WJC: PGT - Bronze Medal Game - Canada vs Russia

[UsernameWasTaken]

Ryan Kennedy ‏@THNRyanKennedy
Awkward: Apparently Sweden, Team USA, Canada and Finland are on the same charter flight out of Ufa tonight.

https://twitter.com/THNRyanKennedy/status/287610662325207041

 

[Fire Lindy]

Ryan Kennedy ‏@THNRyanKennedy
Awkward: Apparently Sweden, Team USA, Canada and Finland are on the same charter flight out of Ufa tonight.

https://twitter.com/THNRyanKennedy/status/287610662325207041

Would be great to be a US player on that plane

 

[Yamaguchi*]

I can understand all that joy and taunting.


The Russians have beaten Canada at WJC for 3 consecutive years.

 

[HarrisonFord]

I see a lot of people doubting Canadian junior hockey. I would argue we had the best team of individual skilled players. However we had far from the best team. We lost because our coach failed to properly utilize the talent he was given, and made poor decisions. For example: choosing Murphy in the first place. Starting Binnington after riding Subban all tournament. I know there is a very valid argument for doing that, but having your backup make his first start in a medal game is a mistake. Also, his line-up choices and ice time choices. Call me a homer all you want, it doesn't change the fact that Rielly was under-utilized. Spott used his 7th d-man as a top 4 guy. The fact that he did this because Murphy is his player in the OHL is so obvious it isn't funny

 

[Ceff Jarter]

Even Columbus should disrespect Canada after this tournsament.

2 players from Columbus on Team USA. I don't see your point?

 

[Yamaguchi*]

Booing the US National Anthem.

The xenophobe himself. Oh, it must hurt him SO MUCH that the "soft russians" defeated Canada.

...this is just lunacy.

Who's that guy at the bottom? Is it a Canadian version of Bruce Lee?

 

[Rob]

Any video of Team Canada taunting the Russian bench after they scored the OT winner this past Summer?

 

[Johnny McBravo]

Haha anyone else think Yak is going to have a huge target on his back with his terrible sportsmanship? I think he's gonna get smashed a lot by some big guys. Hockey players don't forget

Remind me why? Because I just saw a really excited Russian player who just beat Canada on home soil. He wasn't one of the over the top players, like the one who were taunting the bench.

He will tone it down when he arrives in NA.

 

[DisgruntledGoat*]

There is no difference between then and now when it comes to intentionally breaking the other team's star player's ankle. It is a black mark on Canadian hockey and as long as we celebrate the '72 victory as we do, it will always be relevant.

But, Canada never shows poor sportsmanship these days, right?

4-0 goal, Marchand acts like he won Olympic gold in overtime and climbs the glass:



and, let's not forget:






I'm Canadian, but I can admit Team Canada has a long, long history of being *******s on the international stage.

You realize Tavares taunted the Americans IN RESPONSE to the US taunting the Canadian bench like 10 seconds before that?

Although I don't know why I'm explaining this. Its obvious the anti-Canadian posters on here can't even tell the difference between celebratin a goal during the game and taunting an opponent after a win, so this will no doubt be lost on them as well.

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

2 players from Columbus on Team USA. I don't see your point?

It's an HFBoards meme.

 

[Satan]

Man this thread really shows the dark side of a lot of people. Jesus you guys can bicker about anything.

Great game, wish it went the other way but I'm over it.

See you next year in Sweden.

 

[ColePens]

Since this discussion isn't even close to game related - we are done here.