[Weekly Discussion Thread]

[LeBrun] Gary Bettman officially announces 2028 World Cup of Hockey. Says he wants Olympics and World Cups to follow each other every two years consistently

After watching Team Canada’s win…I’m haunted by this stat

Alex Ovechkin on Matvei Michkov’s rookie season performance: ‘He’s a great guy, doing well. But I wish he would show off a little less.’

[Rosner] Per industry sources, Noah Dobson has changed agents from Andrew Maloney to Judd Moldaver.

[Manning] Vegas is allegedly looking at Marchand

4 Nations Face-Off Players’ Stats Over Their Last 82 Games. Any surprises? [OC]

[Stoller] I’m hearing Jared McCann could be made available before the deadline

[Johnston] Jordan Binnington has the starter's net as Team Canada 🇨🇦 practice begins. Jon Cooper is expected to officially name his starter when he meets the media afterwards.

Team Sweden Feb 10 Practice

[Sportsnet] With the 4Nations  break upon us, here's a look at the current playoff picture in the NHL:

[Cam Robinson] The 4 Nations break won't prohibit teams from making trades, but sources indicate that the Canucks have officially pulled Elias Pettersson off of the trade market.

[Russo] Team USA lines from practice

[Friedman] Power play lines for Canada

[friedman] Canada’s bottom six at the practice

[Chris Johnston] Canada’s top six at practice

[Friedman] heard earlier in the year that Gibson’s preferences were Oilers and Canes, but a trade to EDM seems less likely now because he wants the starter job: “Gibson wants a situation where he’s going to be the number one. I don’t know if a Gibson-Skinner duo is gonna work for him” (42:30)

A look at starting goalies currently in a playoff spot - surprise?

O'win Willson are your winners 11-8

Two teams no longer intertwined with the other two.

In the last 20 years, the Leafs have won only twice against the Canucks when playing in Vancouver

Off-Days Talk

Ristolainen out of 4 Nations Face-Off team, replaced by Matinpalo

[Friedman] Crosby wants to play at 4Nations, Pens are leaving the choice to him. They have discussed the possibility of him missing just the first game vs Sweden. Canucks also leaving the choice to Hughes, he’s agonizing over it. It has been reported he’s dealing with an oblique injury.

[Sas] Canucks win back-to-back games on home ice for the first time this season.