GDT: Canada vs. USA | 15 February 2025 | 2000hrs EST | THIS IS OUTHOUSE! | Mod warning Post #2

[NyQuil]

Well, Glen Fry is out for sure.

I don’t keep up with the news.

2016, wow. Everything before COVID is a blur.

 

[Aashir]

Makar or not, USA is not the favourite, sorry but it's the truth.

we've seen binnington shit the bed against a way less talented sweden. Sure he was a brick wall in OT but it only got there because he was not good through 60, Hellebuyck or Oettinger are both better bets than Binnington

I also think a dcore of Werenski-Slavin-Fox-Faber-Mcavoy-Hanafin/Sanderson is much better than a dcore of Toews-Morrisey-Paryako-Doughty-Sanaheim-Harley?

Forwards are canada having Mcdavid-Crosby-Mackinnon vs Matthews-J Hughes-M Tkachuk as their top end talents, but I don't think that makes up the gap in other places

 

[gritdash60]

I don’t keep up with the news.

Fake news, don't trust the media

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

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[gritdash60]

we've seen binnington shit the bed against a way less talented sweden. Sure he was a brick wall in OT but it only got there because he was not good through 60, Hellebuyck or Oettinger are both better bets than Binnington

I also think a dcore of Werenski-Slavin-Fox-Faber-Mcavoy-Hanafin/Sanderson is much better than a dcore of Toews-Morrisey-Paryako-Doughty-Sanaheim-Harley?

Forwards are canada having Mcdavid-Crosby-Mackinnon vs Matthews-J Hughes-M Tkachuk as their top end talents, but I don't think that makes up the gap in other places

You just listed like 15 absolutely insane players, that is why i think this will be the best game ever. Who even cares which team is the favourite? Both have so much talent it could go eitherway. One of these players you just listed gets hot and it's something that you can just watch and look at like "wow this dude s insane".

I don't think you NA fans appreaciate these players enough. I watch all games of my hometown team (from where Barkov, Laine, etc. have come to NHL) And let's say the biggest difference is the velocity and accuracy of passes, we now have Andrej Sustr on our team, players said "Yep he is an NHL player because his passes almost break my stick".

 

[NyQuil]

we've seen binnington shit the bed against a way less talented sweden. Sure he was a brick wall in OT but it only got there because he was not good through 60, Hellebuyck or Oettinger are both better bets than Binnington

I also think a dcore of Werenski-Slavin-Fox-Faber-Mcavoy-Hanafin/Sanderson is much better than a dcore of Toews-Morrisey-Paryako-Doughty-Sanaheim-Harley?

Forwards are canada having Mcdavid-Crosby-Mackinnon vs Matthews-J Hughes-M Tkachuk as their top end talents, but I don't think that makes up the gap in other places

I agree that on paper, any advantage at forward that we have, and it’s debatable looking at all 12 forwards, is offset by the discrepancy at D and in net.

Thankfully hockey isn’t played on paper.

 

[rielledup]

Could've swore I read that Makar was out with an illness but now I'm seeing that he's playing tonight?

 

[Mirka the Turka]

The fact that the OP brought up the outhouse is scaring me as a US fan. Canada is impossible to beat in outhouse situations

 

[Quinning]

This is outhouse!

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Ahh well he is wrong. USA is the favorite because they are simply better

Trying to be objective as possible i think this is the first time in history the US national team looks better on paper than Canada. But you have those special difference makers at the top for Canada so it's certainly not in the bag by any means.

 

[Aashir]

You just listed like 15 absolutely insane players, that is why i think this will be the best game ever.

I agree that on paper, any advantage at forward that we have, and it’s debatable looking at all 12 forwards, is offset by the discrepancy at D and in net.

Thankfully hockey isn’t played on paper.

Oh yea this game is gonna be a tight and highly entertaining game, maybe only matched by a potential canada vs usa final game.

it's like saying 55/45 USA instead of a pure 50/50. I think Makar makes a huge change here, but in a 1 game contest yea literally anything can happen

looking forward to this game

 

[David71]

tampa trio against the tkachuk brothers.

 

[gritdash60]

Could've swore I read that Makar was out with an illness but now I'm seeing that he's playing tonight?

Swedish goalie was also out with illness, but only after first period, maybe Makar can do 1 period as well.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

tampa trio against the tkachuk brothers.

 

[gritdash60]

Some players all hyped up before the big game, some players:

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Some players all hyped up before the big game, some players:

 

[Fatass]

US wins 6-3.

 

[gritdash60]

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Word on the street is that Phil would've been 1st line winger for USA but he doesn't know what hot dog is in french so he didn't want to come.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Word on the street is that Phil would've been 1st line winger for USA but he doesn't know what hot dog is in french so he didn't want to come.

...pity...Bell Centre dogs are AMAZING...

 

[featherhawk]

Binnington looked shaky think they're gonna regret going back to him.

100% agree, no idea what the allegiance is to Binnington however Aiden Hill is a much better goalie IMO and well I think Sam is a better goalie too... oh I wish Logan Thomson was starting tonight....

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

100% agree, no idea what the allegiance is to Binnington however Aiden Hill is a much better goalie IMO and well I think Sam is a better goalie too... oh I wish Logan Thomson was starting tonight....

...Cooper likes Binner's "battle"...as opposed to being actually better in net...

 

[Rude Dog]

T chunks will do nothing. Canada 4-2 with empty net. Most underrated guy on US is Connor. That guy worries me. Canada is better.

 

[93gilmour93]

US wins 6-3.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

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[93gilmour93]

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