4 Nations Takeaways/suprises

[A1LeafNation]

Finland should be relegated for Russia next time.

 

[Nicko999]

People need to stop saying best on best when Russia is not there.

1 Surprise was the intensity. I have to admit it's better than I thought.

 

[Dallas Winston]

Finland should be relegated for Russia next time.

Lets be honest russia and the chezch were not going to da jack anyways

 

[A1LeafNation]

Lets be honest russia and the chezch were not going to da jack anyways

Atleast it will give incentive to not get relegated everytime they do this.

And it gives other countries and opp.

 

[Bender Duster]

I was surprised to learn that it's actually possible to uppercut your own helmet off.

 

[hockeyisgud]

Definitive list of the 10 best American players excluding goalies:

1. Quinn Hughes
2. Matthew Tkachuk
3. Brady Tkachuk
4. Jack Eichel
5. Adam Fox
6. Jack Hughes
7. JT Miller
8. Jake Guentzel
9. Dylan Larkin
10. Auston Matthews

 

[heksagon]

Finland should be relegated for Russia next time.

And Toronto should be relegated from the NHL, what a waste of a roster spot. Makes it boring knowing beforehand that they'll always choke.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Some guys I don't see very often impressed me a lot :

- Slavin : what a defensive stud
- Parayko : such a solid defender

Other ones I thought played their best hockey ever :
- Brady Tkachuk : god I hate his face, he looks like a total prick. But such a good player!
- Cirelli : I get why he made the team
- Marner : he proved he can play in big games

 

[ViD]

Finland should be relegated for Russia next time.

Deal

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

No team will ever win a cup if adam fox is their #1 dman or jack hughes is their top forward. Both guys were total non-factors and embarrassing this tourney.

Slavin on the other hand… CRIMINALLY underpaid

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Matthews should not have been captain. We were doomed from the start. USA hockey always finds a way to let you down.

 

[ViD]

Matthews should not have been captain. We were doomed from the start. USA hockey always finds a way to let you down.

They had a great tournament, they beat Canada once and were a goal away from the second win

 

[Bouboumaster]

I liked that format a whole lot

 

[CycloneSweep]

Definitive list of the 10 best American players excluding goalies:

1. Quinn Hughes
2. Matthew Tkachuk
3. Brady Tkachuk
4. Jack Eichel
5. Adam Fox
6. Jack Hughes
7. JT Miller
8. Jake Guentzel
9. Dylan Larkin
10. Auston Matthews

How the f*** is Slavin not on this list?

 

[centipede2233]

They had a great tournament, they beat Canada once and were a goal away from the second win

Exact scenario as in 2010, glad USA made zero ground in the last 15 years

 

[hockeyisgud]

How the f*** is Slavin not on this list?

Because he isn't a top 10 player.

Based on this tournament he went up but still doesn't crack top 10 for me.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Because he isn't a top 10 player.

Based on this tournament he went up but still doesn't crack top 10 for me.

Slavin is a better player than Larkin is.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

No team will ever win a cup if adam fox is their #1 dman or jack hughes is their top forward. Both guys were total non-factors and embarrassing this tourney.

Slavin on the other hand… CRIMINALLY underpaid

Jack Hughes also isn't a winger but your Devils hatred boner is too big to realize that. Glorified Will Butcher looked great on that second Canada goal though

 

[hockeyisgud]

Slavin is a better player than Larkin is.

Post your top 10 then.

I already posted the definitive list but feel free to try.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Definitive list of the 10 best American players excluding goalies:

1. Quinn Hughes
2. Matthew Tkachuk
3. Brady Tkachuk
4. Jack Eichel
5. Adam Fox
6. Jack Hughes
7. JT Miller
8. Jake Guentzel
9. Dylan Larkin
10. Auston Matthews

Is this in order? Because if Matthews is 10, lol........

 

[hockeyisgud]

Yes it is in order

Is this in order? Because if Matthews is 10, lol........

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Have to hand it to Cooper for hanging with Binnington.
Jordan made him look good.

 

[Soundwave]

I thought Harley was honestly better than a lot of the Canadian D. I didn't like Parayko at all and boy does Toews get manhandled a lot. Canada's gonna have to bring a different defensive mix next time around.

Stone looked cooked in this tourney.

Not choosing Hyman was a mistake for Canada.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Finland should be relegated for Russia next time.

If you look at a potential Russia line up, your tune might change. Their center depth is quite poor and they have a lot of players long in the tooth. Finland is better and probably beats them most nights imo.

Russia has been getting too much love for not participating, forgetting that they just not that good and also have always been disappointing in these tourneys when they did compete.

 

[Brookbank]

Jack Hughs is Ryan Nugent Hopkins 2.0 is my take on the tourney