CBC Sports' daily newsletter explores the tough decisions Canada faces in selecting its roster for the upcoming NHL international tournament, the 4 Nations Face-Off, scheduled for February 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. Among the notable players expected to participate is Mitch Marner, who has 33 points in 24 games this season.
CBC Sports ' daily newsletter looks at some of the tough calls Canada has to make for the NHL 's upcoming international tournament.With 33 points in 24 games this season, Mitch Marner is a good bet to make the Canadian team for the 4 Nations Face-Off . On Wednesday night, Canada will announce its full roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off , the new "best on best" hockey tournament that will serve as an appetizer for the NHL 's return to the Olympics a year later.
But Russia remains suspended from international play because of its war with Ukraine, and the NHL and NHLPA had no interest in undermining the IIHF-issued ban — even though, technically, they can do whatever they want with their own event. The Czechs became collateral damage because a five-team tournament doesn't make sense.Canada, the U.S., Sweden and Finland each named the first six players on their team back in June.
Sweeney and his staff are blessed with a bounty of Canadian talent to choose from, but that also makes for some tough decisions. After that, it gets murkier. For instance, what do you do with 34-year-old Steven Stamkos, who reached 40 goals for the seventh time last season with Tampa Bay but has just seven in his first 25 games with Nashville? And what about Edmonton's Zach Hyman, who potted 54 goals last season on McDavid's wing but has cratered to just three in 20 games this season?
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