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Locke · 02-18-2010, 08:24 PM

What did you guys think?

I personally was not a fan of Doughty or Thornton in that game, some strange coaching decisions and hopefully Iggy is fine.

Drew Doughty? Ugh, other than make turnovers, poor pinches and crappy passes, what does this kid bring?

Resolute 14 · 02-18-2010, 08:25 PM

Either Iginla is hurt or Babcock is an idiot.

Dan02 · 02-18-2010, 08:25 PM

You know I wouldn't mind having Doughty there as the 7th dman for some experience going forward, the problem lies in the fact Neidermayer and Seabrook locked up the 7th dman spot therefore Doughty has to play more. I haven't seen Anahiem play enough this year because I didn't think Neidermayer had lost it as much as he has. He's basically playing like Green, except not good like Green is.

habernac · 02-18-2010, 08:27 PM

Why leave the guy who scored twice on Hiller not a week ago on the bench?

Locke · 02-18-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan02

You know I wouldn't mind having Doughty there as the 7th dman for some experience going forward, the problem lies in the fact Neidermayer and Seabrook locked up the 7th dman spot therefore Doughty has to play more.

Doughty was always trying to make this perfect pass, or this great spinorama, but he never made the simple play, never got the puck through traffic, rarely held the zone.

So they took him because he tries to make the fancy play but fails at the basics? They could have taken Brian Campbell instead if that was the case.

Did Joe Thornton win a single faceoff the whole game?

Fairweather · 02-18-2010, 08:28 PM

The only way it could be explained is that they're still trying stuff out and hoping they spark.

When it's time to play against the Americans, they better use what has been working instead ><

Resolute 14 · 02-18-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Did Joe Thornton win a single faceoff the whole game?

Even simpler: did Joe Thornton accomplish anything in that game?

browna · 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM

What was Pronger doing out there to start the 4 on 4 in OT?

Locke · 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Even simpler: did Joe Thornton accomplish anything in that game?

I dont know, I saw a lot of hail mary passes so that he wouldnt actually have to drive to the net or shoot.

kirant · 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM

The two players I disliked both games were Boyle and Neidermeyer. I have seen very few completed passes (simple ones even) between the two, and Boyle's Offensive Defenceman capabilities have looked pretty limitedl.

zamler · 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Either Iginla is hurt or Babcock is an idiot.

It could be both.

Dan02 · 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM

I actually didn't mind them whipping the SJ boys, I thought they were the best line out there for the Canadians tonight.

Aleks · 02-18-2010, 08:32 PM

Was a close but clumsy game out there....a few bad bad turnovers, and a really unfortunate deflection off marleau (I've done that before...oops).....At least we walked with 2.....First period was rockin though.

Resolute 14 · 02-18-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan02

I actually didn't mind them whipping the SJ boys, I thought they were the best line out there for the Canadians tonight.

Much like they are for the Sharks, they were great early on, but progressively got worse as the pressure grew.

Infamous1 · 02-18-2010, 08:33 PM

Hopefully Babcock plays guys that are on or working hard and doesn't mind pissing some of them off if they are playing poorly. It looks like some of the older players can get away with anything and not be benched (Pronger, Niedermeyer).

braveheart57 · 02-18-2010, 08:34 PM

IMO, Canada was lacking grit, I mean it looked like they were trying to get by with a half-baked effort. The guys they have on the roster are capable of playing ruggedly, but maybe they were trying to impress the crowd with fancy plays, instead of just winning as a result of hard work.

Locke · 02-18-2010, 08:34 PM

The SJ players just arent in there enough, they should call Jumbo Joe 'Staypuft' instead, he'll do whatever it takes to stay out of difficult areas.

The other 3 I thought played fairly well, but, considering their size, they're knocked off the puck really easily. They were still the best guys on the ice for Canada today.

I wasnt happy with Niedermayer or Doughty, I thought they were easily the weakest link on defence. Why, why, why, why was Doughty on the PP every time or on for 4 on 4 or playing the last 2 minutes? He did jack other than cost a goal all night.

PyramidsofMars · 02-18-2010, 08:35 PM

I wish I was neutral on this so I could have enjoyed this hockey game more... By no means a disastrous Canadian performance, but certainly there were aspects that spoiled my enjoyment of the game.

d_phaneuf · 02-18-2010, 08:37 PM

why all the hate for the sharks?

outside of marleau they were good, they got both goals for Canada

more than the Getzlaf line, or the Crosby line

I did like it when Toews got to play with Crosby and Nash that seemed to get them going a bit in the third

only real problem I had with Babcock was benching Doughty after 1 mistake, a little harsh when he had been playing well

Neidermeyer is lost out there though, he is the worst pick on the team and its not even close

and I am assuming Iginla is injured for him to be benched, I don't think hes the top winger on the team like many people said, but he should be playing more than Morrow and Bergeron

SuperMatt18 · 02-18-2010, 08:38 PM

I was not happy with the pick of Seabrook from when the team was announced and today we saw that if he is not playing with Keith he is a liability.

I would rather have Bouwmeester, Dion, Robidas, Green etc over Seabrook and probably over one of Pronger or Nieds(take one to be the defensive veteran).

I think Doughty had a bad game but he at least showed some flashes of what he can do. His biggest mistake tonight was trying to do too much, which really was the problem for the whole team. They tried to be too pretty and make the perfect play, instead of just playing hockey.

I have a feeling that one of the problems that Canada always has in the first couple games of tourneys like these is that they play like it is an all-star game and try and be too pretty and do not work nearly hard enough since they think their talent will get them by.

Brodeur played good tonight and made some huge saves in the first and the second when he was needed or else that game could have gotten away from Canada. I have to think that he starts on Sunday.

The real story tonight though was that the Swiss wanted it more, tonight they showed that hard work and determination can nullify pure skill. The Swiss will probably upset somebody in the Quarter Finals of this tournament and I would not want to play them in the Quarters.

Not really related to the game but I really think that the NHL needs to go to a 3-2-1 point system and it really would make the game better late in games.