The announcement of the first six players for each of the participating countries for the Four Nations Face-Off coming next season got us all fired up again. We're fired up for best-on-best international hockey, first and foremost, because it's been far too long since we've seen that happen. Nothing beats the kind of competition that's unleashed when all the best players duke it out with each other to see who's the best in the world.
We're also excited to know who some of the players involved are because it lets us revisit our own projected lineups for the event. We've broken down our thoughts on how Canada and the United States will show out a couple of times before, but now that we know six of the players ? The puzzle gets a little easier to figure out. But not much easier.
We'll take a shot at what the United States lineup will be for the tournament set to happen in 2025 in Montreal and Boston. With Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Matthew Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Adam Fox and Charlie McAvoy already locked in, the rest should be gravy..
.right? There will definitely be players you believe belong on here that won't be and we accept that you'll be really upset about that. We can make you feel better by reminding you we are not the general manager of Team USA.
Four lines, three defense pairs, three goalies. Let's rock. Jason Robertson--Auston Matthews--Jack Hughes Listen, we know Jack Hughes is a center, but to make a lineup that can include all of the best talent and still be able.
