GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 12 • Group A: CAN (3) - USA (4) F/SO

[Adonis Creed]

30 minutes before game is STADIUM is EMPTY...

Makar should be over Fabbro...

Dante is clearly not 100%

 

[hootey]

30 minutes before game is STADIUM is EMPTY...

Makar should be over Fabbro...

Dante is clearly not 100%

I heard there is an accident on theQEW.

 

[habsterr]

6-3 Canada; crappy ice and weird goals.

 

[SladeWilson23]

Why would USA Hockey put their team at a disadvantage with the scheduling?

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Why would USA Hockey put their team at a disadvantage with the scheduling?

Because USA hockey is run by idiots.

 

[Woodhouse]

Game lineups confirmed here. Oettinger vs Hart in goal. No Brown for USA, Woll scratched, and Jones moves up next to Mittelstadt and Yamamoto.

 

[Snippit]

Why would USA Hockey put their team at a disadvantage with the scheduling?

They probably figured the USA would have locked up the game against Slovakia within 20 minutes and could just coast the rest of the way.

 

[Goulet17]

30 minutes before game is STADIUM is EMPTY...

Makar should be over Fabbro...

Dante is clearly not 100%

Is Fabbro playing with Clague? If so, it doesn't seem like the most intelligent decision based on their current health.

 

[4thlineduster]

Decent pregame show on tsn right now.....interesting segment on whether the USA has potentially surpassed Canada as the powerhouse and a lot was based on recent showings at the world jrs.

Some valid points raised however I think the USA did to some extent benefit from a couple tournaments where Canada had questionable team selections and beyond garbage coaching.

Bit off topic...but we've gotta kill 10 mins somehow!

 

[Alerion]

Decent pregame show on tsn right now.....interesting segment on whether the USA has potentially surpassed Canada as the powerhouse and a lot was based on recent showings at the world jrs.

Some valid points raised however I think the USA did to some extent benefit from a couple tournaments where Canada had questionable team selections and beyond garbage coaching.

Bit off topic...but we've gotta kill 10 mins somehow!

I enjoyed the segment but I found it odd that they didn't really touch on the USNTDP and the benefit their players get from practicing and playing together so much more than our elite players can.

 

[SladeWilson23]

17° F according to NHL Network

 

[4thlineduster]

Man puck drop is in 10 mins or so and that stadium is looking less than 1/10 full.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Decent pregame show on tsn right now.....interesting segment on whether the USA has potentially surpassed Canada as the powerhouse and a lot was based on recent showings at the world jrs.

Some valid points raised however I think the USA did to some extent benefit from a couple tournaments where Canada had questionable team selections and beyond garbage coaching.

Bit off topic...but we've gotta kill 10 mins somehow!

Best on best tournaments at the senior will always be the best gauge, however the NHL likes to mess with that as much as possible. The Jrs. is probably the best annual tournament though.

 

[Bones Malone]

Imagine if this crowd isn't the biggest WJC single game crowd

 

[Captain Bowie]

Dumb that this game is on a Friday in the middle of the day. Why not on the weekend? Would definitely help ratings and attendance.

 

[SniperHF]

17° F according to NHL Network

This sounds....unpleasant.

 

[Woodhouse]

They sold over 40K, but as TSN noted, anyone coming from Canada is probably delayed since QEW traffic was briefly closed headed towards Fort Erie because of that semi-truck catching fire.

 

[SladeWilson23]

Please tell me the Buffalo Bill jerseys are only for warmups.

 

[Peasy]

This sounds....unpleasant.

If you've played hockey outside before thats nothing.

 

[Chainshot]

41,000 paid, 39,000 stuck on the QE all trying to cross at the Peace Bridge?

 

[Weast]

Gonna be a good game! Hopefully the ice conditions don't play that big of a role. Good luck Yanks!

 

[North Cole]

You guys ready for what is about to become the most toxic thread of 2017?

oh yes, this is going to be fun.... hahaha

 

[DrMuffinStuffin]

Decent pregame show on tsn right now.....interesting segment on whether the USA has potentially surpassed Canada as the powerhouse and a lot was based on recent showings at the world jrs.

Some valid points raised however I think the USA did to some extent benefit from a couple tournaments where Canada had questionable team selections and beyond garbage coaching.

Bit off topic...but we've gotta kill 10 mins somehow!

Missed that but interesting to hear that confirmed.. was it on US or Canadian TV?

To put things in perspective, looking at the last 6 years - out of Russia, Finland, Sweden, US and Canada, Canada has performed (arguably) the worst if you count medals. That's not really fair to say generally speaking but I find too many of us here in Canada take their team to be for sure the best. Then again, most that are super sure of that don't watch much hockey.

Looking forward to this one!

 

[Chainshot]

Gonna be a good game! Hopefully the ice conditions don't play that big of a role. Good luck Yanks!

It did when the Pens and Sabres did the first Winter Classic game. I'm more worried about bad ice and someone getting hurt.

 

[SladeWilson23]

You guys ready for what is about to become the most toxic thread of 2017?

oh yes, this is going to be fun.... hahaha

Gas mask status: ON