by Da King » Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:37 pm
The Four Nations tournament is the best idea that Bettman has had since becoming commissioner of the NHL 31 years ago.
The "skills competition" and "all-star game" were as laughable as the NFL versions. No contact, all offense, no serious competition at all.
This year, the NHL went to a "best-on-best" tournament, with the US, Canada, Sweden and Finland fielding teams. They play each other once each, round-robin format, with the top 2 teams playing for the championship at the end.
Game 1... Sweden takes Canada to OT before losing 4-3.
Game 2... Finland plays the US tight for the first half before the US blows it open, winning 6-1.
Game 3... Finland comes from behind to tie Sweden, and then wins 4-3 in OT.
Game 4... US vs Canada. This is what we get.
I LOVE that the players are taking this seriously. This is so much better than an All-Star game.
The Four Nations tournament is the best idea that Bettman has had since becoming commissioner of the NHL 31 years ago.
The "skills competition" and "all-star game" were as laughable as the NFL versions. No contact, all offense, no serious competition at all.
This year, the NHL went to a "best-on-best" tournament, with the US, Canada, Sweden and Finland fielding teams. They play each other once each, round-robin format, with the top 2 teams playing for the championship at the end.
Game 1... Sweden takes Canada to OT before losing 4-3.
Game 2... Finland plays the US tight for the first half before the US blows it open, winning 6-1.
Game 3... Finland comes from behind to tie Sweden, and then wins 4-3 in OT.
Game 4... US vs Canada. This is what we get.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwMLbWqc6BM
I LOVE that the players are taking this seriously. This is so much better than an All-Star game.