GDT: Exhibition • North America vs. Europe • 9/11/16 • 6PM ET

[Edgelord]

Sniped!

yup he is such a superstar that he needs to use trick shots to keep it interesting

 

[VoidCreature]

This game needs more Benny Hill music.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Sbisa with a rough play, Halak too. Bet he won't be having happy memories of Bell Centre this time round.

Him getting absolutely lit up by Philly in the ECF was a thing of beauty.

 

[viper0220]

Johnny Hockey

 

[McFlyingV]

Can Europe start dressing their 3rd goalie for the 2nd? I can't watch anymore of this in the net I'm laughing too hard.

 

[scotian1]

The relentless forechecking from NA is going to cause problems for any team.

 

[Blitzago*]

But Rielly is only on the top pairing because the tournament is held in Toronto right?

And Rielly was only on the top pairing at the WHC because the Tournament was held in Russia, right?

I dont think anyone said that, but one of your teams fans is claiming he's a #1 just cause he shot wide and it went in.

That's trying too hard, hes a #2 now.

 

[Seanaconda]

Games like this was why team Europe was made to stop in the first place . Need to give them the rest of the euros snubs or something

 

[Fenway]

Team Japan would be better than Team EU

This is an embarrassment

 

[fahad203]

Nice 8minute shift by Gaudreau.

McD and Eichel need to do something. Outside of that first shift they haven't done much, but it seems like they aren't getting too much ice time over everyone else; NA is just rolling 4 lines.

Still a pre tourney. Get everyone in the gAme

 

[PG Canuck]

NA is going to have to play like how I use to in minor hockey when it was a blowout and to try and keep it classy - pass the puck 3-5 times before you shoot.

 

[DoubleGold]

Just tuned in and oh wow, they aren't getting butchered, can't really say that I was surprised tho.

 

[HydroF]

European team isn't even close to being at team NA level. This is just brutal. Can't wait to see team NA take on US and Canada

 

[El Travo]

Jarosucks Halot

Too bad he wasn't in for the full game. Could call him Jaro5lav Halak.

 

[Plub]

The speed is just unreal. There was a sequence where team EU was skating towards the O-zone and Eichel goes from one end and catches up with the puck and breaks up the play and then McDavid takes it and passes everyone creating a shot going the other way.

You just don't go against that kind of speed, ever. Especially two players on the ice like that at the same time.

 

[Mugzy97]

Jarosucks Halot

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Groups are rigged. Team Europe is worse than Switzerland. Clearly the US and Canada will advance to the semis. The other group has 4 strong teams.

 

[Hemsky001]

uh wow, that European team is so good

 

[HarvP19]

I havent missed the last few seasons in canuckland. Im just shocked we signed sbisa for 3 years and for such bad price. Such a bad player never deserved a 3 year extension.

You must've missed the last couple years then? It wasn't pretty then and won't be pretty now.

 

[bDtKarlsson]

Not much defense going on in this game. U23 goes all in on the offense (almost like watching the WJC) and Europe just sucks. I wonder if it's the lack of motivation or if they simply are this bad? Will be fun to see how both teams fare when the tournament begins!

 

[pierre gagnon*]

Chara on the ice for 2 minutes.

would you rather have sbisa, seidenberg, streit on there dee is old and slow and the fowards do not care

 

[Alerion]

The relentless forechecking from NA is going to cause problems for any team.

Their speed allows them to be incredibly aggressive and they're very creative with the puck whenever the manage to create a turnover. Team NA is a terrible matchup for Europe as they're the oldest team in the tournament.

 

[TheMule93]

I love Europe's road jerseys

 

[Liminality]

The amount of turnovers that happen cause of NA's speed is amazing.

 

[D0ctorCool]

I've got to buy me a Team Europe jersey. Something tells me this is the last year it'll be available.