Because with you it's always about the Panthers.
Cooper is one of the top coaches in the game, and was coming off the 4 nations win with this same group. You really think they were going to swap him out?
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?
I wonder if McDavid is just stupid. Like, he has slightly below average IQ, or he has just really far below average hockey IQ. I don't know. When you think of all the talent that he has, and the fact that he can't put it together in important games, I don't know.
He just has never known any other way. His whole life has been him vs the other team. And no one took the time to teach a young adult him about any other part of the game. I think for a lot of this tournament he was looking good in this regard, even during the final game. But it's like he just went to auto pilot back to solo-mode right at the end.
Honestly, I would put him on the wing. He's not interested in the responsibilities of a centre, including winning draws. Give him a Ron Francis type and let him blow the zone all he wants.
Again, for the thousandth time, stat counting in the NHL is not the best way to measure who you're bringing to this tournament. Skillset is. The way certain guys get goals in the NHL is not equal to the way other guys get goals. That's why you don't bring Hyman - what works for him in the NHL doesn't translate to best on best.
Hagel just doesn't do this type of stuff. Nobody else does this on a regular basis.
Scoring a bad angle goal isn't really the evidence you think it is. I think Bedard's footspeed would have been a liability in this tournament. Look at how little Tkachuk did - same reason.
Plus, he was coming off injury when the selections were made.
If i am a Winnipeg fan, i would be choked. you have a hart winning goalie who falls apart at playoff time fir the Jets yet brings his A game to beat Canada.
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Agree to disagree. Brodeur and luongo both make that save on goal 1 and maybe on OT.
Binnington was fine, you'll note in my post I dont blame the loss on him. Im just noting the major difference between roster construction. Dont tell me you wouldnt pick any of the three us goalies over Binnington all things equal.
Yeah Binnington should of had that OT goal, that was kinda a bad goal ( though the three players on the ice didn’t help him out much.
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Only thing he's ever won, a nothing made up tournament
It was weird to me how many times the panel made reference to 4 Nations and spoke about it as if it's on the Olympic level. It was literally a series of well-played all-star games... with only 4 countries.
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If i am a Winnipeg fan, i would be choked. you have a hart winning goalie who falls apart at playoff time fir the Jets yet brings his A game to beat Canada.
I am. Believe me.
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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?
You don't think Cooper is one of the best coaches in the game?
Not when it’s the last event and it’s nhlers. There is zero reason not to do 5 on 5 or maybe 4 on 4. 3 on 3 is a joke.
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?
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?
I reckon he would tbh. A lot of bravado and anger in this thread, understandably, but I don't think 3v3 would be a satisfying way to win either.
Just felt like there were bigger forces at play here. The way we played, this should have been in Canada’s favour. We had genuine missed scoring chances that are rarely saved/missed, but Hellebuyck gets a stick on one and MacKinnon misses a gimme.
This stings but it was temporarily lessened with the Gaudreau tribute moments. After that wears off, it’s going to sting for some time.
Scoring a bad angle goal isn't really the evidence you think it is. I think Bedard's footspeed would have been a liability in this tournament. Look at how little Tkachuk did - same reason.
Bedard is a sniper. What was Canada sorely lacking again? #### foot speed. McDavid is the fastest guy in the game, what does that account for but a bunch of losses when it counts most.
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?
To be fair people were complaining about 3 on 3 heading into OT.
It is what it is. Both teams were playing by the same rules, but it's a silly way to end a big game.
4 on 4. Or start 5 on 5 and then go to 4 on 4 after 10 and 3 on 3 after 15.
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absolutely. Seems like an easy enough fix, and would accommodate both NA and European audiences. Really don't get why they didn't schedule it this way.
Ratings! Gotta get some sort of Ratings on the last day. What else was there today , let's see bobsleigh and woman's freestyle ski. Not exactly events that draw alot of eyeballs.
