09-09-2016, 04:05 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Vancouver :(
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[GT] Team Canada vs. Team USA - Nationwide Arena - 5:00 MST
Team Canada vs. Team USA - Nationwide Arena; Columbus 7 p.m. ET - ESPNU, SN1, SN360,
Hoping this one gets a bit more physical then the NA/Europe game last night. If Sweden/Finland was any indication this should be a good one!
Projected Lines:
Canada:
Brad Marchand - Sidney Crosby - Patrice Bergeron
Logan Couture - Jonathan Toews - Tyler Seguin
John Tavares - Ryan Getzlaf - Steven Stamkos
Matt Duchene - Claude Giroux - Joe Thornton
Corey Perry
Jake Muzzin - Drew Doughty
Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Shea Weber
Alex Pietrangelo - Brent Burns
Jay Bouwmeester
Price
Holtby
USA:
Max Pacioretty - Joe Pavelski - Patrick Kane
Zach Parise - Derek Stepan - Blake Wheeler
Justin Abdelkader - Ryan Kesler - T.J. Oshie
Kyle Palmieri - David Backes - Brandon Dubinsky
Scratch: James van Riemsdyk
Ryan Suter - Dustin Byfuglien
Ryan McDonagh - John Carlson
Jack Johnson - Matt Niskanen
Scratch: Erik Johnson
Quick
Bishop
My Prediction: Canada 5 USA 3
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09-09-2016, 04:10 PM
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Franchise Player
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USA wins 3-1.
Weitz wins his parley.
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09-09-2016, 04:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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When Corey Perry is your extra forward, that is a stacked group.
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09-09-2016, 04:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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Not following this tournament at all but How can there be a team north America, Canada and USA?
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09-09-2016, 04:15 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
Not following this tournament at all but How can there be a team north America, Canada and USA?
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TNA is 23 and under.
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09-09-2016, 04:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
TNA is 23 and under.
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Ah OK ty
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09-09-2016, 04:17 PM
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
Not following this tournament at all but How can there be a team north America, Canada and USA?
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Because this tournament is ridiculously organized and Canada/USA aren't allowed to have some of their best players on their rosters
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09-09-2016, 04:18 PM
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Scoring Winger
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That team Canada lineup is stacked, wow. I know they usually are, however for some reason this one just sticks out to me. Originally wasn't a fan of Crosby with Marchand and Bergeron, but the more I thought about it I realized how good of a shut down line that could be. Go Canada!
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09-09-2016, 04:25 PM
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Franchise Player
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It's all center men. Next world Cup they should just dress 18 centers.
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09-09-2016, 04:27 PM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nabber
That team Canada lineup is stacked, wow. I know they usually are, however for some reason this one just sticks out to me. Originally wasn't a fan of Crosby with Marchand and Bergeron, but the more I thought about it I realized how good of a shut down line that could be. Go Canada!
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Wow. It really shows in a comparison between the third lines on each team:
Team USA:
Justin Abdelkader · Ryan Kesler · T.J. Oshie
That is a really good second line on a top NHL team
Team Canada:
John Tavares · Ryan Getzlaf · Steven Stamkos
That is the best top line on any NHL team
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09-09-2016, 04:28 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
When Corey Perry is your extra forward, that is a stacked group.
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Last minute fill in and then extra forward!
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09-09-2016, 04:52 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluck
Canada:
Brad Marchand - Sidney Crosby - Patrice Bergeron
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Seriously? Why not give Crosby Seguin or Stamkos on his right? Why is Tavares a LW? Why is Thornton a RW? Wouldn't you rather have those guys in the middle than Giroux? Hell, the same obviously goes for Bergeron... This is just weird. I guess it's just a tune-up though.
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
When Corey Perry is your extra forward, that is a stacked group.
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Another weirdness - you actually have a natural RW, on a team massively overloaded with centers, and he's the spare?
Meh.
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09-09-2016, 04:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Why not give Crosby Seguin or Stamkos on his right?
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Bergeron is the perfect fit with Crosby. It'll be like when Hossa was on Sid's wing, except maybe even better.
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Wow. It really shows in a comparison between the third lines on each team:
Team USA:
Justin Abdelkader · Ryan Kesler · T.J. Oshie
That is a really good second line on a top NHL team
Team Canada:
John Tavares · Ryan Getzlaf · Steven Stamkos
That is the best top line on any NHL team
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Johnson and Abdelkader even making that team is a slight on USA's management.
Quote:
Originally Posted by codynw
Am I crazy for thinking USA's roster looks fairly mediocre? I think Kane, Pavelski and Schneider are the only guys that would make Team Canada if they were Canadian.
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Wheeler would deserve to make Team Canada.
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Last edited by GranteedEV; 09-09-2016 at 05:14 PM.
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09-09-2016, 05:03 PM
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Franchise Player
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Dat Canadian D. I can't see any of the USA defenceman nabbing a spot on team Canada. Even some the Canadian players left off are still ahead of any of the American D.
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09-09-2016, 05:05 PM
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Franchise Player
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Am I crazy for thinking USA's roster looks fairly mediocre? I think Kane, Pavelski and Schneider are the only guys that would make Team Canada if they were Canadian.
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09-09-2016, 05:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I like the European tradition of playing the National Anthem of the winning team at the end.
Because I can leave.
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09-09-2016, 05:21 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Hahaha. Thornton wearing #97. I love it.
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09-09-2016, 05:23 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Why would they put this game in Columbus? The atmosphere for two hockey heavyweights is pretty sad. Sportsnet announcer sure makes it less spectacular as well.
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09-09-2016, 05:26 PM
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Franchise Player
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This is totally something the players don't give a #### about.
Anyone still wanna make this argument?
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09-09-2016, 05:28 PM
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Franchise Player
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I'm also already sick of Paul Romanuk. Stop asking inane questions and call the game.
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