[GDT] Canada vs USA - Gold Medal Game - Men’s Hockey

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by hwy19man

Cooper was the coach for Canada in the Four Nations Faceoff last year.

Yeah... An OT win against a team missing their best defenceman (Hughes) and one of their best forwards (Tkachuk), after losing to them by two goals in the preliminaries.

[Manhattanboy]

Yikes Doughty.

[Infinit47]

That was too many men.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Who could we have brought that can win a faceoff?

[MegaErtz]

One team very clearly much better than the other.

[hwy19man]

These yankees are not playing hang on.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Yeah... An OT win against a team missing their best defenceman (Hughes) and one of their best forwards (Tkachuk), after losing to them by two goals in the preliminaries.

lol.

[Royle9]

Should be too may men, let’s see if they uphold the rules

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Yeah... An OT win against a team missing their best defenceman (Hughes) and one of their best forwards (Tkachuk), after losing to them by two goals in the preliminaries.

Yeah, and now Canada is missing Crosby and Morrissey. Not sure we can make any excuses.

I actually thought that period went great for Canada until the penalty call. They were doing some frustrating things in the offensive zone on occasion but they were spending a lot of time there. Other than Boldy going 1 on 2, the USA didn't have much at even strength until the last minute there.

[devo22]

not a bad game so far. Too much overpassing by both teams.

[JurassicTunga12]

Let’s go Canada.

[Manhattanboy]

The problem with these game 7 type games is the clock. Need to capitalize on opportunities.

[jmac98]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Yeah, and now Canada is missing Crosby and Morrissey. Not sure we can make any excuses.

I actually thought that period went great for Canada until the penalty call. They were doing some frustrating things in the offensive zone on occasion but they were spending a lot of time there. Other than Boldy going 1 on 2, the USA didn't have much at even strength until the last minute there.

Good assessment, I agree. I’ll add that our defensemen need to tighten up as well.

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Who could we have brought that can win a faceoff?

From our Calgary Flames, Nazem Kadri.

[Freddy]

I feel like Wilson’s hit on Larkin produced an emotional spike and all of a sudden everyone is forcing hits, which kind of drags players out of the system and potentially their strengths. That said, I love when Canada has a chance to manhandle Americans.

[WinnipegFan]

Originally Posted by Locke

Where the hell are you?? Australia?

Close hahahaha. Good first period. Lucky goal, but Marchand looks akward out there. Hope he wakes up.

[united]

Theodore/Toews not doing any favours but MacKinnon and McDavid put so much pressure on their D. MacKinnon bails on board battle leading to first goal and again no back pressure leads to hooking penalty.

Good thing is they’ll outscore their deficiencies in 9/10 games. They’ll get on the board in the second and win your minutes thereafter.

[Codes]

At this juncture, the game is not to my satisfaction.

[flylock shox]

I think Canada will be better in the second period now that they've burned off some cortisol. My worry at this point is that Hellebuyck shuts the door and the USA drop into counter-punching, which I think Canada would struggle to crack. If the game remains free-flowing, then at some point Canada's due for an individual effort or two from the big guns.


Also, funny to think it would only take two USA families getting norovirus for their team to turn into Switzerland.

[Manhattanboy]

Not happy with the refs.

Agree with Cassie. Sam playing well.