[GT] Finland VS United States - Four Nations Face-Off - Feb 13, 2025

[Calgary4LIfe]

Close game.. until the Tkachuks got put together. Credit to Finland for making it a game until then.



I expect a really exciting and emotional game when Canada meets the USA. I expect it to be very physical and very fun to watch as a fan. Great tournament so far.

[FlameyMcFlameFace]

We got this on Saturday Boys. Don't even worry. We got this.

Someone tweet Donald if we win, he takes off the tariffs.

[jg13]

would like to see bennett in on saturday

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by jayswin

One of the bigger blunders in recent NHL history. How often does a superstar player leave their franchise at that age? It was an absurd deal the minute it was signed. It was basically a 3 year deal that would walk him out of Calgary the day it was signed.

Treliving was up and down as a GM but that deal and letting Gaudreau enter his final year without a contract were historic blunders from what turned out to be an absolute embarrassment of a GM in Calgary. He literally destroyed this franchise with some baffling management decisions.

Tre did screw up but Tkachuk also chose to leave for less money...other GMs have bridged players but they usually end up signing. Now Tkachuk is all orange lips at the white house he can absolutely pound sand...unless he is playing the Oilers

[Junglist]

Originally Posted by jg13

would like to see bennett in on saturday

Why? Hes been garbage since being named to the team.

[dino7c]

Canada wont make any changes except the one on D

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Goriders

I think Finland is the weak sister in the tournament

Their defence was already their weak, but with Heiskenen out it’s brutal. Tough break for them.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

So after this it’ll be US 3 points, Canada 2, Sweden 1 and Finland 0.

With Canada US going either way Canada needs that win against Finland next week.

Canada needs at least a point vs USA to stay in control of their own destiny.

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

It's also not done with the IIHF so you need teams that have enough NHLers to build a full roster.

These four teams (and Russia) are the only countries that can do that right now.

Czech has 28 NHLers but only 4 dmen. Nobody else is close.

If Russia didn't have their political issues I think you could have seen 6 teams, with Finland, Canada, Russia, Sweden, USA, and a "Rest of the World" roster because that's really the only way to do it with only NHLers included.

Really you only need 4 teams.

Canada
USA
Scandinavia (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark)
Rest of World

[traptor]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Tre did screw up but Tkachuk also chose to leave for less money...other GMs have bridged plays but they usually end up signing. Now he is all orange lips at the white house he can absolutely pound sand...unless he is playing the Oilers

His job is to keep those guys.

You just don't see superstar RFAs leave like that. Eichel is the one that comes to mind but things got obviously ugly there and that was a tire fire of a franchise.

Flames were on the upswing and we lost our top two players in an offseason.

He ####ed up and mismanaged those situations BIG time. Then we all know what he did next with monahan and our 1st.

Just terrible. There's some bad GMs that make some dumb moves, but I've never see a pile of #### that bad before.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Ok. One last time.

Tkachuk didn’t want to play in Canada. Full stop.

Tre couldn’t force him to sign long term. Getting him on that bridge deal was likely the best case scenario.

And we got an absolute haul for him. Everything about that was a win.

The far bigger blunders were Gaudreau and Monahan. To a lesser extent signing Huby.

[dino7c]

well he has Marner in the exact same position right now...but might get away with it due to the market

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Ok. One last time.

Tkachuk didn’t want to play in Canada. Full stop.

Tre couldn’t force him to sign long term. Getting him on that bridge deal was likely the best case scenario.

And we got an absolute haul for him. Everything about that was a win.

The far bigger blunders were Gaudreau and Monahan. To a lesser extent signing Huby.

Lol, posts ONE LAST TIME!!! like it's a fact needed to be stated again, then proceeds to post speculation that Tkachuk wouldn't sign long term. I can't stand those Calipanthersfan style, holier than thou proclamations that scream of "I'm posting so it has clout!!!".

[kipperiggy]

lol STFU M Tkachuk, we’ll boo the anthem all we want!

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

lol STFU M Tkachuk, we’ll boo the anthem all we want!

What did he say?

[kipperiggy]

Originally Posted by jayswin

What did he say?

Interviewer asked what they thought about the booing of the anthem, Brady nudged Matthew and Matthew said he didn’t like it and that’s all he had to say.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Canada wont make any changes except the one on D

Going full Huska!

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by memphusk

Going full Huska!

I would personally put Hill in but other than that...people want to see Bennett because he used to play for the Flames, there is no logical case to put him in over anybody already in. Bennett wouldn't have made the team if decisions were made later like Canada wanted. Huberdeau is having a better season

[mile]

Chucky loves Yankistan, news at 11

[Mr.Coffee]

What did anyone expect him to say? Yeah I thought it was awesome how a bunch of Canadians booed my anthem, great!

[dino7c]

I mean he had his lips all over Trumps butt last week and Trump is threatening Canada daily...this is the only reason for the booing