HF Habs: 4 Nations Face-Off: Canada beats Finland 5-3; advances to Finals vs USA

[Boss Man Hughes]

Yeah but it's a big if. Honestly, they aren't winning shit. It's going to be between Canada and Laine's team.

Sweden would only advance if the Fin Can game goes to OT.

 

[salbutera]

Gotta wonder if hockey Canada is actually that inept or if the owners wanted a clear USA advantage so Canada took lesser goalies and bottom sixers. Can't convince me Suzuki wasn't better than at least 7 Canadian forwards.

Which Vézina Cdn goalie did Team Canada overlook exactly?

Is there even one in the NHL? Carter Hart was supposed to takeover carrying the Team Canada flag from Price …

 

[CHfan1]

This team could use Hyman playing with McDavid. He scored 70 goals last season (which included 16 in the playoffs). I think he’d be more effective than Reinhart or Marner playing with McDavid.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Honestly the stupidity was in our roster selection for me and in nothing else. I was quite proud of that crowd and how they reacted truth be told.

They could have beaten the shat out of US fans. If it was in Philly you would be stupid to go to the game if you were cheering for Canada.

 

[salbutera]

Cirelli and Hagel on team Canada is just insane.

Are we playing to win or what?

Visions of Rob Zamuner on 1998 Team Canada

 

[Hannibal]

We looked soft and small.

 

[Rapala]

This team could use Hyman playing with McDavid. He scored 70 goals last season (which included 16 in the playoffs). I think he’d be more effective than Reinhart or Marner playing with McDavid.

Yeah there were some obvious choices we could have made to give this team a much stronger balanced look to it.

 

[HabsCode]

Mackinnon-McDavid-Marner
Marchand-Crosby-Stone
Hagel-Point-Konecny
Bennett-Schiefele-Reinhart

 

[Hins77]

Why to have the best PK guy in Cirreli and Hagel when there is not a lot of PP on that kind of game? How many PP USa had during that game?

 

[the]

Finland is a underestimated team. It will be a good challenge. Our Laine has been doing well playing with some decent players.

 

[Rapala]

They could have beaten the shat out of US fans. If it was in Philly you would be stupid to go to the game if you were cheering for Canada.

Boston has been also been known to be hostile.

 

[Rapala]

Finland is a underestimated team. It will be a good challenge. Our Laine has been doing well playing with some decent players.

They can play a very tight game and will have a little more confidence with Lankinen having closed the door when it counted. They did a good job against the US for two periods. The reality is any of these teams can win any game on any given day. On paper the US should prevail but the game is still played out on the ice.

 

[rahad]

Did Canada get destroyed by your beloved american team?

Pull your trousers up jabroni.

Well they are one more lost from going empty handed.

 

[zx81]

Finland is a underestimated team. It will be a good challenge. Our Laine has been doing well playing with some decent players.

A Finland win would not surprise me at all. Team Canada has not shown me they have chemistry. The number of individual efforts was unreal and the passing was horrible. If you play a tight system against Canada you may win because of our sub par goaltending.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Boston has been also been known to be hostile.

I was just thinking that.

 

[Rapala]

Mackinnon-McDavid-Marner
Marchand-Crosby-Stone
Hagel-Point-Konecny
Bennett-Cirelli-Reinhart

Bennett McDavid Marner
Hagel Point Mackinnon
Konecny Cirelli Crosby
Bench Bench Bench

 

[Canadienna]

It would have been really good for Suzuki to get a taste of that kind of hockey again. Sure he might have gotten hurt, but it would have been interesting to see what he looks like with those players in that environment.

 

[Rapala]

I was just thinking that.

That would be taking it over the top though. We saw plenty of US/Canada buddies chirping each other with smiles on their faces before the game.

 

[Habs]

Cirelli and Hagel on team Canada is just insane.

Are we playing to win or what?

No kidding

 

[McGees]

You mean the guy who set McDavid in for tour first goal?

that was a nice pass yes

 

[BozoTheClown]

Canada needed Tom Wilson to pound on the Tkachuks and the American dmen.
Scheifele should also have been on the team. Gone are the days of a big heavy Canadian dmen.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Seeing Carey being interviewed made me a bit sad. If he comes back next season for the habs and then team Canada for the Olympics and wins both, he'll go down as the greatest goalie of all time

 

[Hacketts]

Seeing Carey being interviewed made me a bit sad. If he comes back next season for the habs and then team Canada for the Olympics and wins both, he'll go down as the greatest goalie of all time

Pray to Saint Cartilago.

 

[River Meadow]

Cirelli and Hagel on team Canada is just insane.

Are we playing to win or what?

And why Lil Mitchy Marner? Seriously. WAT.

BrUh

Who tf built this team?

 

[Habs]

Canada needed Tom Wilson to pound on the Tkachuks and the American dmen.
Scheifele should also have been on the team. Gone are the days of a big heavy Canadian dmen.

This is such a bad team after line 1 lol

Brandon Hagel – Brayden Point – Mark Stone
Sam Bennett – Anthony Cirelli – Travis Konecny
Seth Jarvis