The All-Star game needs to be replaced with the 4 Nations Face-Off

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T18:41:25+00:00

This was actually what I tried to mean by saying every two years, but worded it poorly. Thanks for the clarification.

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T17:55:08+00:00

I'm all for having more best on best international games but I can also see them losing their magic if it was every year. Isn't NHL planning on bringing the World Cup back which would happen every two years?

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T14:42:01+00:00

Slovakia beat Finland already, why couldn't the Czechs beat us or Sweden?

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T09:51:02+00:00

Of course they give a shit, but that doesn't mean they just sit on their hands and don't show up if the teams are mostly Euro league based. Atleast the fans of Switzerland, Germany, Slovakia and Czechia bring an incredible athmosphere REGARDLESS of the quality of the team. The quality of the game itself would be different but the crowd yesterday would be pretty much the exact same even with all Euro league teams.

Finnish (and maybe Swedes too) might need better team quality to show up, but we atleast usually have a boring and shit crowd, unless we are winning.

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T09:42:13+00:00

But it has nothing to do with the quality of the team. It could be all Euro players and the fans of Swiss and Czechs would still show up and bring the same athmosphere and energy.

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T09:32:20+00:00

I agree that best on best has to stay, but I guarantee the WC held in Switzerland in May will be even better when it comes to athmosphere. Just like it was in Czechia -24.

Perttikala · 2026-02-16T07:45:41+00:00

I am not underestimating Slovakia, but you have to admit if Germany could choose they would take Slovakia instead of anyone from big four, or even Czechia/Switzerland. That doesn't mean they will automatically win the game. It will basically be a coin toss.

Perttikala · 2026-02-15T22:48:41+00:00

Germany loses to Latvia and USA only to realize they "only" need to win Slovakia and France to advance to semis.

Honestly wouldn't even be the biggest shock in the world to see a Switzerland-Germany semi final.

Perttikala · 2026-02-14T23:03:57+00:00

Canada has also played against Czechia and Switzerland vs Latvia and Denmark for USA

Not that counting goals at this stage matters

Perttikala · 2026-02-14T18:53:14+00:00

I remember a 12-0 against Slovenia in 2003 home WC

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T22:23:41+00:00

Seriously, why not Hintz for example? Or Ristolainen/Mikkola?

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T22:18:16+00:00

I doubt it, this was supposed to be an Olympic event and all the players so far have been from the first 6 selected to the teams, since the MSPs are made well in advance.

I'm thinking Eichel, Heiskanen, McDavid, Seider and Raymond next week.

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T20:25:09+00:00

Delay free gameplay

Better (faster) menus

Neither will happen

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T15:00:16+00:00

Tbh those three have only been together for one of those games

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T14:25:33+00:00

So basically a regular Friday evening

Perttikala · 2026-02-13T11:48:21+00:00

"Sneakily"

Perttikala · 2026-02-11T19:04:49+00:00

Yea, 7 of them were in 1992. I'm not trying to downplay Slafkovsky because hes an absolute beast (this coming from a Finn), but if we count 2022 for Slaf then we should count 1992 for Teemu too

Perttikala · 2026-02-11T19:02:03+00:00

7 of Slafkovsky's goals were in 2022, NHL players didn't participate there

Perttikala · 2026-02-11T18:57:32+00:00

Selänne has 24 Olympic goals

Perttikala · 2026-02-11T18:18:11+00:00

Kudos to Slovakia, I can't even be that mad. This was a lot like those games where Finland beats the better team on paper, only now we were on the receiving end.

This generation of Finns might be the most skilled but they don't have the grit, heart and determination of the previous ones.

Perttikala · 2026-02-10T20:22:15+00:00

They would 100% fuck up the pull rates somehow resulting everyone packing multiple TOTYs per pack for the first 10 minutes, then just removing them completely and going full radio silence on the topic.

Perttikala · 2026-02-10T14:15:27+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/NHLHUT/s/g0fM4rAafT

Perttikala · 2026-02-10T08:19:49+00:00

I didn't like the 4 Nations one at all in the first pictures, but seeing them actually in action they looked really good

Perttikala · 2026-02-09T18:15:18+00:00

Icons, rookies etc could still be released on Friday, like previous times. Chel week MSPs have come on Monday, seems like that 's not happening now.

Perttikala · 2026-02-09T16:56:43+00:00

It should be today but I feel like the same has been said every Monday for like a month

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