[GT] 2019 IIHF World Championships (May 10-26)

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

This looks like a two horse tourney to me between the Americans and Russia. I give the Russians the edge because of goaltending. Why the US would not use Gaudreau and Kane together on a line is beyond me. I get spreading the offence out but those two together would be just about unstoppable.

It's because there is only one puck on the ice while the game is being played.

[MissTeeks]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1125838743863267329

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

This looks like a two horse tourney to me between the Americans and Russia. I give the Russians the edge because of goaltending. Why the US would not use Gaudreau and Kane together on a line is beyond me. I get spreading the offence out but those two together would be just about unstoppable.

I'd say Sweden is the favorite here, and it's not even close.

[UKflames]

So proud that Team GB made it to the top pool but this could be a bloodbath, especially as we are in the same group as Canada and the USA!! Both of those could probably play without a goalie and still beat us.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by vilzeh

I'd say Sweden is the favorite here, and it's not even close.

Umm what??

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by vilzeh

I'd say Sweden is the favorite here, and it's not even close.

Sweden's best forward points-wise is Elias Lindholm. They also have Petterson and Nylander. They have seven non NHL players on the team (8 counting Adam Larsson). They have a respectable team full of middling players. Canada is better on paper and I don't think much of Canada's team.

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Umm what??

Yup, for sure. I just don't see how you think USA is a favorite?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by vilzeh

Yup, for sure. I just don't see how you think USA is a favorite?

I think the US has a terrific group of forwards. Kane, Gaudreau, Debrincat, Eichel, Larkin, Keller. They are a little thinner on D and goal. And 3 Flames has to count for something right?

Russia is arguably even better up front with Malkin, Ovie, Kuznetsov, Kucherov, Anisimov, Kovalchuk. And they have Vasilevsky in goal.

[hariton]

Originally Posted by keenan87

I am excited for Hanifin and Ryan to go as I hope they can really learn from the experience.

As for Gaudreau, for a guy that seems to constantly tail-off at the end of the season with his production.. I hope this can help him improve his fitness level or something.

Gaudreau should finally eat his veggies.

[MissTeeks]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1126553472072015872

Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Team Canada forward John Tavares (Oakville, Ont./Toronto, NHL) will miss the 2019 IIHF World Championship with an oblique injury.

“We are disappointed that John will not be able to participate as a member of Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, but after contacting the Toronto Maple Leafs we agreed it was best for him to return home for further evaluation,” said Jason Botterill, a member of the management group for Canada’s National Men’s Team. “We know John was excited about the opportunity to wear the Maple Leaf once again, and we were excited to have John as a member of our team and to welcome his many years of NHL and international experience.”

[MikePatton]

JT made of international glass

[Canada 02]

Suck it Tavares!

We don’t need you!

[RyZ]

Off to a flying start, I see.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1126886539298885632

[Itse]

Originally Posted by RyZ

Off to a flying start, I see.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1126886539298885632

Effort level was decisively summer hockey on both sides. Kaapo Kakko scored a pretty sweet breakaway goal to make it 1-0, both sides had a powerplay goal, then Kakko scored an EN goal in the end.

Pretty even game. Both goalies were good, although not overly tested.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by UKflames

So proud that Team GB made it to the top pool but this could be a bloodbath, especially as we are in the same group as Canada and the USA!! Both of those could probably play without a goalie and still beat us.

Hey have a little faith, a lot of you whipper snapper punks don't remember the 1936 winter Olympics when a steely eyed young Captain named Carl Erhardt and a unknown goalie named James Cooper (Scottish) stonewalled a Canadian team lead by a bunch of Canadian Superstars to win the gold Medal.


Then they stood at center ice and cursed the Nazi's.

[dino7c]

Some top notch diving by Slovakia...NHL has its issues but international officiating is much worse

[Itse]

BTW; the Finnish team this year has been labeled "one of the worst ever" by many in Finland and elsewhere. So some Euro hockey news are calling beating Canada a "huge upset".

IMO they're stretching things quite far to find something to write about, but I thought some here might be interested to know the optics of that result.

If you didn't know, Finland has essentially no NHL players this year. Kaapo Kakko is quite literally the only name most on this board might recognize.

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by Itse

BTW; the Finnish team this year has been labeled "one of the worst ever" by many in Finland and elsewhere. So some Euro hockey news are calling beating Canada a "huge upset".

IMO they're stretching things quite far to find something to write about, but I thought some here might be interested to know the optics of that result.

If you didn't know, Finland has essentially no NHL players this year. Kaapo Kakko is quite literally the only name most on this board might recognize.

Not much of a stretch imo, don't they have like 18 newcomers?

[dissentowner]

The Score app is such a useless tool. What does everybody else use?

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

The Score app is such a useless tool. What does everybody else use?

Try Livescore, pretty simple & good.