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.

[State of Hockey]

I feel like shortening the bench this early in a tie game is a mistake. Kreider should be getting shifts if he’s healthy

Agree. With Tkachuk hurt you can't go 10 yet. I know he's been bad, but you need fresh legs in these games. Roster decisions are hurting right now.

 

[RedRocking]

Once the NHL starts recognizing the best defensive defenseman in the nhl, it should be named the Slavin Trophy.

Nah, The Langway

 

[ahmedou]

Locked!

In!

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Cooper might actually be an idiot carried by Vasilevsky, Kucherov and Point

I’d think that’s a benefit of being a player’s coach- if you have good leadership and brains on the team they’ll just help run shit. If you don’t it’s the Sabres, but it can work.

 

[Quinning]

Once the NHL starts recognizing the best defensive defenseman in the nhl, it should be named the Slavin Trophy.

Lidstrom

 

[featherhawk]

100% won't.

likely and that is so sad...

 

[Turin]

Canes fans have been telling us for 6 years. Everyone else is finally just seeing it for themselves now

I for one have watched the Canes play in the last 6 years

 

[PaulD]

It’s crazy to see how quickly shooting lanes just disappear

Jarvis would agree

 

[1 Team 24 Cups]

Marner has been pretty damn good in this game. Think some of you guys gotta eat some words.

Marner replacing Mark Stone on the McDavid line. Finally. Leave Stone on the bench he’s way too slow to be playing at this level.

 

[BB79]

I don't even know who that is. Should I?

Dman for Canada. I think he was filling in for someone injured

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Next goal wins territory

 

[2028 7th]

With Theodore and Morrissey out, our already under-mobile D just isn't quite up to the level needed. Toews, Sanheim, Harley, Parayko, (old) Doughty are all good players, not great.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I have a feeling M. Tkachuk’s next game is round 1 of the playoffs

 

[IceManCat]

Overtime does not favor the US, they have to close this out in regulation

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

I feel like shortening the bench this early in a tie game is a mistake. Kreider should be getting shifts if he’s healthy

He has looked unplayable at this level of pace, I think its the right call to keep him out of the game at this point.

 

[Miro4Norris]

Crosby looks like he can barely keep up.

He is not gonna play for a while after this game. He has not been shooting at all in this tournament and does not TaKe faceoffs. Still 2nd in pointhd this tournament lol

 

[ahmedou]

 

[logan5]

109 page gdt so far. What's the record?

 

[PaulD]

Sanderson and upgrade on McAvoy

 

[atrud66]

So many unforced errors for Canada

 

[Svechhammer]

Slavin is the MVP of the tournament and it doesn’t matter what tonights outcome is for this to be true

I'm just glad he's finally getting his flowers. He plays like this every game, it's about time everyone saw it

 

[93gilmour93]

Slavin has stopped at least three goals from going in tonight.

The guy is a machine

 

[Turin]

Locked!

In!

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Takes a lot of focus to play this kind of game with one arm

 

[eviohh26]

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Makar should mos def grow a mullet.

 

[TimeZone]

Canada just getting the odd rush chance at this point, the US has taken over the third period.