Much of the NHL will scatter to the winds next week for a rare 10-day in-season break — a chance to recharge and heal up ahead of the playoff push.
But while they’re back home in Europe or hanging with the family stateside or lounging on a beach in the Caribbean sipping piña coladas, most of them will be keeping tabs on the first best-on-best hockey tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
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“I think it’s sick,” one player said. “Best-on-best. That’s what everybody wants to see. I’m gonna watch.”
The 4 Nations Face-Off might not have the history of the Olympics or the depth of field of a World Cup,
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