament when they are healthy enough to play NHL games.

Either you can play or you cannot. It makes a mockery of the tournament.

I will be specifically rooting against the Knights and Canucks, and the two players who chose to sit out. Further, both players should be punished by their national ice hockey federation and suspended for the Olympics next year.

 

[Dr Pepper]

It’s a little bit of a joke when players are sitting out a tournament when they are healthy enough to play NHL games.

Either you can play or you cannot. It makes a mockery of the tournament.

I will be specifically rooting against the Knights and Canucks, and the two players who chose to sit out. Further, both players should be punished by their national ice hockey federation and suspended for the Olympics next year.

Quinn Hughes actually missed a few games dealing with his injury.

Not sure what to make of Alex Pietrangelo suddenly unable (or unwilling) to participate though, dude played in every Vegas game leading up to the tournament.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Ticket prices are my biggest complaint. For a tournament that a lot of people here say they don't care about the ticket prices are all still really high.

I plan on going to Boston if the US actually makes the final but I'm prepared to be disappointed and them not make it anyway since the world junior teams are the only US teams who don't disappoint.

 

[WarriorofTime]

It’s a little bit of a joke when players are sitting out a tournament when they are healthy enough to play NHL games.

Hughes has missed the last few NHL games.

 

[jj cale]

Whatever anyone's feelings on it and everybody has made valid points i can say one thing, as a fan of a participating team, I'd rather win it then lose it.

I think anytime, any place any format or failings it's an honour to put on your countries jerseys and I expect maximum effort, pride and intensity.


I get less then that then the tournaments a failure.

 

[BluesyShoes]

Crosby's banged up and is practicing/still wants to play for Canada? I think that tells me the players care, and it will be entertaining high-intensity hockey.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be the most meaningful hockey Crosby will play this season, but I don't believe that is saying much.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

When Canada loses to Sweden on Wednesday any and all interest from Canada will immediately vanish.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

It’s a gimmick that’s basically an easy money grab for the NHL. I’ll watch highlights but I’m not tuning into the Walmart Olympics.

 

[bossram]

It’s a little bit of a joke when players are sitting out a tournament when they are healthy enough to play NHL games.

Either you can play or you cannot. It makes a mockery of the tournament.

I will be specifically rooting against the Knights and Canucks, and the two players who chose to sit out. Further, both players should be punished by their national ice hockey federation and suspended for the Olympics next year.

This is unhinged. Quinn's missed their last 4 games. He has an oblique injury.

 

[GindyDraws]

All Star games are such an anachronism, but I'm not really into this idea. For one, what about the players from countries not in the four chosen? Geopolitics pretty much bar Russia, but what of Germany (who didn't have enough talent to make a team from NHL players) or the Czech Republic?

 

[bossram]

Crosby's banged up and is practicing/still wants to play for Canada? I think that tells me the players care, and it will be entertaining high-intensity hockey.

Yep. I don't get the people saying this will be like an all-star game intensity, or that guys will be just gliding around playing pond hockey. They're out to lunch.

The players are competitive. They want to be there. It's going to be intense and entertaining hockey.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yep. I don't get the people saying this will be like an all-star game intensity, or that guys will be just gliding around playing pond hockey. They're out to lunch.

The players are competitive. They want to be there. It's going to be intense and entertaining hockey.

I don't think players are going to hit their NHL teammates. Nor are they going to take pucks to uncomfortable places.

 

[Dr Pepper]

All Star games are such an anachronism, but I'm not really into this idea. For one, what about the players from countries not in the four chosen? Geopolitics pretty much bar Russia, but what of Germany (who didn't have enough talent to make a team from NHL players) or the Czech Republic?

I guess they were just unlucky to not be born in any of the four countries arbitrarily determined to take part in this tournament.

Germans, Czechs and players of other nationalities must instead wait until the Olympic rosters take shape, I suppose - and enjoy the break that this tournament gives them.

 

[GindyDraws]

I guess they were just unlucky to not be born in any of the four countries arbitrarily determined to take part in this tournament.

Germans, Czechs and players of other nationalities must instead wait until the Olympic rosters take shape, I suppose - and enjoy the break that this tournament gives them.

I pretty much lost interest in NHL tournaments after the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament had North America despite featuring the two North American countries and crammed a bunch of players into a generic Europe roster.

 

[Dr Pepper]

I pretty much lost interest in NHL tournaments after the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament had North America despite featuring the two North American countries and crammed a bunch of players into a generic Europe roster.

Wasn't "North America" just a scattering of players who fit a lower age requirement? Think they were all under 24 or something.

And yes it made zero sense and I'm glad they're not doing that again.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Wasn't "North America" just a scattering of players who fit a lower age requirement? Think they were all under 24 or something.

And yes it made zero sense and I'm glad they're not doing that again.

And yet that team garnered far more interest than the rest of the teams combined.

 

[GindyDraws]

Wasn't "North America" just a scattering of players who fit a lower age requirement? Think they were all under 24 or something.

And yes it made zero sense and I'm glad they're not doing that again.

North America was the 23 and under group. If you were 24 or older they shoved you into Canada or the USA.

 

[VVV]

My level of hype is quite low tbh. The whole thing just feel gimmicky to me.

That said it's better than the all star game so there's that

 

[Satans Hockey]

I don't think players are going to hit their NHL teammates. Nor are they going to take pucks to uncomfortable places.

Not that Bratt is a big checker but lol...

 

[deca guard]

nhls pathetic attempt at making hockey more popular

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

I mean is this the replacement for the allstar break? If so that's cool, but 2 weeks seems too much. I'll watch the highlights in the morning with my coffee but results don't matter to me much here.