WJC: GDT: Canada – Slovakia (6:30 p.m. ET)

[kudla]

Me neither. Hands down an all timer.

You should be proud of the way your team battled and pushed Canada to the brink.

It’s a shame this Slovak team won’t get to play for a medal. You can see how much this meant to those kids too.

Fantastic game. Junior hockey is the best, that was so entertaining.

Actually it still can play for a medal. Like 90% of the team are 2004 - 2005 borns, so they will be back next year

 

[NyQuil]

57-27 shots.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Meh, if he goes to Montreal, there’s a good chance he busts based on past experience.

There is NO past experience. The new regime has only been in place for a year. And they will likely prove to be the best at player development in the NHL.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

you're a traitor!! Moved to germany! I dont care if i you were born in Canada! You're a German soccer lover in my eyes boy!!

Fair enough.

 

[IDuck]

i think canada has lost that "edge".....what i mean is teams are not afraid of them anymore, and now have a belief that they can beat them at this tourney..... i think we all would agree that closer comp makes for a better holiday tourney at this age group and i personally just love seeing czechia/slovakia/swiss teams get better and better and i hope to see the same from latvia/germany/etc.

 

[Half Clapper]

If this is sarcasm, it’s bad. If this is real…you might want to talk to a therapist

hahah what do you think? I thought it was hilarious, but you're a moderator on a hockey forum, so you and I prob dont have much in common.

 

[Bedards Dad]

Unsurprisingly - that was Brandt Clarke trying to mess things up again

He shouldn't be allowed to play against the US. What a bad game from him.

 

[NyQuil]

There is NO past experience. The new regime has only been in place for a year. And they will likely prove to be the best at player development in the NHL.

Your optimism is precious.

 

[William H Bonney]

Hard to blame him , he's 1v1 against Bedard.
Like Mcdavid , sometime you can't just stop them.

The issue is more that he had the puck, panicked, and put an unforced turnover up the boards right back to Bedard. Then he got danced but the turnover was the issue. Can't handle the puck like that 3-on-3. He was tired as the Slovaks should have changed when they had cleared the puck (Nemec was motioning like he was going off and inexplicably stayed on).

 

[Silky Johnson]

Not sure about that. Slovakia was incredible - they won every battle.

Shots 57-27...

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

hahah what do you think? I thought it was hilarious, but you're a moderator on a hockey forum, so you and I prob dont have much in common.

Yea…I think you may need some legitimate professional help.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

He shouldn't be allowed to play against the US. What a bad game from him.

Agreed.

Beck made more of a positive impact on the ice - and he had 2 shifts.

 

[NyQuil]

i think canada has lost that "edge".....what i mean is teams are not afraid of them anymore, and now have a belief that they can beat them at this tourney..... i think we all would agree that closer comp makes for a better holiday tourney at this age group and i personally just love seeing czechia/slovakia/swiss teams get better and better and i hope to see the same from latvia/germany/etc.

Every year is different.

 

[Half Clapper]

Yea…I think you may need some legitimate professional help.

I think you do! You have 46000 posts on a hockey forum. Go see the sun buddy haha

 

[Canadienna]

Your optimism is precious.

And the fact that you think Bedard will bust depending on where he gets drafted is asinine.

 

[NyQuil]

And the fact that you think Bedard will bust depending on where he gets drafted is asinine.

I just want what is best for his career.

 

[Miro4Norris]

Add one goal by Slafkovsky if he was there and it would have been good night Canada

 

[ORRFForever]

Shots 57-27...

Maybe I was wrong. Again, maybe I just didn't see the game objectively.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

i think canada has lost that "edge".....what i mean is teams are not afraid of them anymore, and now have a belief that they can beat them at this tourney..... i think we all would agree that closer comp makes for a better holiday tourney at this age group and i personally just love seeing czechia/slovakia/swiss teams get better and better and i hope to see the same from latvia/germany/etc.

We beat them 11-1 like last year. They have a strong group and put everything into this one but don't try and look to big into one game.

 

[Canadienna]

I just want what is best for his career.

Nobody cares what you want. Bedard's not gonna bust. Go find a Habs related thread if you want to troll.

 

[NyQuil]

Add one goal by Slafkovsky if he was there and it would have been good night Canada

You’re now an honorary Canadian for bringing up what the lineup might have looked like if certain NHL players were included.

Would you say this was Slovakia’s B team?

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Canada played well but couldn't finish against a hot goalie. I doubt we beat the Americans with our defensive play, though. This team is basically the Oilers without a Draisaitl.

 

[snipes]

Add one goal by Slafkovsky if he was there and it would have been good night Canada

Add a goal from McTavish and it doesn’t go to OT.

 

[NyQuil]

Nobody cares what you want. Bedard's not gonna bust. Go find a Habs related thread if you want to troll.

I didn’t bring up the Habs, re-read the thread.

 

[IDuck]

Every year is different.

100% agree, but lets be honest 10 years ago canada is no doubt finishing 1st in group and there first KO game is a 10-0 blowout.....point being that some of the other countries are getting closer to the "top" teams, and canada was just about unbeatable on home ice in this tourney