The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off brings together the top hockey nations in a mid-season tournament. While the USA vs. Canada showdown dominates the attention, the Sweden vs. Finland clash holds significant global appeal.
center said he has waited years for another"best-on-best" hockey tournament for himself and his peers."The generation of the players that are currently in the NHL haven't had that opportunity to all play together," he told ESPN.
Whatever success the Swedes have in this tournament likely begins on the blue line, with a defense that will have to play well in its own end and help its forwards win a possession battle against the more offensively potent Canadians. Frankly, everything else is a wild card based on regular-season results.is a very good goaltender. He has also given up seven goals in two games since returning from injury for Ottawa and doesn't exactly have the best reputation as a big-game netminder .
"Yeah, I think it's big. I'm expecting it's going to be big because since 2016 this is the first best-on-best tournament event," Rantanen told ESPN."It's a smaller version, but still, I think Finnish people are excited." , the best goaltender in the world two seasons running, and the reason the U.S. is running roughly even with the Canadians as far as being favorites in the tournament. Like Ryan Miller andbefore him, Hellebuyck has a chance to enhance an already sterling reputation with success on the international stage. He won't be the reason the Americans lose to Canada. But they will lose to Canada.
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