GDT: 2024-25 other games around the league
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Munnyro
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Yup. Helllll of a tournament for him. Werenski has been impressive but Slavin, and Faber to a degree, have been pillars for USA.
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He would take this as either the greatest compliment or the greatest insult. There is no in-between.
one2gamble
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Obligatory "the refs don't want to decide the game" nonsense.
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Pavelski2112
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one2gamble
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Leaving the best player wide open in the slot is something I'd expect from the Sharks defense
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weastern bias
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Woah, the team that got 0 power plays lost the game?
Who could have seen that coming?
Who could have seen that coming?
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Those are some trash-ass champion hats. Perfectly on-brand for Fanatics.
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Whatever side you were on for the ending, you have to agree that whole tournament was far, far better than it had any right to be and a spectacular alternative to a boring, stodgy all-star game.
Pavelski2112
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It was nice to see some meaningful hockey, I agree
I didn't love the rebound that led to the second goal but he definitely redeemed himself
OrrNumber4
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Everyone talks about how Matthews is this defensive stalwart, and I just haven't seen it.
And for all his goal-scoring prowess...he had some big opportunities to score and again, just couldn't do it. A 50 or 60-goal scorer should be a huge part of your arsenal. A 30-goal guy is some great secondary scoring...
OrrNumber4
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Defensively, Slavin might never be quite as cerebral and positionally sound as Vlasic was at his peak...but Slavin more than makes up for it with his size and strength. He is also a far better puck-mover and has more offensive bite to his game.
I mean Canada got 1 ...
I'm glad Canada won but honestly that could have went either way. USA had chances to end it and didn't
Did Binnington outplay Hellebuyck? Did not have money down for that one
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I don't generally like explaining the joke unless doing so is funny in and of itself, but:
I'm poking fun at the fact that not long ago Vlasic made some comments to a reporter about being miffed there's no award for defensive d-men because he was never seriously considered for a Norris.
So the idea of recognizing another defensive d-man as Norris-worthy but not Vlasic feels like it should set him off. Especially our board-meme-version of Vlasic that's constantly salty/combative/on-edge.
