GDT: Anaheim players at the World Cup

[Dryish]

Looks like it's going to be our season boys.

 

[mjlee]

same picture with a blow up

 

[snarktacular]

Enhance!

 

[mightyquack]

Another black mark against this dumb money grab. I'm going to be rather mad if Silf is carrying an injury before the season has even started because of it.

 

[darkwingduck]

You don't think this injury will cause silf to start the year off slow? Could you imagine?!?

 

[Black Duck]

Who is this Getzlaf who is shooting the puck? Getzlaf always passes the puck... Weird.

 

[DucksAreCool]

I know this is a tournament with NHL rules and the pool might be small to pick from but isn't it weird that Canadian referees are working Canada's games at an international tournament?

 

[PrototypeX85]

Oh, I guess Perry CAN show up to important games.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Oh, I guess Perry CAN show up to important games.

Perry historically has shown up in the playoffs, he had a bad series against Nashville but those things happen sometimes.

Prior to last year he had 24 goals and 29 assists in his previous 55 playoff games

 

[PhoenyX]

I know this is a tournament with NHL rules and the pool might be small to pick from but isn't it weird that Canadian referees are working Canada's games at an international tournament?

I don't know if you have watched Team Canada over the past 6 years, but it doesn't matter who is officiating their games. They are dominant.

 

[DucksAreCool]

I don't know if you have watched Team Canada over the past 6 years, but it doesn't matter who is officiating their games. They are dominant.

The results aren't the point. Of course Canada is the best team around and they would be heavily favored to win any tournament.

The point is that having Canadian referees officiate Canadian games seemingly reinforces the idea that this is some fake tournament that some call a cash grab and not a real international prestige tournament where I thought those things were avoided to make the tournament seem more legitimate.

 

[snarktacular]

The results aren't the point. Of course Canada is the best team around and they would be heavily favored to win any tournament.

The point is that having Canadian referees officiate Canadian games seemingly reinforces the idea that this is some fake tournament that some call a cash grab and not a real international prestige tournament where I thought those things were avoided to make the tournament seem more legitimate.

Aren't all the NHL refs Canadian? Maybe an American or two, but that's it?

This is an NHL-run tournament. The refs will only be from the NHL pool. It has more in common with the old North America vs the World All-Star games than a real international tournament.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Aren't all the NHL refs Canadian? Maybe an American or two, but that's it?

This is an NHL-run tournament. The refs will only be from the NHL pool. It has more in common with the old North America vs the World All-Star games than a real international tournament.

Having NHL refs, on top of hamstringing team USA with team NA, creates an impression of deck-stacking on Canada's behalf that they don't really need.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Perry historically has shown up in the playoffs, he had a bad series against Nashville but those things happen sometimes.

Prior to last year he had 24 goals and 29 assists in his previous 55 playoff games

Games 6 and 7 in past 4 seasons. Not good enough.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Games 6 and 7 in past 4 seasons. Not good enough.

Not Good Enough was the actual t-shirt motto of the Boudreau Era.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Not Good Enough was the actual t-shirt motto of the Boudreau Era.

Skeptic in me says "Boudreau Era" will be renamed to "Getzlaf captaincy era", in a not so distant future.

 

[Exit Dose]

Silfverberg's defensive game seems to be in form.

 

[Sojourn]

Did Lundqvist just lose it for Sweden?

 

[Exit Dose]

Tatar was awesome, today.

 

[Paul4587]

Hahaha one of the Gimmick teams made the final. What a joke of a tournament.

Murray needs to get off his ass now that Sweden is done. Or else we're going to have our first camp holdout in a long time.

 

[Arthuros]

What a riot.

Now that that nonsense is over...

 

[Elvs]

As a Swede, I'm not even sad. Pretty sure I would have been if this was the Olympics.

Now we have two gimmick finals to look forward to, maybe three. And with the games starting 2 AM here, I don't think I'm gonna watch any of them. It's unfortunate cus usually I love international hockey. But I can't take this final as such.

 

[PhoenyX]

Tatar was awesome, today.

Yeah, I would absolutely do a deal centered around Tatar for Fowler.

Get it done, Bob!

 

[SirQuacksALot]

I really, really want the castoffs of countries the NHL didn't think were important enough to win the whole thing.

I think Canada wins it, but I remain hopeful.