Connor McDavid reveals one thing he would change about 4 Nations Face-Off

The NHL's decision to cancel the All-Star Game in favor of international hockey with the 4 Nations Face-Off has been a smashing success, but Connor McDavid thinks it can be even better.

Connor McDavid has been a major proponent of the NHL bringing back international hockey this year and throughout his career, and he's continuing that effort with his new comments.

Connor McDavid loves 4 Nations Faceoff, but advocates for more teams to be added

Connor McDavid believes the only problem with the 4 Nations Face-Off is that there isn't enough of it — there needs to be more countries participating, meaning more games too.

"I'd like to see all countries represented. It's great that it's best-on-best, it's 4 Nations, it's been really exciting, but there's some great players sitting at home. If we want it to be the biggest stage in the world, then we need everybody involved. I think the league announcement of the World Cup is really exciting. I'm not sure you could do this every year but it goes to show how much guys care about playing for their country, how much pride they play with wearing that jersey," McDavid said, per TSN.

Both Coach Knoblauch and Canada coach Jon Cooper both specifically mentioned Leon Draisaitl's absence from the tournament has a big miss for the league. He's an elite player, as McDavid said, who is just sitting at home.

World Cup of Hockey will be far improved 4 Nations Face-Off

Luckily for McDavid and Draisaitl, their concerns will be answered with the recently announced World Cup of Hockey in 2028.

The new World Cup will involve eight teams and will surely involve more games, giving more player an opportunity to play and more electric international hockey for fans to watch. It's fantastic news that the NHL is moving back towards best in best, and it's even possible Edmonton could host the games. 

Although it's still not perfect, Connor McDavid and pretty much everyone else in hockey is thrilled with the success of the 4 Nations Face-Off. It'll end with an incredible game between Team Canada and USA on Thursday night, for all the bragging rights.