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

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Red Potato Standing By

Why would fans cheering for Canada criticize an American goalies bad goal?

They'd comment on it being a bad goal and maybe he's losing his mojo.

We comment on opposition goalies letting in bad goals all the time.

[Roof-Daddy]

Boy did Mackinnon ever #### the bed on that winning goal. Just brutal.

Let's up when he easily had the jump on getting possession, then gets bodied off the puck and loses possession.

At that point, McDavid and Makar who I assume are anticipating Mackinnon easily getting control and sending the puck up ice are not in proper position to defend which results in a glorious scoring chance and the US goal being scored.

Just love McDumbass going 1 on 3 multiple times and losing possession every time.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

A game we barely won in OT.

Cooper is 1 and 2 vs the US now, with a -2 goal differential. Why are people so comfortable with not winning? It's supposed to be best on best, but not the coaching staff? Rick Tocchet? Pete DeBoer?

That was the best tandem Canada had to offer?

I can’t say for sure whether Cooper was the best coach to bring or not. He’s a good coach. One of the best. Yet still maybe someone could have done better. Who knows.

But comments like the bolded are just stupid and juvenile. Just because someone doesn’t align exactly with your weird gripes doesn’t mean they are “comfortable not winning.”

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by ViKen

Complaining about the rules and structure of OT is not a good look. Everyone knew the setup going into it. Had we won, would you be doing the same saying while we're happy, it just doesn't feel as satisfying winning this way?

Because it's not real hockey. I mean hey, why don't they just go to a coin flip instead of playing OT? Same rules for both teams!!!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Boy did Mackinnon ever #### the bed on that winning goal. Just brutal.

Let's up when he easily had the jump on getting possession, then gets bodied off the puck and loses possession.

At that point, McDavid and Makar who I assume are anticipating Mackinnon easily getting control and sending the puck up ice are not in proper position to defend which results in a glorious scoring chance and the US goal being scored.

Just love McDumbass going 1 on 3 multiple times and losing possession every time.

Yeah, TBF I thought he had the angle on the puck despite there being so many US players. I think he's hurt and it affected him today.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Acey

Were you not a Flames fan in 2004? Genuinely asking.

I’ve been a fan since 5-5 against the Nordiques

[Acey]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Exactly. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed watching it. But it didn't matter. Nobody remembers the world Cup in 2016 either

After the Jays lost in game 7 I was drenched in sweat.

I have not sweat at all this morning.

By that metric, that loss was more difficult to take than this one.

'04 hurt bad but I fear I was too young to fully feel the pain.

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

I’ve been a fan since 5-5 against the Nordiques

Interesting. I just consider myself a Calgary Flames fan before I consider myself a fan of Team Canada in international hockey events. I dunno.

[Monahammer]

Mcdavid tried on the backcheck, but too much time in Edmonton had him completely lost on what to actually do. Instead of covering the man he was floating impotently in the middle (maybe already thinking about turning back.)

It sucks. Never even should have made it to OT. We got goalied by helle, and that is the biggest difference between these two rosters. Their goalie can change games, ours cant.

[dino7c]

Jon Cooper is a .642 NHL coach...to say Maurice has more wins as an agument is pretty silly considering he has coached 1000 more games lol

Guess what...he has more losses too and a far worse %

[CalgaryFan1988]

This game was lost on missed opportunities and missed calls, not bad goaltending.

Im disappointed but not even mad. Canada absolutely dominated and are clearly still the best by far. The US made the most on their limited opportunities and won.

[Bingo]

Great game.

Wrong team won.

I'm always a little less sour when my team shows up and Canada certainly did that. Probably the best game they played in either tournament.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Same goal as Hellebuyck let in from Makar. But no one is criticizing that one - just calling it a snipe.

They weren't the same. Makar's shot was just over the pad, Hughes shot was five hole. If Makar makes the same shot Hughes did it's a save.

Binnington was great this game though, no slight on him from me.

[Rhett44]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Mcdavid tried on the backcheck, but too much time in Edmonton had him completely lost on what to actually do. Instead of covering the man he was floating impotently in the middle (maybe already thinking about turning back.)

It sucks. Never even should have made it to OT. We got goalied by helle, and that is the biggest difference between these two rosters. Their goalie can change games, ours cant.

He let up on the backcheck. He was floating.

If he puts in any effort, he is in position and intercepts the pass.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by UKflames

The Olympics are actually very time sensitive, there is a lot of planning that goes into moving people around, where big groups of people will be at what time, transportation and so on. You can't have a game that could go on and one for another couple of hours, 3-on-3 ensures a quick finish and timings staying on track.

Except the rules are 3v3 for as many periods as it takes to get a winner.

I'd actually prefer a shootout to settle a big int'l game like this. They're fun when the stakes are high.

Originally Posted by browna

McDavid gave up possession by missing a shot on net in OT. There are a few Canadians like Celebrini who also gave up possession by taking a shot that didn’t go in the net in Ot.

In those cases though the other two defenders didn’t make the choices that Makar or McKinnon made.

Missing a shot on a typical 3v3 play is much different than giving it up on a rush where your support is trailing you and therefore skating in the opposite direction they need to to defend the counterattack

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Why are people so comfortable with not winning?

I mean it sucks to lose, but if they got humiliated they would suck way more. They got goalie'd and missed some chances they make more often than not. Basically it was half the reason we love sports, the randomness of it, but it went against us today. #### happens.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Acey

After the Jays lost in game 7 I was drenched in sweat.

I have not sweat at all this morning.

By that metric, that loss was more difficult to take than this one.

'04 hurt bad but I fear I was too young to fully feel the pain.

This one's way down my list:

Flames '04
Flames '90
Canada '98
Flames '05
Flames '86
Flames '22
Flames '88
this one maybe

[dino7c]

I fell asleep and missed the first 2 periods...I saw 3 US scoring chances

[Enoch Root]

2024 Stanley Cup Game 7: 0G, 0A, 0P, 0, 2-1 loss
2025 Stanley Cup Game 6: 0G, 0A, 0P, -4, 5-1 loss
2026 Olympic gold medal.: 0G, 0A, 0P, -2, 2-1 loss

The 3 biggest games of his career, he has zero points while his team was outscored 9-3 and he was on the ice for 6 goals against.

Tiny sample size, but prove the numbers wrong, young man

[browna]

Watched OT again.

McKinnon was late getting back on the first shift after a missed shot (and McDavid did get back to prevent the 2 on 1) and Hughes almost scored then but for a good glove save by Binnington.

Next shift Celebrini went one on three, missed the net with the shot but the defenders (Marner and Toews) retreated back and the US ended up giving up possession in neutral zone because they didn’t have more numbers than the Canadians.

Then the next shift. When McDavid went one on three and lost it, the US got the puck back with all 3 Americans below the faceoff dot, Makar at the faceoff dot and McKinnon back at the blue line. 5 seconds later after a risky pinch, the puck was at the US blue line with all 3 Americans further up ice then McDavid and Makar.

Makar with that tough pinch, McKinnon then 3 seconds later one on 3 and needed to win a 50/50 stick puck battle at the top of the faceoff in his zone but didn’t.

I mean it’s inches and a big risk. Makar gets the puck pinch and it’s 2 on 0 from the blue line on Hellubuck and maybe the gold medal goal. He misses and there’s 3 Americans in the Canada zone vs one Canadian.

Point is that the defending of that possession giveaway by McDavid missing the shot was handled differently then when Celebrinis possession giveaway a shift earlier, as both defenders for Canada retreated that time. No one remembers or blames Celebrini that one because the US didn’t score a goal.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

2024 Stanley Cup Game 7: 0G, 0A, 0P, 0, 2-1 loss
2025 Stanley Cup Game 6: 0G, 0A, 0P, -4, 5-1 loss
2026 Olympic gold medal.: 0G, 0A, 0P, -2, 2-1 loss

The 3 biggest games of his career, he has zero points while his team was outscored 9-3 and he was on the ice for 6 goals against.

Tiny sample size, but prove the numbers wrong, young man

I mean, not really. Not many people get that many cracks at championships.