GDT: Canada vs Česko

[The Head Crusher]

Nope. Canada played a lot better than Czechia this game. They definitely deserved the win.

In this game they were out played but held in the game. However, my statement was about their performance throughout the whole tournament.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Those of you comparing Bedard and Crosby in size is hilarious.

Not sure why Bedard is listed at 5'10" 185 but he is 5'8" at the most. Guy is a little slow midget out there. He's Yamamoto with a way better shot and vision.

Guy will be a solid 2nd liner in the NHL. Comparing him to guys like McDavid and Crosby is setting yourself up for failure. Those guys had tools to dominate the NHL. Bedard doesn't. Again, his comp is Yakupov.

There should be some type of hockey Knowledge questionnaire you have to fill out before joining this site.

Would really help avoid posts like this showing up

 

[amnesiac]

I guess I'm clueless and so on because I would like to hear more about these 5 best on best tournaments Canada has won in a row. Maybe list them? Didn't get the answer yet

3 in a row, my bad....

2016 World Cup
2014 Olympics
2010 Olympics


this is Canada roster at the last World btw.... Its beyond me how you think this tournament actually has any meaning at all. Theres a reason why no one pays attention to it, but of course, due to your insecurities, you think it matters somehow.

Rosters | 2022 IIHF World Championship

www.hockeycanada.ca

 

[Miro4Norris]

Does Canada send their best players to those tournaments? If the answer is no, it’s not best on best.

Out of the true Best in best:
2002 Olympics - gold
2004 World Cup - gold
2006 Olympics - not gold
2010 Olympics - gold
2014 Olympics - gold
2016 World Cup - gold

Is that good? I’m not sure if that’s good?

Seems like they were good 7-21 years ago, well done! Were soviets the good one before that Canada's golden era?

 

[duul]

I appreciate the trolling attempt, but it isn't going to work. This tournament has been played since 1974, and he just finished with the third highest point total of all time, in an era of relative parody. You're not going to get much traction here. More laughs than outrage.

Means nothing, he is playing against mostly people who won't sniff the NHL, and even the big ones who can skate made him obsolete.

He, like Yakupov, preys on slow and clownish defencemen in the O where 95% of the kids will never sniff the NHL. Yakupov got drafted first overall playing the same style game as Bedard.

When the going gets tough, he disappears into nothingness. When people can match him stride for stride, he is ineffective at best.

There is no trolling going on here. He does not have the speed to allow his style to succeed at the NHL level. He is going to be the biggest bust since Yakupov, and probably bigger since he has way more hype.

 

[Czechboy]

4 in a row, my bad....

2016 World Cup
2014 Olympics
2012 WOrld Cup
2010 Olympics

It's 3 in a row which is amazing... Was there a 2012 world cup?

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Means nothing, he is playing against mostly people who won't sniff the NHL, and even the big ones who can skate made him obsolete.

He, like Yakupov, preys on slow and clownish defencemen in the O where 95% of the kids will never sniff the NHL. Yakupov got drafted first overall playing the same style game as Bedard.

When the going gets tough, he disappears into nothingness. When people can match him stride for stride, he is ineffective at best.

There is no trolling going on here. He does not have the speed to allow his style to succeed at the NHL level. He is going to be the biggest bust since Yakupov, and probably bigger since he has way more hype.

I also think it is fun to look at boxscores and pretend I watched the game.

 

[Miro4Norris]

4 in a row, my bad....

2016 World Cup
2014 Olympics
2012 WOrld Cup
2010 Olympics


this is Canada roster at the last World btw

Rosters | 2022 IIHF World Championship

www.hockeycanada.ca

This is getting closer that 2012 world cup was something else though, was it played on Playstation 3 or Xbox 360

 

[nbwingsfan]

Seems like they were good 7-21 years ago, well done! Were soviets the good one before that Canada's golden era?

Your post was that Canada “never wins” mens tournaments.

They win essentially all best on best tournaments

 

[hockey20000]

Those of you comparing Bedard and Crosby in size is hilarious.

Not sure why Bedard is listed at 5'10" 185 but he is 5'8" at the most. Guy is a little slow midget out there. He's Yamamoto with a way better shot and vision.

Guy will be a solid 2nd liner in the NHL. Comparing him to guys like McDavid and Crosby is setting yourself up for failure. Those guys had tools to dominate the NHL. Bedard doesn't. Again, his comp is Yakupov.

LOL this clown

 

[Czechboy]

This is getting closer that 2012 world cup was something else though, was it played on Playstation 3 or Xbox 360

I thought the Czechs won the 2012 world cup?lol. I've been saying it for years.haha

 

[GreeningOil]

Canada didn't really generate a lot of good chances compared to the US, their defence had been letting other teams skate through them all tournament. The game came down to goaltending.

They only generated 6 goals eh.

 

[Peiskos]

It was really overdue for Canada to win b2b again at any level, so many close calls over the years.

 

[DropIt]

Honestly I felt the Czechs deserved this win more than Canada. They played collectively better than any team in this tournament.

Until they didnt.

They earned 2nd though, good for them

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

It was really overdue for Canada to win b2b again at any level, so many close calls over the years.

This was great, because they could have lost and it would be accepted, this team wasn't loaded like some other years. Dispite what the sports shillers say.

 

[amnesiac]

This is getting closer that 2012 world cup was something else though, was it played on Playstation 3 or Xbox 360

ok 3 in a row.... but Ill let you have you have your fun. Mustve been so satisfying when they won that tournament what no one cares about.

I mean when Canada ices players like Eric Odell, Noah Gregor, and Dysin Mayo on their roster for a tournament, it MUST be good. You must be so proud to have won.

Canada does circles around your D core. Its the worst of the 6 top teams. Although Kotkaniemi may have made Canada's Worlds roster (thats no compliment)

 

[GreeningOil]

Means nothing, he is playing against mostly people who won't sniff the NHL, and even the big ones who can skate made him obsolete.

He, like Yakupov, preys on slow and clownish defencemen in the O where 95% of the kids will never sniff the NHL. Yakupov got drafted first overall playing the same style game as Bedard.

When the going gets tough, he disappears into nothingness. When people can match him stride for stride, he is ineffective at best.

There is no trolling going on here. He does not have the speed to allow his style to succeed at the NHL level. He is going to be the biggest bust since Yakupov, and probably bigger since he has way more hype.

CHAMP. The guy is 17 years old. He dominated people exclusively older than him.

Yak straight up sucked. This guy is 100x the player

 

[Miro4Norris]

I thought the Czechs won the 2012 world cup?lol. I've been saying it for years.haha

I think they've won at least one of them! Congrats on the silver medal tho it's good to see Czechs get success every now and then as long as it doesn't become too usual

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Means nothing, he is playing against mostly people who won't sniff the NHL, and even the big ones who can skate made him obsolete.

He, like Yakupov, preys on slow and clownish defencemen in the O where 95% of the kids will never sniff the NHL. Yakupov got drafted first overall playing the same style game as Bedard.

When the going gets tough, he disappears into nothingness. When people can match him stride for stride, he is ineffective at best.

There is no trolling going on here. He does not have the speed to allow his style to succeed at the NHL level. He is going to be the biggest bust since Yakupov, and probably bigger since he has way more hype.

A part of me knows it is dumb to encourage this, but I can't resist.

Connor Bedard is 17 years old. If you saw his post-game interview, he was visibly uncomfortable with the question about his performance in this tournament. He said he didn't want the interview to be about him at all, just the team.

Everyone thinks because he scored so many points that there is no pressure on him. I say the opposite. You could see it on his face that as more and more attention got put upon him, he became less comfortable. If you look at Fantilli, he played loose tonight. Connor played a bit tight. He still created a boatload of opportunities, but not like we were used to. The important thing is A) he found a way to contribute to the win, and B) showed maturity and humility beyond his years.

Let him grow and develop. He is not a flash in the pan. He's the real deal. He is a literal child dealing with a lot of pressure from a lot of angles that neither you nor I could ever truly understand.

Now continue with your random troll comments, I await them with a smile.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Was at the game, Czechs came to play tonight and certainly earned their medal. Were a hair away from something more.

Well done to the Canadian Team and Halifax. Dropped the first game, took a pile of crap and then went on to play 3 insane games in 4 days. Hard to remember another event like this one.

 

[Miro4Norris]

ok 3 in a row.... but Ill let you have you have your fun. Mustve been so satisfying when they won that tournament what no one cares about.

I mean when Canada ices players like Eric Odell, Noah Gregor, and Dysin Mayo on their roster for a tournament, it MUST be good. You must be so proud to have won.

Canada does circles around your D core. Its the worst of the 6 top teams.

Yeah I've had fun with these wins. I would think it's way better seeing your national team actually winning tournaments against teams like this one: Team Russia - Ice Hockey World Championships 2019 - Player Stats
than daydreaming about them.

 

[chaosrevolver]

Means nothing, he is playing against mostly people who won't sniff the NHL, and even the big ones who can skate made him obsolete.

He, like Yakupov, preys on slow and clownish defencemen in the O where 95% of the kids will never sniff the NHL. Yakupov got drafted first overall playing the same style game as Bedard.

When the going gets tough, he disappears into nothingness. When people can match him stride for stride, he is ineffective at best.

There is no trolling going on here. He does not have the speed to allow his style to succeed at the NHL level. He is going to be the biggest bust since Yakupov, and probably bigger since he has way more hype.

Yet Yakupov had 0 goals and 9 points in 7 games at the same age.

Good lord there are so many players in the NHL who are really good that don't have blinding speed.

You just don't like that he's being hyped alongside your boy. I don't think he will be McDavid, but the bust convo is a massive stretch.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Last 9 years

7 Gold Medal games

5 Gold Medal Wins.

Canadian program doing wonderfully after a lean run before that for 3 years.

Canada dominating World Hockey since Sochi 2014.

Canada also gets huge advantage on this tournament they have hosted 10 of the last 20 tournaments. I can only imagine how many gold medals Finland would have if we had the same we hosted 2 of the 20 or Sweden or Usa or Russia or Czechia etc...

 

[Peiskos]

Canada also gets huge advantage on this tournament they have hosted 10 of the last 20 tournaments. I can only imagine how many gold medals Finland would have if we had the same we hosted 2 of the 20 or Sweden or Usa or Russia or Czechia etc...

The host has no correlation to success, just look at the IIHF Mens WC, Canada has only hosted 1 time in 2008, yet Canada has won it 27 times.

Debunked.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Canada also gets huge advantage on this tournament they have hosted 10 of the last 20 tournaments. I can only imagine how many gold medals Finland would have if we had the same we hosted 2 of the 20 or Sweden or Usa or Russia or Czechia etc...

IIHF like money and R Fasel knows how to pocket