Welcome to right this moment’s NHL Commerce Discuss Morning Roundup (February 19). Every morning, we’ll convey you three key NHL tales. Right here, you possibly can keep up to date on the newest crew wins and losses, commerce discuss, and participant information from across the NHL. Once more, with no different NHL video games on the slate, we’ll give attention to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off video games in right this moment’s Commerce Discuss roundup.
Tomorrow’s 4 Nations Face-Off championship recreation pits Staff USA towards Staff Canada. In right this moment’s roundup, we’ll take a look at Quinn Hughes’s chance of not enjoying for the US squad. We’ll take a look at who could be the tourney’s MVP and give attention to one of many nice Connor McDavid’s most vital attributes – his skating pace.
Quinn Hughes Seemingly Out for 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Recreation
Will Quinn Hughes be headed to the 4 Nations Face-Off or not? Yesterday, he practiced with Vancouver Canucks, and his becoming a member of Staff USA now appears unsure for the championship recreation. Accidents (which nobody desires), guidelines, and roster limits complicate his potential to play within the match. As an alternative, it seems to be just like the Canucks captain will goal his crew’s subsequent recreation towards the Vegas Golden Knights.
Emily Kaplan of ESPN reported that Hughes won’t fly to Boston until he’s advised he can play. Michael Russo writes, “Staff USA GM Invoice Guerin tells me they’re nonetheless working via the Quinn Hughes state of affairs and are nonetheless making an attempt to convey him to Boston. He’ll skate once more with the Canucks right this moment.”
4 Nations Event MVP Candidates
The championship recreation has not been performed but, however there are already likely four candidates (two on every crew) for the 4 Nations match MVP. For Staff Canada, the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby has 4 assists and management, making him an MVP contender. The Oilers Connor McDavid might need scored the prettiest purpose of the match, slicing via a complete crew.
For Staff USA, the Lightning’s Jake Guentzel’s two targets in large video games put him in competition. However, if he places up one other nice recreation within the championship, one has to imagine that the Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck’s stellar goaltending has given Staff USA an edge, and he’ll win the MVP.
McDavid Leads 4 Nations Face-Off with Dominant Velocity Bursts
The Oilers Connor McDavid ranks as one of many quickest skaters ever, and the 4 Nations Face-Off has confirmed to be no exception. He leads the tournament with 23 speed bursts of over 20-plus mph. That’s 4 greater than every other skater within the match. The Avlannche’s Nathan MacKinnon and the Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel rank second and third.
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