Does USA have an answer for the Big 4?

[Czechboy]

Checks notes....

Canadian goaltenders Stanley Cups.....2 (Binnington and Hill)

American goaltenders Stanley Cups....0

Canadian D Stanley Cups.......4 (Makar, Toews, Doughty x 2)

American D Stanley Cups......0

Canadian D Olympic Gold medals....2 (Doughty)

American D Olympic Gold medals....0

I gotta give it to you.. this reply was perfect. The Olympic Gold Medal dig was perfect too because, you know, they don't have any senior Golds so no one on their team can match that.lol You could've done forwards too to really rub it in... Crosby.

Cory Perry also has 2 but wasn't invited. Mistake IMO.. put him on line 4 and tell him to drive a Tkachuk crazy.

 

[Czechboy]

We also actually do have a handful of Canadian goalies playing at an elite level this year. We just didn't take any of them.

Imagine Canada losing the 4 nations and Thompson winning the Vezina a few months later.lol

 

[Czechboy]

Cooper thinks he'll play even though he didn't practice.

Flu.

Makar with a flu would make him the 3rd or 4th best Dman in the world.lol Been watching Avs more closely because of Necas, holy moly can that boy fly!

 

[waitin425]

I gotta give it to you.. this reply was perfect. The Olympic Gold Medal dig was perfect too because, you know, they don't have any senior Golds so no one on their team can match that.lol You could've done forwards too to really rub it in... Crosby.

Cory Perry also has 2 but wasn't invited. Mistake IMO.. put him on line 4 and tell him to drive a Tkachuk crazy.

I tried to keep it foscused on what his reply was. He was likening Team Canada to the Oilers because of defence and goaltending, while completely ignoring the actual defencemen and goaltenders on Team Canada.

 

[Czechboy]

I tried to keep it foscused on what his reply was. He was likening Team Canada to the Oilers because of defence and goaltending, while completely ignoring the actual defencemen and goaltenders on Team Canada.

In fairness, My Oilers have only been a good goalie and Dman away for a decade now.. I'm sure they'll figure it out soon!lol

 

[f7ben]

The obvious answer to solving Mcdavid is a Jonas Brodin , too bad the U.S. don’t have one of those.

 

[JackSlater]

Defend against them without being too aggressive, maintain correct gaps. Take as few penalties as possible. That is it basically.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I can't see Makar and MacKinnon being able to put anything past Helleybuck when the games matter.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

A Ferrari racing a Honda through a city anything could happen, lots of variables. Obviously can’t beat them in a straight race just too much horsepower but that’s not what this is about, have to maneuver through traffic, avoid obstacles, and strategically get to the finish line.

 

[Stickpucker]

Checks notes....

Canadian goaltenders Stanley Cups.....2 (Binnington and Hill)

American goaltenders Stanley Cups....0

Canadian D Stanley Cups.......4 (Makar, Toews, Doughty x 2)

American D Stanley Cups......0

Canadian D Olympic Gold medals....2 (Doughty)

American D Olympic Gold medals....0

This ain't 2015 bub.

OP sounds like Leaf fans the last number of years

 

[superdeluxe]

Everyone knows you need a strong depth. Not just four players

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Everyone knows you need a strong depth. Not just four players

In one game having the best players can absolutely win you a game. It is also a bit silly to act like Canada is just 4 players anyways.

 

[dirtydanglez]

not even close but they also dont have the burden of binnington.

 

[rynryn]

That's like saying my Honda is a pretty good match for your Ferrari.

if you drive the honda into the ferrari at the beginning you'll probably win the race in the honda

 

[NyQuil]

If you import a custom Mugen Honda from Japan…

 

[BB79]

if you drive the honda into the ferrari at the beginning you'll probably win the race in the honda

Ferrari is no where near as reliable as a Honda, it probably won't even start

 

[Summer Rose]

Ferrari is no where near as reliable as a Honda, it probably won't even start

Hey now, it's a Ferrari, not an Alfa Romeo.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

No Bueno for the big four tonight.

 

[MikeFolignosHelmet]

does the US have an answer to the big 4?

Jaccob Slavin is the answer. TOI 25:36, +3

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Jaccob Slavin is the answer. TOI 25:36, +3

Yep. Faber was really good too but Slavin was USA’s best player tonight.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

Their answer to the big 4? Try the rest of the 20 man roster.

What did I say? Did I not say it?

 

[Stammertime91]

The answer they had was:

You lose

 

[edog37]

Canada has 3 of the best 5 players in the league with McDavid, MacKinnon and Makar. The other top 5 players Kuch and Draisatl aren't even in this tournament.

Canada also has Sid - one of the greatest players of all time + current best leader in the game - and still comfortably a current top 10 player in the league.

With a supporting cast of several top NHLer's does the US have an answer to the big 4?

Yes

 

[Bocephus86]

Apparently yes.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

That's like saying my Honda is a pretty good match for your Ferrari.

A souped up Honda can beat a Ferrari that can’t get out of first gear

Canada has 3 of the best 5 players in the league with McDavid, MacKinnon and Makar. The other top 5 players Kuch and Draisatl aren't even in this tournament.

Canada also has Sid - one of the greatest players of all time + current best leader in the game - and still comfortably a current top 10 player in the league.

With a supporting cast of several top NHLer's does the US have an answer to the big 4?

We talked about it for 60 minutes and the answer is yes