Does USA have an answer for the Big 4?

[Barsky]

Hey brother .,.. let some of the louder Canadiens get their victory lap

Canadiens be trolling with joy bait today .. I get it

Whoa whoa, hey now, it's CanadiANS! We're not a bunch of Habs fans

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Canada has been better in head to head match ups historically. I don't think a 4 game tournament, where they lost one game to USA, and barely edged them out in another is indicative that they're the better national team.

Again, it was a 4 game tournament, they played 2 games and split.

Yes a four game tournament doesn’t indicate that, but history does

 

[GMR]

Canada has been better in head to head match ups historically. I don't think a 4 game tournament, where they lost one game to USA, and barely edged them out in another is indicative that they're the better national team.

Again, it was a 4 game tournament, they played 2 games and split.

Yeah, people are forgetting how easily Canada dominated the 2014 Olympics. They still have top end talent but they're more beatable now. Should make for more competitive tournaments going forward if USA continues to grow their team.

Not sure about Sweden/Russia as their rosters were probably stronger around 2014. Russia's goaltending is better now though.

Did someone not tell them the rules in advance, or something? That evil Bettman.

Seriously, Canada built a team just fine regardless of how you think they could have done better.

Not sure what that meant. Canada sent their best players to this tournament. If he's talking about putting more bruisers in the lineup, which players would have been included and which omitted from the current roster?

 

[mjhfb]

Holding them to 2 goals in regulation shows otherwise.

What game did you watch?

McDavid had an unremarkable game until they Matthews left him alone in the slot in OT.

Fixed it for you.

 

[canucklover123]

You are probably the first poster in hfboards history to be crowing that 2 goals in regulation means the other team "didn't have an answer" for the amazing offensive firepower.

Here in reality, 2 goals in regulation is well below average for an NHL game, and massively below average for this particular tournament.

2 goals in a 3 goal win is a pretty important lol

 

[dirtydanglez]

we have a conclusive answer now and that is no.

 

[Barsky]

Yeah, people are forgetting how easily Canada dominated the 2014 Olympics. They still have top end talent but they're more beatable now. Should make for more competitive tournaments going forward if USA continues to grow their team.

Not sure about Sweden/Russia as their rosters were probably stronger around 2014. Russia's goaltending is better now though.


Not sure what that meant. Canada sent their best players to this tournament. If he's talking about putting more bruisers in the lineup, which players would have been included and which omitted from the current roster?

Tom Wilson instead of Jarvis or TK all day long for me, he's Canada's best answer to Brady

 

[Midnight Judges]

2 goals in a 3 goal win is a pretty important lol

I didn't say it wasn't important.

But it's light years away from any sort of "doesn't have an answer for" assertion.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Since you didn't even touch the rest of my post, I'll assume you have no rebuttal

Not only do I not have rebuttal, I didn't even read it.

 

[GMR]

Tom Wilson instead of Jarvis or TK all day long for me, he's Canada's best answer to Brady

I can see that. Wilson would have been a good choice.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I can see that. Wilson would have been a good choice.

In terms of team construction, it's interesting. The best team is likely something different than the best players. Guys like Wilson fill an important role and it's not evident on the stat sheet.

 

[lokomotiv15]

Not only do I not have rebuttal, I didn't even read it.

Ah, too bad. Should try it sometime, you might actually learn something.

 

[Shark Finn]

This is one great thread to be reading afterwards.