The NHL’s and NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off has a pair of rivalry games today. Second is the big North American matchup: Canada vs. United States. Discuss what happens between Jack Hughes and the Americans against the Canadians in this post.
The big game of the day is the other rivalry matchup in the tourney stage of the 4 Nations Face-Off: the North American rivalry. Canada against the United States. Always a big deal at the youth levels as well as in other tourneys. This will be no different.
The Time: 8 PM ET
The Broadcast: TV: ABC, SportsNet, TVAS; Streaming: MAX
The Location: The Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Matchup: United States vs. Canada
The Devils Involved: The only Devil is The Big Deal, Jack Hughes, representing the red, white, and blue on a USNTDP roster. Good thing for America that The Big Deal enjoys producing in Montreal.
The American Roster: Barring any last-minute injury replacements:
Forwards (13): Jack Eichel (Las Vegas), Kyle Connor (Winnipeg), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida), Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay), Dylan Larkin (Detroit), Matt Boldy (Minnesota), Auston Matthews (Toronto), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa), J.T. Miller (Our Hated Rivals), Vincent Trocheck (Our Hated Rivals), Brock Nelson (NY Islanders), Chris Kreider (Our Hated Rivals)
Defensemen (7): Zach Werenski (Columbus), Adam Fox (Our Hated Rivals), Noah Hanifin (Las Vegas), Charlie McAvoy (Boston) Brock Faber (Minnesota), Jaccob Slavin (Carolina), Jake Sanderson (Ottawa)
Goaltenders (3): Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg), Jake Oettinger (Dallas), Jeremy Swayman (Boston)
The Canadian Roster: Barring any last-minute injury replacements:
Forwards (13): Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Mitch Marner (Toronto), Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Sam Reinhart (Florida), Travis Konecny (Philadelphia), Brandon Hagel (Tampa Bay), Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Brayden Point (Tampa Bay), Mark Stone (Las Vegas), Seth Jarvis (Carolina), Brad Marchand (Boston), Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay), Sam Bennett (Florida)
Defensemen (7): Cale Makar (Colorado), Shea Theodore (Las Vegas), Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg), Colton Parayko (St. Louis), Devon Toews (Colorado), Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles)
Goaltenders (3): Adin Hill (Las Vegas), Jordan Binnington (St. Louis), Sam Montembeault (Montreal)
The Rules: The usual rules still apply as if this was a Devils gamethread. No swearing, no personal attacks or beefs, no comments or links to illegal streams, no politics (seriously, not here), and, as ever, play nice or you will not play at all. And remember the special rule at the top.
Enjoy the 4 Nations Face-Off!