GDT: Group B • Feb. 13 • Canada vs. Norway • Part I

[Del Preston]

Looks like Nikolai Khabibulin has pulled out of the men's figure skating competition.

 

[TopT]

slow as hell, team Canada; players like Getzlaf should play in a phone booth not olympic ice

 

[Canucks LB]

Neither has most of the team. Where's the hate on them?

Have you missed this thread?

 

[DanBylsma]

I just hope for Canada's sakes and you guys as fans, that the team does not lose today and collapse. Of course I don't want you guys to win the gold medal and I want the United States to win the gold, but if you manage to lose today and start some sort of collapse and either get a bronze or not qualify, American fans will collectively **** on your hopes and dreams for the next four years. So much **** talking has been going on by Canadians "We can have two teams compete in the Olympics" and having sports writers say this will be a cake walk. I personally don't want to see Canada embarrassed, but good god, please at least win this game. I don't think you are prepared for the black hole that will open if the unthinkable comes to pass lol

 

[Trap Jesus]

Canada has absolutely no line chemistry going. Hell it doesn't even look like they're trying.

The only line that doesn't have an NHL pair that plays together on it (Tavares, Bergeron, Benn, St. Louis) looked like the best line.

 

[Plural]

Nic to see Norway putting up a fight. Canada will likely come strong next period and Norge will fall. But Norway was still amazing for the first period. Also, Canada sucked badly.

 

[PWJunior]

The ice time seemed pretty even to me (although the Crosby line seemed to get most of it). No reason to change anything up when those players appear to be clicking.

There's a lot of mixing and matching on Tavares' line. I thought Bergeron-JT were looking like the most dangerous duo early, don't know why it was changed. Benn and St. Louis getting a look too. Considering the Crosby-Kunitz, Toews-Sharp, Getzlaf-Perry combos on the other lines then it makes sense that the 4th line is being experimented with the most in the early going.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I can't believe some people are shocked by Tollefsen..hes an NHL quality dman.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The amount of hate on Kunitz when he has done nothing wrong is hilarious.

blaming Carter for the line not scoring yet is even more hilarious

 

[Love]

Cool, but Giroux isn't a LW.

And Elephants are not reptiles.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Keith has been the best imo.

Best together just like last time.

 

[justanomade]

I`m enjoying this right now. Excellent period by our Vikings! Enjoy it while it lasts.

Ends 4/5-0.

 

[crederer]

They also outshot norway something like 14-4 in the scoreless first while dominating the play.

Not so much the case here, as NOrway is outshooting CAN 9-8.

You're right. The difference in shots on goal in the first period is a very big indicator of how things will work out.

 

[Shrimper]

Have you missed this thread?

Kunitz is #1 in hate right now.

Sadly, I have to go to college

Go Sid and Kunitz!

 

[NyQuil]

Do you mean the canadian guy of japanese decent?

Unfortunately for us, no.

Yuzuru Hanyu just broke a world record.

The other favourite, Fernandez is on now, and Chan follows him.

 

[Canucks LB]

They better start skating in the 2nd period, or this is gonna get really embarrassing.

If you wanna do old school canadian hockey, just go ahead and play the dump and chase smash mouth hockey.

 

[KPower]

Looks like Nikolai Khabibulin has pulled out of the men's figure skating competition.

 

[Starbuds]

The amount of hate on Kunitz when he has done nothing wrong is hilarious.

Hasn't done anything right either. #CoachKiller

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

It would be hilarious if Canada loses this game.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I just hope for Canada's sakes and you guys as fans, that the team does not lose today and collapse. Of course I don't want you guys to win the gold medal and I want the United States to win the gold, but if you manage to lose today and start some sort of collapse and either get a bronze or not qualify, American fans will collectively **** on your hopes and dreams for the next four years. So much **** talking has been going on by Canadians "We can have two teams compete in the Olympics" and having sports writers say this will be a cake walk. I personally don't want to see Canada embarrassed, but good god, please at least win this game. I don't think you are prepared for the black hole that will open if the unthinkable comes to pass lol

correction, we could have the C team win a medal

relax

 

[VictorLustig]

Shea Weber is almost Douglas Murray kind of slow. Might not matter much against Norway, but it may be a different story against the big guns.

Keith and Doughty looked good. The rest of the defensemen were rather average.

Carter should just sit. Utterly useless on the first line, not that it should sound surprising to anyone.

Price is playing a calm, confident game.

He wouldn't make team Canada if you picked the best players for the bigger ice surface. Pronger is another great example.

 

[Stats01]

Neither has most of the team. Where's the hate on them?

What are you talking about. The whole team is getting ripped apart. People are raging right now over a scoreless first period. As a Canadian it's actually a bit embarrassing right now. Everybody needs to ****ing calm down. Holy ****!

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Part II.

 

[SoupNazi]

Part II is up.

 

[SprDaVE]

Canada looked slow. Subban and Duchenne are two dynamic fast skaters and we leave them in the pressbox.

They don't look slow at all. What are people watching?

Plenty of great skaters on the team all ready, Duchene or Subban doesn't change that.