Jim Nill Interview, Part Six: On The Many Stars Players Participating In Four Nations Face-Off
In June, Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill was honored for the second straight season as winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. Nill, who's been the Stars' GM since 2013, spoke to THN.com in late July to discuss the state of the team, changes he's made to the roster, and much more. THN.com published Part One of a six-part interview series with Nill recently; Part Two was published last weekend, as was Part Three; earlier this past week, we posted Part Four and Part Five; and today, we finish up the series with Part Six:
The Hockey News: With the NHL’s upcoming Four Nations Face-Off scheduled to take place in February, the Stars are going to have a slew of participants – Roope Hintz, Miro Heiskanen and Esa Lindell on Team Finland, and Jason Robertson and perhaps Jake Oettinger on Team U.S.A.. Do you have any worry or anxiety about these key players possibly being injured?
Jim Nill: No, not really. This is a game where there’s a risk of injury in any game you play, so that just comes with the territory. But representing their country, whether it’s in the Four Nations Face-Off orthe Olympics, is something that’s very important to players. They want to play in best-on-best-typetournaments, and we want them to have that opportunity, so we’re not worried about injuries. We’re very happy that they’re elite players and that they’re going to play major roles for their country. That’s the most important thing
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