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#5 - I couldn’t care less about this silly mid season tournament.

5. It’s ridiculous to pause the game mid-season and have the best players in the league risk injury to play in a meaningless tournament.

#5 - I couldn’t care less about this silly mid season tournament.
- mikeyo27

This x 100

Love the sport. Definitely be watching. USA.

Canada doesn't have very good goalies, whereas the USA squad is very deep. I am from Canada, but expect USA to win.

I am not watching this pointless tournament, but team USA will win.

Love the sport. Definitely be watching. USA.
- Angus4444

Pulling for Canada, but the US should win this. The 5th best US goalie would start for Canada. They selected Sam Montembeault as the 3rd stringer FFS.

Canada doesn't have very good goalies, whereas the USA squad is very deep. I am from Canada, but expect USA to win.

I am not watching this pointless tournament, but team USA will win.
- TheFreak

Agreed on all counts. Except, I will watch. Lots of great players in the tourney.

Agreed on all counts. Except, I will watch. Lots of great players in the tourney.
- Hextall271

I also think Mac and MC need to play together...the speed and puck control would be mezmerizing

Fake tournament without mother Russia. Need to stop excluding the Russians.

Fake tournament without mother Russia. Need to stop excluding the Russians.
- furio16

We serve an old moan in a dry season
A lighthouse keeper in the desert sun
Dreamers of sleepers and white treason
We dream of rain and the history of the gun
There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia
A white house in a red square
I'm living in films for the sake of Russia
A Kino Runner for the DDR
And the fifty-two daughters of the revolution
Turn the gold to chrome
Gift...nothing to lose

We serve an old moan in a dry season
A lighthouse keeper in the desert sun
Dreamers of sleepers and white treason
We dream of rain and the history of the gun
There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia
A white house in a red square
I'm living in films for the sake of Russia
A Kino Runner for the DDR
And the fifty-two daughters of the revolution
Turn the gold to chrome
Gift...nothing to lose
- corduroy

Eagles win the Super Bowl. Pitchers and Catchers reporting soon. 4 Nations. Incompetent Flyers loving it as they will fly under the radar and out of the news.

Eagles win the Super Bowl. Pitchers and Catchers reporting soon. 4 Nations. Incompetent Flyers loving it as they will fly under the radar and out of the news.
- furio16

They are winning the culture game tho

Ill watch because it will be the only hockey on. And I will be rooting for team USA.

Fake tournament without mother Russia. Need to stop excluding the Russians.
- furio16

Once they make peace with Ukraine they will be let back in

Go Canada, but the US team looks best overall on paper.

Canada doesn't have very good goalies, whereas the USA squad is very deep. I am from Canada, but expect USA to win.

I am not watching this pointless tournament, but team USA will win.
- TheFreak

Canada should have selected Logan Thompson for one of their goalies

Canada should have selected Logan Thompson for one of their goalies
- WhiskeyMan

MAF is a clutch playoff big money goalie.

Apparently Kuzmenko is an expected trade candidate. Makes sense for a guy on an expiring contract. Get what you can for him.

https://www.broadstreetho...rei-kuzmenko-by-deadline/

MAF is a clutch playoff big money goalie.
- HockeyBuzzed

You guys should trade for him.

Canada should have selected Logan Thompson for one of their goalies
- WhiskeyMan

I agree. At least include him as the third goalie. Selecting Montembeault because he's represented Canada before and is a Hab was not a smart move.

For those Luchanko haters:

Jett Luchanko (C, Guelph Storm)

The Flyers' 2024 first-round pick played an outstanding offensive game on Saturday despite a wild 10-7 loss by Luchanko's Guelph Storm club to the Saginaw Spirit. Guelph trailed 5-0 and were outshot 20-6 through the first period. Amid the multiple comeback bids by Guelph, 18-year-old team captain Luchanko scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season while setting up taillies by Ryan McGuire and Charlie Paquette. Luchanko won 15 of 22 faceoffs and managed to finish on the positive side of the plus/minus ledger despite the deluge of goals from the opposing club.

In 27 games played this season for Guelph, Luchanko has averaged 1.33 points per game (15 goals, 21 assists, 36 points). Keep in mind that the Storm (15-27-7) are a rebuilding team at the bottom of the Western Conference. Despite missing 22 of Guelph's 49 games played to date, Luchanko is second on the team in points and by far the team's points-per-game leader.

All star games in physical sports like hockey and football have never made sense to me. Doing this silly season 4 nations tournament makes even less sense to me. First problem, it's mid season and players are trying to stay healthy and win games to make the playoffs and even go on a deep run for the Cup. What do they care about this 4 nations tourney? Secondly, the players are not even being compensated for winning the tourney, so they have no incentive. Thirdly, they are leaving out a portion of the NHL by not allowing Russia and other countries to be represented. And finally, this event is not sanctioned by the IIHF, so it really mean nothing. I might watch the finals but otherwise, I will find something else to do this week. If the NHL wants to for once do something right, make sure all countries are represented and have it during pre-season, similar to what baseball has done. Then players will have incentive to play and win for their country.

For those Luchanko haters:

Jett Luchanko (C, Guelph Storm)

The Flyers' 2024 first-round pick played an outstanding offensive game on Saturday despite a wild 10-7 loss by Luchanko's Guelph Storm club to the Saginaw Spirit. Guelph trailed 5-0 and were outshot 20-6 through the first period. Amid the multiple comeback bids by Guelph, 18-year-old team captain Luchanko scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season while setting up taillies by Ryan McGuire and Charlie Paquette. Luchanko won 15 of 22 faceoffs and managed to finish on the positive side of the plus/minus ledger despite the deluge of goals from the opposing club.

In 27 games played this season for Guelph, Luchanko has averaged 1.33 points per game (15 goals, 21 assists, 36 points). Keep in mind that the Storm (15-27-7) are a rebuilding team at the bottom of the Western Conference. Despite missing 22 of Guelph's 49 games played to date, Luchanko is second on the team in points and by far the team's points-per-game leader.
- jd250

No one hates the kid -- they hate the fact that the team passed on a very good player who has the tools to be a 1D, The Room Jr™ is likely to be a slightly more offensive The Room™

I dont care about the tournament. Its pointless. Better than an allstar game but Id rather just continue the season.