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Twitter reacts to John Tavares’ omission from Team Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster

Originally posted on TheLeafsnation | By Joseph Zita | Last updated Dec 5, 2024 9:01 AM ET

We have some clarity surrounding the 4 Nations Face-Off, as four Toronto Maple Leafs players were named to Team Canada, USA, Sweden and Finland, respectively.

Auston Matthews (Team USA) and William Nylander (Team Sweden) were already named to their country’s rosters, while Mitch Marner (Team Canada) and Jani Hakanpaa (Team Finland) were announced Wednesday.

The biggest omission may have been John Tavares, who was left off Canada’s team despite recording 11 goals and 22 points in 24 games.

For starters, here are the rosters for each of the four teams involved in the tournament:

A Swede team, indeed.

Sweden's roster for #4Nations Face-Off is here!

Presented by #svenskaspel pic.twitter.com/zmV0E3CTo7

— NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2024

Introducing… The Fins!

Thoughts on Finland's roster for the #4Nations Face-Off? pic.twitter.com/PQle066fcQ

— NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2024

Presenting Canada's #4Nations Face-Off roster! pic.twitter.com/zXeAOg4nsG

— NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2024

USA's roster for the #4Nations Face-Off has landed! pic.twitter.com/DXeSBqLO30

— NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2024

Maple Leafs fans take issue with John Tavares’ omission from Team Canada

While there are several players who could’ve been in contention for their respective countries, including Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz (Team USA) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Team Sweden)

Here are some reactions to John Tavares not being named to Team Canada:

Spelled “Tavares” Wrong https://t.co/2j4Wv0X7Ma

— James Barker Band (@jamesbarkerband) December 4, 2024

John Tavares is better at hockey than:

Sam Bennett
Seth Jarvis
Travis Konecny
Brandon Hagel

Actually free my boy 91. #LeafsForever https://t.co/gmkjYLGBxd

— ℝℝ (@BlueBuds34) December 4, 2024

Sportsnet didn’t even include Tavares on their omissions lineup https://t.co/XRadYgA8U4 pic.twitter.com/BC3f2D9oKn

— billz beanie (@justleafism) December 5, 2024

Tavares snubbed off the snubbed list https://t.co/sBIgvCEtnC

— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) December 5, 2024

Never wanna hear people complain about the media coverage that the Leafs get ever again. https://t.co/FqdQLvnD2k

— Stephen (@DTSB_98) December 5, 2024

Marner, Matthews and Nylander were almost guaranteed locks to represent their country at this tournament because of who they are and how they’ve continued their top form, but Hakanpaa was a surprise. Although it felt like there was an outside chance he’d be selected to Team Finland, I’m not sure many expected him to be picked, especially because he is sidelined with a lower-body injury with Toronto and on the IR.

What are your thoughts on the 4 Nations Faceoff rosters? Do you agree with the selections? Let us know below!

This article first appeared on TheLeafsnation and was syndicated with permission.

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