World Champion Finale GDT Sid vs. Geno

[flaneur]

**** yeah!

As someone who is going to canada Latvia I'm extremely excited to watch Sid.

(Suddenly altering my entire travel itinerary to fit in one canada game doesn't seem so nutty after all )

Although players playing these games always makes me nervous

 

[Callista Rhian]

Kinda disappointing.

He wasn't really there for us when we needed him....

Shades of Geno and Gonchar back in '09.

I meant if he had played as well as he could/should have...then maybe the Rags series would have been tied or we would have maybe won it?

What did you expect him to do??!! 2 players, both on the same line, can't be everywhere and do everything. Sid and Horny both had to go back and play in their own zone because our blue line was Martin, AHL call-ups, and Scuds. One or two players can't carry a team with as little depth as ours.

 

[Shrimper]

Hope he gets into the triple gold club just to annoy the haters.

 

[Callista Rhian]

And good for Sid - maybe he'll get to play some of his beautiful hockey with top-caliber wingers and put this season behind him and enter the Triple Gold club.

I don't understand how ANY person who claims to be a fan of Sid and the Pens can be unhappy about him going.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Pity that it looks like Geno won't participate on account of health problems. But I kinda hopes for Tarasenko, Ovi and Kuznetsov. And Datsyuk or Kucherov.

 

[penspenspens]

Great, now one can watch Sid for a couple of more games this season. Will be interesting too. I guess he wouldn't go if he wasn't motivated, so it'll be fun to see how he does with such strong team mates (a D who can make a pass?). Most teams are pretty weak in the World Series, he should be able to dominate.

 

[checkerdome]

The last time and only Crosby played at the WC his tournament ended when he scored a goal, turned around to celebrate and some Swedish nobody cross-checked him square in the jaw. I hope things go better for him this time, he should end this lousy season on a high note. Also because I have tickets and want to watch him live.

The Swedish guy's not a nobody.

He's the guy on Team Sweden who cross-checked Crosby "square in the jaw" at the World Championships.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I sorta thought he would cuz he's finally healthy.
I knew he'd want to play with Nate but i didn't know if he wanted to play with all the Flyers on the squad. Good on Sid to go and try and help them win.

 

[Jacob]

I think he came back in the tournament.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Roster so far:

Todd McLellan HC
Peter DeBoer AC
Bill Peters AC

Round Robin Schedule

 

[deakka]

Pretty stacked at forward. The defense on the other hand is a bit of a question mark.

 

[billybudd]

I'm fine with this. After his cup win, most of his accomplishments have been international. May as well build up that resume.

Edit: weird as it sounds, Schenn-Crosby-Giroux would have the look of a pretty productive line, if Canada went with that. And I say this as someone who thinks Brayden Schenn is garbage.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Probably not what they will do, but Duchene-Crosby-MacKinnon would be pretty damn fun to watch.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Are these games on US tv?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Is TC going to rescind it's offer to Claude Giroux now to appease Sid? After all, wasn't it Crosby who kept Giroux off the 2014 Sochi team?

 

[T1K]

Where's Kunitz?...

When does the tourney start and where can I stream these games?

 

[penspenspens]

Is TC going to rescind it's offer to Claude Giroux now to appease Sid? After all, wasn't it Crosby who kept Giroux off the 2014 Sochi team?

And invite Kunitz, by Sid's demands.

Edit:

Where's Kunitz?...

When does the tourney start and where can I stream these games?

Damn, you beat me to it.

 

[checkerdome]

Are these games on US tv?

"The 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be broadcast in over 100 countries and territories. The full list of broadcasters will be published shortly before the start of the event."

according to the official site:

http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/information/#tv-listings

If you have access to TSN, TSN2 and or TSN3, you're covered.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Cool. Hope he lights it up and ends the year on a positive note. And for the love of Christ, stays healthy.

As for Geno...the way he played, he ought to shut it down. Guy needs to recover from whatever the hell it was that made him play like that.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

"The 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be broadcast in over 100 countries and territories. The full list of broadcasters will be published shortly before the start of the event."

according to the official site:

http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/information/#tv-listings

If you have access to TSN, TSN2 and or TSN3, you're covered.

Thank you! Hoping nhlnetwork picks some up

 

[Sam Spade]

Thank you! Hoping nhlnetwork picks some up

If not just buy Hockeystreams for two weeks, they will have all the U.S. and Canada games plus some others I would bet.

 

[Nakawick]

Probably not what they will do, but Duchene-Crosby-MacKinnon would be pretty damn fun to watch.

That could be a very real possibility. They trained together in the off season.

 

[WayneSid9987]

That could be a very real possibility. They trained together in the off season.

That or Hall-Sid-Eberle.
Either way it's gonna be fun to watch.

 

[Beau Knows]

Going for the triple Gold club.

I assume he will be named team captain. They have a pretty powerful forward group already, should be fun to watch. He might even play on a good PP unit here, considering Giroux plays the opposite side of it so well. That unit should be fun to watch, a threat to score from both side, unlike the Penguins.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

My first thought was the injury risk (thanks for training that into me, Pens) but it should be fun to watch.