GDT: Championship Game: USA vs Canada, 2/20 - 8pm ET (ESPN, ESPN+) There will be no political discussion, will result in warnings and thread bans.

[NyQuil]

*Not shown on the 5$ bill is the graves these smiling kids skate on and the land they sleigh on but lets not worry about thtat*

Actually you can see the graves if you tilt the bill in the light.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Honestly ... just the amount of poop these guys produce, its medically alarming.

Not to mention the f***ing complete lack of road safety knowledge ... these dudes literally waddle across highways

When they have f***ing wings

I cant think of one redeeming quality of the Canadian Goose honestly.

Hey!! Those are Canada's gooses

 

[NyQuil]

Randomly bringing up our alleged "lack of national identity" is getting political, and has nothing to do with anything involving the tournament. You could have simply said that our energy doesn't matches yours and that would be fine.

You crossed a line. I line that was drawn by your fellow mods.

It's a clumsy attempt at trolling by someone who should know better.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Didn't really care about this tournament but I am loving seeing all the passion and patriotism from my American brothers and sisters. Can't say I'm surprised that Canadians don't seem to be matching our energy here, that place has a serious lack of a national identity

Are you really that dense?

 

[forsbergavs32]

This is the hero Canada deserves in net

View attachment 979649

Now THIS is Outhouse

 

[Nikki Potnick]

And you've been trying for days!

Trying?

 

[MMC]

In the context of hockey, I would argue that America is the least patriotic of the 4 countries represented in this tournament.

International hockey is largely a sideshow to the NHL here. Meanwhile it seems most Canadians have an encyclopedic knowledge of past success and failures in WJC’s, Olympics, “best on best” tournaments, etc. From what little I know about Sweden and Finland, international competition is a much bigger point of pride than it is for America.

This is believable, as I said I myself didn't really care about this tournament at all, nor do I most international hockey competitions

 

[NyQuil]

Trying?

I respect the effort but I know your heart's not really in it.

 

[Grifter3511]

I don’t see a problem with anyone in any nation believing the country they call home is the best in the world

Nor would I expect you to. Big difference between loving where you come from or where you call home, and believing that it is better, or it makes you better, than those from other places.

 

[PuckG]

Well, that’s not really what I’m seeing that motivated my post. I’m moreso referring to seeing all sorts of people who wouldn’t normally watch hockey or care about a tournament like this being motivated to support it out of their love for our great nation

The vast majority of Canadians were already invested in Team Canada and international hockey long before this tournament.

So your suggestion is that now that this game is happening and some fair weather hockey fans are turning their TV on now, they are more patriotic?

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Didn't really care about this tournament but I am loving seeing all the passion and patriotism from my American brothers and sisters. Can't say I'm surprised that Canadians don't seem to be matching our energy here, that place has a serious lack of a national identity

Just because American fans are louder and perhaps more obnoxious does not mean us Canucks do not care about our country winning but until the game is played neither team can brag about anything; even a 2-1 win in the round robin. It was also a 4 team tourney so not exactly all the best players were playing.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

...you aren't allowed to post that in here...he apparently is...

Being pro USA isn't allowed?

 

[LuckyDay]

The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit; and upon this charge,
Cry 'God for Harry! England! and Saint George!'

 

[TheBeastCoast]

*Not shown on the 5$ bill is the graves these smiling kids skate on and the land they sleigh on but lets not worry about thtat*

Lmao not an American talking about a checkered history? You can sit this one out bud.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

Yeah, if you ignore his remarks about Canadians that's the conclusion I would draw also.

Well there's a good reason for that, but I can't flat out say it for fear of being infracted.

 

[End on a Hinote]

And you've been trying for days!

I expect better from a lady

 

[Three On Zero]

 

[NyQuil]

Woah woah woah, how do you know they are a "he". That's disrespectful to assume.

Women are too smart to be that lame.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Being pro USA isn't allowed?

Supporting your country definitely is allowed.

But let's be honest. With what is happening right now and some of the rhetoric going on on the American side, calling out our "national identity" is a big "no no".

 

[NyQuil]

The irony of this post when it comes to Canadians and international hockey has got to make this the greatest post in all of HFBoards.

That's implying that we have some kind of national identity which we all know doesn't exist.

 

[Canadian Finn]

I personally do not know how you talk about this game without factoring in politics and that they're still sorry/not sorry talking about Canada being annexed into the United States. Seriously f*ck that shit.

when rules are made up by fluffers, there isn't much point to adhering to them.

 

[NyQuil]

Lol, says the guy with an American as an avatar

*hopes you don't know where Snoop Dogg is from*

 

[armani]

Nagano, other Olympics, World Cup...never felt this nervous about a Team Canada game. I was just doing chores and watching CAN-SWE opener and got hooked by the amazing level of hockey. Then the US-Canada game, now the Trump tweet that should rile up Team Canada (hopefully more so than a WhatsApp group).

Looking forward to an intriguing game of hockey, feels a lot more important given the current geopolitical climate.

As a Sens fan, Tkachuk scares me when he is on the ice for Team USA, hope he doesn't injure himself or injure any of the Canadians. Tonight I will be rooting against him whole-heartedly, as weird as it feels.

Go Canada Go!

 

[DackellDuck]

Let’s take a look at the American stars:

Matthews - career no show in big games
B. Tkachuk - can’t get his team into the playoffs
Hellebyuck - swiss cheese in high pressure moments
Werenski - never played past the 2nd round
Hughes - never played past the 2nd round

They’ve got a couple guys who’ve won but they had to jump on board already established teams to do it.

Canada shouldn’t be concerned facing a roster of players who for the most part don’t show up in do or die games.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Didn't really care about this tournament but I am loving seeing all the passion and patriotism from my American brothers and sisters. Can't say I'm surprised that Canadians don't seem to be matching our energy here, that place has a serious lack of a national identity

That’s some rare ignorance from you!