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

[kingsholygrail]

I'd rather they skip the break and have the playoffs start in April rather than May.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Germany and Switzerland don't have enough NHL players to field a team and this being an all NHL tournament is why they don't have teams. The Czechs are the only other country that could put together an all NHL team that would be allowed to play(Russia could as well but that's not gonna happen)

This is not a hard tournament to understand!

Russia is out because they're an international pariah.

NHL doesn't want to share revenues with the IIHF, so therefore only NHL players can play.

Czechia is the only other country that might be able to put together a full roster - but even Finland has some issues.

Watching Germany, Switzerland, Latvia, Denmark play would be amusing - but they can't make a roster out of NHL players, and they'd almost certainly lose badly in any event.

"Team Europe" and "Team North America" were interesting but when 2016 final was Canada versus "Team Europe" it just didn't have the same jam as nation vs nation.

I could wish for any one of the above factors to not be true (#1 on my wish list - for Russia to not be invading Ukraine), but it's not the world we live in.

So we take what we can get. And I'd much rather watch the 4 Nations than another All-Star game.

Canada vs Sweden is tomorrow...

 

[1909]

Bad time of the season for such a competition. And without the Russian NHL players, it is pointless.

 

[SirPaste]

Bad time of the season for such a competition. And without the Russian NHL players, it is pointless.

Agreed, seems like there is absolutely zero buzz about this tournament at all. Nobody cares.

 

[Crosby2010]

If the players play hard, it’ll be some of the best hockey we ever get to see.

If the players treat it as exhibition or worse, an all-star game, I will quickly tune out.

My thought too. I am hoping it is the former. But if it is just "Oh Tkachuk, I don't want to hurt you............hey text me in between periods so we can chat" type of thing then no thanks. The last best on best has been so long that the players now probably couldn't recall when this sort of hockey was really intense.

 

[Duder54]

Even if I wanted to watch, the only way to watch here in Switzerland is by buying Sky Sports for $30/month and even then, half the games are only available with German commentary.

Not available at all for NHL TV that I already pay for.

Lol @ the NHL.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Agreed, seems like there is absolutely zero buzz about this tournament at all. Nobody cares.

Doesn’t seem like you’ve read the room correctly.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Not interested at all. It’s not the Olympics it’s a pure marketing spectacle. The Stanley Cup is the only trophy that matters!

 

[ToDavid]

Is he going to play right after the tournament?

If he does, it makes a mockery out of the tournament.

I don’t see why it should be any different than a player that sits out the ASG.

You can't comprehend how a player might be injured now but ready to go in two weeks?

I've never heard of a player being penalized for missing the all-star game when they're injured prior to the break.

 

[Back in Black]

I'm happy it's gonna be NHL rules. No pansy Hockey, there will be fights!!!!

Especially Saturday night

 

[Back in Black]

The "All Star game" has become such a bore.....

 

[TheLegend27]

This tournament will get a few thousand views at most. Hopefully the NHL sees that the small bit of revenue they will collect isn’t worth it and it’s a one off tournament that won’t be repeated.

 

[Golden_Jet]

This tournament will get a few thousand views at most. Hopefully the NHL sees that the small bit of revenue they will collect isn’t worth it and it’s a one off tournament that won’t be repeated.

A few thousand views lol.
Be prepared to be disappointed then.

 

[antiqueslivers]

not interested but will watch because nothing else on