4 Nations Face Off
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The contrast between this tournament and the NBA all star festivities was striking
Those games were hockey at its highest level. The best players in the world (mostly) playing with passion and intensity. I can only imagine if the Russians were allowed to participate in this tourney - that would have created two more huge rivalry games for both Canada and the USA. The NBA all star game is unwatchable crap - players that are making $20 million or more a year just going through the motions on the court in front of fans that have paid hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to watch them is offensive. I know I'm not an objective observer because I don't find the NBA product interesting at all, but there's no better sport to watch in person than NHL hockey. The intensity of hockey is on a completely different level from the NBA, and when you bring the national aspect into the games it adds a whole new dimension. The four nations tourney is one of the few things that Bettman has hit out of the park.
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