2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship

[S E P H]

I forgot to make a thread, so here it is. I will update it later, but this tournament is lit.

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[TruePowerSlave]

Shockingly awful rosters for all the big teams. One star player in the entire tournament doesn’t exactly scream must watch hockey.

 

[UncleRisto]

I'll watch, but it's whatever.

 

[Ceremony]

The American team features - and I am not making this up - TJ Tynan, "Perbix" and Rocco Grimaldi.

Oh god it gets worse. Sweden have Patrik Nemeth, Dennis Everberg and Anton Lindholm.

The Czech Republic have Lukas Sedlak and Martin Kaut. The longer you look the worse this gets.

 

[UncleRisto]

The American team features - and I am not making this up - TJ Tynan, "Perbix" and Rocco Grimaldi.

Oh god it gets worse. Sweden have Patrik Nemeth, Dennis Everberg and Anton Lindholm.

The Czech Republic have Lukas Sedlak and Martin Kaut. The longer you look the worse this gets.

Must be because - and this doesn't sound real but - TJ Tynan had a great world championship last year.

 

[UncleRisto]

Manninen is a star here again. Too bad he's going to Switzerland.

 

[Vaslof]

Manninen is a star here again. Too bad he's going to Switzerland.

Lol Vegas never called him up. Hey at least that's 750k to the bank.

 

[Ceremony]

Must be because - and this doesn't sound real but - TJ Tynan had a great world championship last year.

After looking him up I think I'm more surprised he only played 16 games for the Avalanche. Felt like he was here for about five years.

 

[Metallo]

It used to be a pretty good tournament with decent talent but now it's garbage because players are too busy not representing their country.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

It used to be a pretty good tournament with decent talent but now it's garbage because players are too busy not representing their country.

Russia also being out doesn't help. They constantly bring their top NHL players to these tournaments.

 

[S E P H]

It used to be a pretty good tournament with decent talent but now it's garbage because players are too busy not representing their country.

Covid mate and nobody wants to hang out in Finland and Latvia. They had record talent when the tournament was in Prague or Paris.

 

[UncleRisto]

Covid mate and nobody wants to hang out in Finland and Latvia. They had record talent when the tournament was in Prague or Paris.

Their loss, it was sunny today.

 

[LOFIN]

Covid mate and nobody wants to hang out in Finland and Latvia. They had record talent when the tournament was in Prague or Paris.

Also the lack of best-on-best tournaments means that there's no need for players to make their case for being on those rosters.

 

[Ceremony]

Anyway, here's future waiver-bait Denis Malgin auditioning for the second powerplay unit:



Here's Rantanen channelling Forsberg:



I've also just learned the tournament is sponsored by Lidl this year. The whole thing is a beer league waste of time and our boys should come home immediately.

 

[S E P H]

Their loss, it was sunny today.

I personally like that it is throughout the globe and a place like Riga gets to see the tournament. Two times in a row might be too much, especially considering Latvia isn't a hot holiday spot and that it is not in Helsinki, but I get that Covid sort of destroyed a lot of those plans...especially with Russia going all "land grab" on us. I think they were supposed to host it this year if I remember correctly.

 

[Belgican]

I’m in Riga this week. My first game Canada Slovenia should be fun

 

[niwotsblessing]

Anyway, here's future waiver-bait Denis Malgin auditioning for the second powerplay unit:



Here's Rantanen channelling Forsberg:



I've also just learned the tournament is sponsored by Lidl this year. The whole thing is a beer league waste of time and our boys should come home immediately.

Malgin would have improved PP 1 this past post-season if Son of Bednar had been chained to the bench where he belonged.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Malgin would have improved PP 1 this past post-season if Son of Bednar had been chained to the bench where he belonged.

Dude was obviously watching MacKinnon this year. Played that PP like him just hanging in the circle making himself invisible to the opponents but open for the one-timer.

 

[niwotsblessing]

Dude was obviously watching MacKinnon this year. Played that PP like him just hanging in the circle making himself invisible to the opponents but open for the one-timer.

Malgin is a smart player, he sees the ice well, and has skills. Being undersized he needs to play with guys who create room through size and speed- MacK and Nuke, for example.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Anyway, here's future waiver-bait Denis Malgin auditioning for the second powerplay unit:



Here's Rantanen channelling Forsberg:



I've also just learned the tournament is sponsored by Lidl this year. The whole thing is a beer league waste of time and our boys should come home immediately.

Avs need to add Mikko Lehtonen and put him on a line with Rantanen and Lehkonen

 

[LTCPain75]

Avs need to add Mikko Lehtonen and put him on a line with Rantanen and Lehkonen

The all "Nen" line???

 

[The Kingslayer]

I’m in Riga this week. My first game Canada Slovenia should be fun

You get around Belgican lol Have fun brother.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

The all "Nen" line???

The Mikko Leh Line

 

[UncleRisto]

Before puck drop, the TV director showed a group of fifteen all wearing the same team Finland jersey all on their phones sitting around. I wonder if their company paid a lot for those tickets.

 

[Ceremony]

Avs need to add Mikko Lehtonen and put him on a line with Rantanen and Lehkonen

Are you trying to break Moser?