Would you like to see a Canada vs USA best of seven?

[SeanMoneyHands]

I would, I think it would be the best. Not sure if my heart can take it though.

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[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

After what we saw between them at the 4 nations if you vote no you don't like hockey

 

[Jetcetera]

I prefer tournaments with a bunch of nations.

 

[olli]

NHL should find away to incorporate this every few years along with a Sweden Finland best of seven and maybe even a Russia Czechia best of 7. All going on at the same time so it would only take 2 weeks. Nobody gets to say they’re world champion but players wouldn’t care too much about that cause most other years they’d be able to play for a world title in an nhl ran tournament or the Olympics.

 

[majormajor]

It would be incredibly disruptive and dangerous for the athletes. The best players in the world trying to injure each other.

It would also pretty much be the greatest sporting event of all time and we would all riveted to it within seconds of puckdrop. The players would all say it was the most important thing they've ever done and that the Stanley Cup is unimportant in comparison.

So you decide.

 

[centipede2233]

You would need 40 man rosters because of all the injuries

 

[Gjman2019]

Voted no...

I think the 4 Nations Tournament was just right......

 

[Coffee]

After what we saw between them at the 4 nations if you vote no you don't like hockey

What if you like hockey but want to see a best of 5?

 

[Dallas Winston]

The amount of injuries and rest the players would need would be gargatuan. If they were to do it. It would have to be in the early summer. Each player would need a good 2-3 weeks to recover

 

[bobholly39]

I voted yes - because I would LOVE to see it.

Logically speaking though - it'll never happen. For a lot of reasons:

1. What about the other countries?

2. When, during season? Too disruptive

3. Risk of injury would be huge

etc

 

[Auston Marlander]

What if you like hockey but want to see a best of 5?

Best of 6 with goal differential being the tie breaker.

 

[LightningStorm]

I voted yes - because I would LOVE to see it.

Logically speaking though - it'll never happen. For a lot of reasons:

1. What about the other countries?

2. When, during season? Too disruptive

3. Risk of injury would be huge

etc

Stole the words right outta my mouth. The entertainment factor would be off the charts. but logistically you could only do this in the offseason if it was strictly a series between these 2 and not a tournament between the other nations too. And yeah, the risk of injury would be high for how heated this would get.

A possible compromise is having a best of 3 final in future WCH, like 1996. Though the NHL holding it in the middle of the season as oppose to the offseason makes that less feasible.

 

[PainForShane]

Honestly in the current political climate I kind of wouldn't. Would love to see the hockey but too much other geopolitical stuff going on. We can wait and have this series later.

FWIW, as an American I'm glad Canada won

 

[NyQuil]

I would, but I can't see the owners going for it.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

They should have run it as a best of 3 and kept it to these two countries if they were leaving out Pastrnak, Ovechkin, Draisaitl etc.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...screw it, just have a NHL Royal Rumble...30 teams, no DQ...

 

[LarKing]

Honestly in the current political climate I kind of wouldn't. Would love to see the hockey but too much other geopolitical stuff going on. We can wait and have this series later.

FWIW, as an American I'm glad Canada won

Or you can not associate hockey with politics and just enjoy the game?

This site needs a downvote for posts like this

 

[BB79]

FWIW, as an American I'm glad Canada won

Then you're not an American.

 

[PainForShane]

Or you can not associate hockey with politics and just enjoy the game?

This site needs a downvote for posts like this

I expressed my opinion. You can disagree.

I do agree this site could use downvotes. Hopefully that functionality gets added someday (hopefully soon)

 

[Rob Brown]

Or you can not associate hockey with politics and just enjoy the game?

This site needs a downvote for posts like this

It was a bit difficult to expect millions of people on both sides of the border to not bring politics into it based on what was going on.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Not during the season, there would be no survivors

 

[Machinehead]

I don't have any interest in this.

Logistically it doesn't make sense, it would exclude other teams, 7 game series are exhausting as it is, and it's too much of a good thing.

Also, to be completely honest, the US might be able to beat Canada in a one-off, but if you put these teams together for 7 games, I don't think it's gonna be all that close. By game 3, the puck wouldn't leave the US zone.

I'd like for them to meet in short tournaments more often but keep them as short tournaments. It works for the international game where there's significantly less parity.

 

[ole ole]

If we are going to have a best of 7 i would like to see the 2 top teams going at it. Canada and Russia.

 

[authentic]

If we are going to have a best of 7 i would like to see the 2 top teams going at it. Canada and Russia.

I seriously doubt Russia is better than the states

 

[Love]

When people like something they can’t control themselves. They overuse it to the point where it’s tired, excessive, and no longer exciting. This is the direction we’re going after the success of the four nations.

“Let’s do it every single year!”

“Let’s have a 7 game series between US and Canada!”