GDT: CAN vs USA Part II

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Atleast we'll have a team once our talent turns 24. Looking forward to 2022

 

[JaegerDice]

No worse then Toews at both of those particular events. (so far)

In the SCF you have a point, though Toews both out-produced and out-possessed Stamkos in that series.

As far as the WC thus far, the deployment and responsibilities of the Toews and Getzlaf lines are pretty different. I don't think Toews' number one mission as the hard match center is to score.

 

[fsanford]

Well when U.S gets a shot they do hit posts.

That is 2 or 3 tonight

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

I don't think anyone on team USA can spell intense

 

[kingsholygrail]

By powerhouse though do you mean an extended period of dominance?

Even heavily favored for one tourney. Never happened.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Fam, where Jamie Benn?

 

[BigKing]

I'm cherry picking about all-time stats? Please...

You say he has 8 seasons under his belt, but it is only 270 total games.

Oh...stats don't matter when he starts to not be as good when he is older.

This isn't the goal scoring record: it is a number that has plenty of time to fluctuate up or down with down being the most likely result.

He can have the best save percentage of all time if he retires right now or maintains it until he is done playing. Until then, give me these guys in comparison to Schneider's .925% in 270 games:

Hasek .922 in 735 games
Henrik .921 in 685 games
Lou .919 in 926 games

Actually, go look at the list and see Jonas Hiller at 23rd all-time and realize you should never use this "best save percentage" thing in an argument ever again. Cechmanek is 10th all time!!! It's almost entirely all current players and your boy has only played 270 games! Hell...Quick has played 26% of Schneider's entire career in just playoff games alone.

This entire experience through this thread has been fascinating.

 

[Xokkeu]

Fam, where Jamie Benn?

Injured

 

[dechire]

Injuries take time... not an excuse, a reality.

You said that he's rusty because he hasn't played in a long time. I'm correcting that statement because he doesn't really have less recent playing time than other players. The majority of his recovery occurred after the regular season ended. If you think it's an injury factor then say it's injury, not time off.

 

[BruinsBtn]

I love how Crosby takes the shortest shifts. That's leading by example and something the top line on North America should watch.

 

[Slot]

Ekblad?

Honestly wasn't thinking defensemen but yeah I'd take at least Matthews and Eichel ahead of him.

 

[Bougieman]

Why do they think they need to be pissed off? Are they dumb?

"pissed off" is shorthand for "play with some passion and grit"

 

[Baemon Severson*]

Sad to see what has become of Parise these days. Guy used to be good but age and style of play have caught up to him. The Devils dodged a huge bullet there

 

[Oberyn]

Watching Backes makes me glad we didn't re-sign him.

 

[SorryForMyEnglish*]

Canada made America fart again.

 

[Craig Button]

Canada too clinical

the games are BORING apart from team NA

You have to blame the Team USA for that.
They're boring you.

 

[clydesdale line]

Atleast we'll have a team once our talent turns 24. Looking forward to 2022

Well.. they'll be on the Olympic squad if there is one in 2018.

 

[TheMule93]

Remember during the lead up to the Sochi Olympics, everyone was concerned about Canada's goaltending?

how times have changed

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

Corey price with the play of the game

 

[Baby Ryan]

I think Toews was laughing.

 

[rynryn]

Back injury healed 100%, eh Parise? Really?

 

[Channelcat]

I disagree...

You guys have a great future...

We have 2 of your future, Kyle Connor and Jack Rosolovic for the Jets...

More coming, much more... then we will suffer...

Those guys are a long way from playing for a USA national team if ever. Canada will be destroying the Americans for the foreseeable future.

 

[HabsQC]

Such a funny penalty

 

[flaneur]

haha... oh price...

 

[sportsdynasty]

The USA contingent on the u23 squad has the potential to be insanely good for the next decade +

Only Johnny Gaudreau is insanely good. Not a single one of the other US players would ever make a team Canada.