GDT: 9/20 - Canada vs. USA - 8 PM ET

[Baemon Severson*]

You left off one has 2 cups and a playoff mvp, the other has a great regular season save pct.

Cam Ward has a cup and a playoff MVP too. Surprised Canada didn't add him

 

[Drew4u]

Canada needs a goal to put usa away.

 

[kingsfan28]

Oshie and JVR.

 

[clydesdale line]

Is Patrick Kane playing?

*checks ice time*

Holy crap, Team Canada is doing a good job of keeping him not only off the board, but off the television screen.

He has an assist in this game (primary one at that). For a Hawks fan, your Kane bashing is really bizarre.

 

[TheMule93]

getzlaf and perry always play great for team Canada during international tournaments imo

 

[HawksFanTim]

Decent start for USA here. They'll get the next one if they keep it up.

 

[John Agar]

yeah except they'll leave some of those guys off so they can get jack johnson and abdelkader on the team again

Or maybe some new truculent players yet discovered...er... unwanted...

 

[KaseMeOutside]

wait people think the team is better without having kessel, ryan, and faulk not on the roster?

 

[pierre gagnon*]

wait a second, did I just see Tavares make a great defensive block and move the play up ice?

he is starting to remind me of Bergeron, he is getting the 200 foot game down pretty good

 

[Jersey Fresh]

No one on this team is standing out in a good way.

USA hockey needs to give their collective heads a shake.

 

[rubco55]

For those saying Quick is trash on the international stage, he is the only reason the game against Canada was close at Sochi and TJ Oshie doesn't get a chance to be an American Hero if Quick doesn't stop something like 12 shootout attempts.

He just got beat by a highly skilled player on a great move. So if Schneider gets beat there, it's a good move but Quick gets beat and he sucks because it doesn't fit your agenda?

Schneider hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt so he needed to perform in the pre-tourney games. Quick has earned the benefit of the doubt with Team USA but also performed in the pre-tourney games.

It's a pretty easy decision, actually. The deck was stacked against Team USA to begin with so it isn't a shocker if they lose this game. The guy with the more impressive big game resume who isn't close to being dead yet--no matter what the armchair jockeys in here want to believe--won the job, simple as that.

Easy to snipe in hindsight. I started all of my Saints and Giants in fantasy football last week because it was the smart decision. Wound up being wrong but doesn't mean it wasn't the logical move going into Sunday's games.

Quick is still a great goalie and was very good in Sochi.
And I'm a Habs fan...

 

[KaylaJ]

yeah except they'll leave some of those guys off so they can get jack johnson and abdelkader on the team again

Seriously. We've been told for years that the US team will get better and more skilled players and then we cough up the puck on coaching, chemistry, putting the team together, etc.

 

[Nalens Oga]

Hey Babcock is getting the forwards to collapse a bit too much on defense now isn't he? I know they have a 2-goal lead but the US defense isn't looking that great and it seems to be worth going for.

I wish more teams did what we saw with the Pens last season where Sullivan let the forwards keep a high line and be ready for that quick breakout pass.

 

[TheMule93]

wait people think the team is better without having kessel, ryan, and faulk not on the roster?

yes, the people that constructed team USA do

was that not obvious? why would they ice a team that they believed was worse than what they could potentially ice?

 

[BigKing]

I mean, Quick is probably the fourth or fifth most important player on the Kings after Kopitar, Doughty, Muzzin and (maybe) Carter. Could probably add Toffoli ,too

I've watched pretty much every minute of all of these guys careers, save for Carter.

You are embarrassing yourself right now.

Notice how I'm not talking about Schneider or Bishop at all? It's because I'm at work at 4:30 PST and don't pretend that I know everything about them because I read HF.

You should follow suit.

 

[dechire]

Was about to post this. They blow every good chance with some terrible puck distribution.

It's not even Canada playing amazing D. They're just making awful passes directly into skates or opposing sticks.

 

[BMOK33]

he is starting to remind me of Bergeron, he is getting the 200 foot game down pretty good

People will be amazed with Okposo not holding him back with stupid defensive plays how much better his defensive numbers get

 

[kingsfan28]

Hey Oshie, you pass it to the player not into the skates.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

No one on this team is standing out in a good way.

USA hockey needs to give their collective heads a shake.

they gave torts the type of team he wants, how this guy has so much sway in the league is insane

 

[PensandCaps]

You left off one has 2 cups and a playoff mvp, the other has a great regular season save pct.

Past means nothing for today, and today quick is not better than bishop, Schneider

 

[Mad Brills*]

Kessel not being on this team is a joke

 

[perrygetz1*]

I wonder if we get one.

 

[JT Kreider]

And for the massive advantage Canada has on us in talent, they have an even bigger advantage behind the bench.

 

[48g90a138pts]

No one on this team is standing out in a good way.

USA hockey needs to give their collective heads a shake.

And think if they go with the same theme in four years team USA still won't have Eichel or Mathews.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

When Crosby gets this we can talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJqaswC7vw

what does this show exactly?