GDT: 4-Nations Games

[Blotto71]

Nice to see Sanderson in tonight.

Matinpalo is -3 but his forwards need to play better defense.

Another great play from Matinpalo to save a goal. That -3 is misleading

 

[Blotto71]

Very unimpressed through 30+ with Doughty. Chabooty would have looked good on this squad.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Very unimpressed through 30+ with Doughty. Chabooty would have looked good on this squad.

Toews too looked lost without Makar, dude was a turnoover machine against USA.

So unimpressed with that guy, takes shitty low percentage shots so the blog boys hype him up.

 

[Blotto71]

Yakemchuk is gonna look great in red and white when he gets the chance in a few years!

 

[Emerica]

Nice to see Sanderson in tonight.

Matinpalo is -3 but his forwards need to play better defense.

He’s not played bad at all, those numbers make it look worse than it has been. Cooper is doing a good job of getting the matchups he wants.

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

NHL team practices can start tomorrow at 2 PM (local time, I guess).

 

[Blotto71]

NHL team practices can start tomorrow at 2 PM (local time, I guess).

I don't see any trades happening until this is over, though.

 

[Blotto71]

Matinpalo with a Hamonic-esque 83mph slapper 2ft wide of the net. Look coach Green, I can do that too!!

 

[Xspyrit]

The depth of Finland team is really lacking. Team Europe would make much more sense

Canada
USA
Scandinavia
Russia
Europe

Or would Europe not be good enough? Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, etc

Actually, just checked and they could build an extremely good team...

Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Necas, Stutzle, Kopitar, Protas, Hertl, Rossi, Peterka, Kasper, Zacha, Sharangovich, Slafkovsky, Niederreiter, Palat, Chytil, Sprong, Pospisil, Tatar, Sturm, Vrana, Faksa, Reichel, Kämpf, Nosek, Kulich, Lauko, Ivan, Jenik, Texier, Girgensons, Blueger

Josi, Seider, Hronek, Cernak, Fehervary, Moser, Siegenthaler, Gudas, Nemec, Jiricek, Rutta

Dostal, Vejmelka, Vanecek, Mrazek, Vladar, Merzlikins, Grubauer, Dobes

But yeah it wouldn't work because of "national pride"... and they would all complain that Russia, Canada and USA wouldn't have to split.

Very unimpressed through 30+ with Doughty. Chabooty would have looked good on this squad.

Oh yeah, he would look very good playing with that kind of talent

 

[Blotto71]

Canada
USA
Scandinavia
Russia
Europe

Or would Europe not be good enough? Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, etc

Actually, just checked and they could build an extremely good team...

Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Necas, Stutzle, Kopitar, Protas, Hertl, Rossi, Peterka, Kasper, Zacha, Sharangovich, Slafkovsky, Niederreiter, Palat, Chytil, Sprong, Pospisil, Tatar, Sturm, Vrana, Faksa, Reichel, Kämpf, Nosek, Kulich, Lauko, Ivan, Jenik, Texier, Girgensons, Blueger

Josi, Seider, Hronek, Cernak, Fehervary, Moser, Siegenthaler, Gudas, Nemec, Jiricek, Rutta

Dostal, Vejmelka, Vanecek, Mrazek, Vladar, Merzlikins, Grubauer, Dobes

But yeah it wouldn't work because of "national pride"... and they would all complain that Russia, Canada and USA wouldn't have to split.

Ideally I'd like to see 8 squads, 2 divisions. Split Scandinavia and Europe up to make 5 teams. Sweden is good enough on their own, maybe 2 more out of Europe and 2 out of Scandinavia?

 

[PatrickEaves]

I can't help but feel she butchered out anthem in purpose. What a train wreck

More disrespectful than any amount of boo'ing could be.

 

[Xspyrit]

Ideally I'd like to see 8 squads, 2 divisions. Split Scandinavia and Europe up to make 5 teams. Sweden is good enough on their own, maybe 2 more out of Europe and 2 out of Scandinavia?

All in theory but there's also Denmark and Norway that could help Finland

Ehlers, Bjorkstrand, Zuccarello, Eller, Lilleberg and Andersen

That said, Finns would be extremely mad if you'd propose this since Sweden wouldn't have to split... lol

Edit : don't forget the x-factor : Mads Søgaard

 

[DrEasy]

Canada
USA
Scandinavia
Russia
Europe

Or would Europe not be good enough? Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, etc

Actually, just checked and they could build an extremely good team...

Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Necas, Stutzle, Kopitar, Protas, Hertl, Rossi, Peterka, Kasper, Zacha, Sharangovich, Slafkovsky, Niederreiter, Palat, Chytil, Sprong, Pospisil, Tatar, Sturm, Vrana, Faksa, Reichel, Kämpf, Nosek, Kulich, Lauko, Ivan, Jenik, Texier, Girgensons, Blueger

Josi, Seider, Hronek, Cernak, Fehervary, Moser, Siegenthaler, Gudas, Nemec, Jiricek, Rutta

Dostal, Vejmelka, Vanecek, Mrazek, Vladar, Merzlikins, Grubauer, Dobes

But yeah it wouldn't work because of "national pride"... and they would all complain that Russia, Canada and USA wouldn't have to split.



Oh yeah, he would look very good playing with that kind of talent

With groupings like these you basically end up with an all-star tournament with zero intensity.

 

[Relapsing]

More disrespectful than any amount of boo'ing could be.

f***ing eh

 

[Blotto71]

Laine just finished a 4min shift!

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

oh no

 

[StoicSensFan]

lmfao

 

[Blotto71]

Oh boy

Just f***ing bench Doughty

 

[Xspyrit]

lol imagine if Canada CHOKES

Nevermind

With groupings like these you basically end up with an all-star tournament with zero intensity.

Yeah I saw your comment about "national pride" so I mentioned it. It would't work unfortuantely

 

[Relapsing]

Uhhhh.... f*** me. Can we win this in regulation please?

 

[Emerica]

yikes

 

[DrEasy]

Crosby with some captain sh*t right there.

 

[StoicSensFan]

Canada not picking the best goalie for the team available is going to bite them.. again

 

[Back in Black]

Big win for Canada Thursday night in the US of Ehhhhhhh!

Book it!

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Canada not picking the best goalie for the team available is going to bite them.. again

Logan Thompson didn't pass the "vibe check" I guess.

The Joey Daccord passport thing still pisses me off, because I have a ton of his cards in my Senators collection and had dreams of buying a small cottage after he stole the tournament for us.

I think I read that lineups had to be in very early. I don't think Montembeault gets in if they have to submit the lineups closer to the tournament. Maybe they should have let teams keep a wild card pick for goalie, because it's the one position where so much can change in such a short period of time.