Series Talk: Four Nations Face-Off Tournament

[Metallo]

Those TNT steaks looked sad.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Also…Cale’s not getting a break is he?

At first I was thinking, what the hell is wrong with you man???!!... then I realized you meant a respite not a fracture.

 

[Foppa2118]

Makar - 28:06
Toews - 25:53
MacK - 19:56

 

[The Kingslayer]

Makar - 28:06
Toews - 25:53
MacK - 19:56

Jon Cooper doing the rest of the west a f***in solid by trying to kill Cale and Devon

 

[lionsDen]

There was no chemistry with mcdavid and Mack, that or they don’t wanna use one another, on mcdavid rush in it Mack was expecting a back pass mcdavid made a low percentage pass… Mack didn’t even want to use anyone else on this ice after that and went all yolo

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Makar - 28:06
Toews - 25:53
MacK - 19:56

Even with Sanheim in and back to 6 D, Toews-Makar will log huge minutes on Saturday night against USA.

The game against Finland on Monday might be the only chance for them to get a bit less ice-time, provided Canada can get at least a point against the Americans.

Toews showed tonight that he’s not just a product of Makar. He is Canada’s second best defenseman, full stop.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Even with Sanheim in and back to 6 D, Toews-Makar will log huge minutes on Saturday night against USA.

The game against Finland on Monday might be the only chance for them to get a bit less ice-time, provided Canada can get at least a point against the Americans.

Toews showed tonight that he’s not just a product of Makar. He is Canada’s second best defenseman, full stop.

Toews played away from Makar alot after the first period. Saw him plenty with Parayko and Doughty. He was tremendous. Tonight was the best version of Toews.

 

[sethro109]

All the Oiler fans are crying and calling MacK selfish for not passing to McDavid in overtime. They always find something to bitch about. What a miserable fan base.

 

[dahrougem2]

Even with Sanheim in and back to 6 D, Toews-Makar will log huge minutes on Saturday night against USA.

The game against Finland on Monday might be the only chance for them to get a bit less ice-time, provided Canada can get at least a point against the Americans.

Toews showed tonight that he’s not just a product of Makar. He is Canada’s second best defenseman, full stop.

Lol two 2nd round picks.

F***ing hell, Lou, you old f***.

 

[chet1926]

Toews played away from Makar alot after the first period. Saw him plenty with Parayko and Doughty. He was tremendous. Tonight was the best version of Toews.

Honestly thought he was one of Canada's best players tonight. He really stood out in a good way.

 

[Bender]

Cute giftbag. There has to be at least three scented candles in there.

That was clearly from the dollar store. I think there was a pack of M&M Almonds, some twizzlers licorice and a lighter in the shape of a skull with 'Montréal' written on it.

 

[hockeyfish]

Is there really a need to jump out of a plane? I would think a simple flight to Boston or Montreal would be fine. It's not Normandy

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

All the Oiler fans are crying and calling MacK selfish for not passing to McDavid in overtime. They always find something to bitch about. What a miserable fan base.

MacK had two good shifts of rushes going 1 on 2 and getting a very good shot and forcing the goalie to freeze the puck.

But the last shift where MacK tried to go 1 on 3 and didn't get a shot off was terrible game awareness.

Fans are very right to criticize the last one.

 

[sethro109]

Is there really a need to jump out of a plane? I would think a simple flight to Boston or Montreal would be fine. It's not Normandy

The skydiving is necessary. It is to test the love of one's own nation.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I feel like this is Hockey Gods karma for Pietrangelo being completely healthy and skipping the tournament to get a rest.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Toews played away from Makar alot after the first period. Saw him plenty with Parayko and Doughty. He was tremendous. Tonight was the best version of Toews.

Even with Sanheim in and back to 6 D, Toews-Makar will log huge minutes on Saturday night against USA.

The game against Finland on Monday might be the only chance for them to get a bit less ice-time, provided Canada can get at least a point against the Americans.

Toews showed tonight that he’s not just a product of Makar. He is Canada’s second best defenseman, full stop.

Doughty and Parakyo and Sanheim are low key kinda bad. Not bad for the NHL. But in terms of a best on best tournament?

It's pretty pathetic.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Is Cooper the dumbest coach since Jared Bednar for running his top dogs into the ground?

Or

Is Cooper the smartest coach ever for running the Avs top dogs into the ground?

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Is Cooper the dumbest coach since Jared Bednar for running his top dogs into the ground?

Or

Is Cooper the smartest coach ever for running the Avs top dogs into the ground?

Both?

 

[dahrougem2]

I found it a bit surprising that Theodore got the call ahead of Sanheim tbh, felt like Canada already had more of what Theodore brings than what Saneheim does.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Makar - 28:06
Toews - 25:53
MacK - 19:56

And we thought Bednar was crazy

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Is Cooper the dumbest coach since Jared Bednar for running his top dogs into the ground?

Or

Is Cooper the smartest coach ever for running the Avs top dogs into the ground?

Honestly, for Dmen in particular every coach in the league is the same. People complain about Bednar using Cale/Toews so much.... But if you gave any of the other 31 coaches in the league a Defensive pairing that consisted of two of the Top 10 guys in the world together, he's going to put them on the ice every single chance he gets any time a game is reasonably close.

Bednar is simply doing what every other coach in the world would do. He does overuse the top forwards a bit, but that's also arguably a product of our poor depth and also the injuries we end up dealing with every single year.

If we had a fully healthy lineup, I think most nights Mack would sit around 20 minutes.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I feel like this is Hockey Gods karma for Pietrangelo being completely healthy and skipping the tournament to get a rest.

Vegas gotta love that. More LTIR till the playoffs cap space for them. Once Stone joins him and Karlsson, they'll have $20.6M in cap space to add at the deadline.

 

[sethro109]

Honestly, for Dmen in particular every coach in the league is the same. People complain about Bednar using Cale/Toews so much.... But if you gave any of the other 31 coaches in the league a Defensive pairing that consisted of two of the Top 10 guys in the world together, he's going to put them on the ice every single chance he gets any time a game is reasonably close.

Bednar is simply doing what every other coach in the world would do. He does overuse the top forwards a bit, but that's also arguably a product of our poor depth and also the injuries we end up dealing with every single year.

If we had a fully healthy lineup, I think most nights Mack would sit around 20 minutes.

I remember the year the Ducks won the cup, Pronger and Niedermayer played about 30 minutes a game.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I remember the year the Ducks won the cup, Pronger and Niedermayer played about 30 minutes a game.

I don't think Ryan Suter ever came off the ice when he played for Minny.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Honestly, for Dmen in particular every coach in the league is the same. People complain about Bednar using Cale/Toews so much.... But if you gave any of the other 31 coaches in the league a Defensive pairing that consisted of two of the Top 10 guys in the world together, he's going to put them on the ice every single chance he gets any time a game is reasonably close.

Bednar is simply doing what every other coach in the world would do. He does overuse the top forwards a bit, but that's also arguably a product of our poor depth and also the injuries we end up dealing with every single year.

If we had a fully healthy lineup, I think most nights Mack would sit around 20 minutes.

I agree.

I think Bednar is a great coach and takes way too much heat here. There are things he does that we as fans don’t agree with but that will happen with literally any coach.