GDT: Four Nations Face-Off

[KJ Dangler]

Really a shame that Russia and the Czechs didn’t have a team, although I was thinking about it , would Malkin be the top center for the Russian team ? Weird that RUSSIA develops so many elite wingers , but not many centers these days.

 

[Doggy]

As a CBJ fan my first priority for the championship game tomorrow night is that Z comes out of it healthy.

Good to know that all the camps I went to as a kid weren't helping

What a fascinating article and enjoyed the insight. These are the kinds of articles that keep me subscribed to TA. The comments Oettinger made make a lot of sense explaining why more and more kids skipped the CHL over the last 10-15 years in order to preserve their NCAA status. Even with the ability to jump from the CHL to NCAA now, seems like it is much easier to get lost or forgotten in the CHL meat grinder.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Really a shame that Russia and the Czechs didn’t have a team, although I was thinking about it , would Malkin be the top center for the Russian team ? Weird that RUSSIA develops so many elite wingers , but not many centers these days.

Are there even enough Czech players in the NHL to field a complete team? I don't even think they have 6 D in the NHL.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[koteka]

@koteka said this game doesn't matter, you guys better remember that

So, it is winner take all on Thursday. The first game will be forgotten by all of Canada if Canada wins this week. And Americans will remember that game, but we won’t bring it up if we lose, because Canadians will tell us that game didn’t matter. Now, if the US wins, we will talk forever about beating a Canadian team with Crosby and McDavid twice in a four team tournament.

 

[stevo61]

So, it is winner take all on Thursday. The first game will be forgotten by all of Canada if Canada wins this week. And Americans will remember that game, but we won’t bring it up if we lose, because Canadians will tell us that game didn’t matter. Now, if the US wins, we will talk forever about beating a Canadian team with Crosby and McDavid twice in a four team tournament.

And even if I have to listen to you guys talk about that it will still be better than experiencing another all star game. Thursday should be a good time

 

[DarkandStormy]

Really a shame that Russia and the Czechs didn’t have a team, although I was thinking about it , would Malkin be the top center for the Russian team ? Weird that RUSSIA develops so many elite wingers , but not many centers these days.

Barbashev, Namestnikov, Malkin, and....?

This mini-tournament was created solely to get USA vs Canada. And here we are.

 

[majormajor]

Barbashev, Namestnikov, Malkin, and....?

This mini-tournament was created solely to get USA vs Canada. And here we are.

You can't say that Sweden didn't have a significant chance.

And the NHL didn't have a real option of having a Russia team at this point of time, they would have run into boycotts, likely some Swedish and Finnish players not attending, etc... The league of course loves Canada vs USA finals, but having a fifth team, a really compelling Russia team to add some sizzling matchups would also be something they really liked.