PGT: Game 19: Canada 1 - Russia 2

[SI90]

As an Oilers fan, I'll say Bouchard was terrible, but Mitchell and Dobson were worse, imo.

Lmao this can’t be real!!! Dobson was Canada’s most steady and consistent Defensman. How can you say that???

Smith-Dobson pairing was by far the best

 

[Canuckistani]

I think it’s safe to say that either Sweden, USA or Russia is gonna win this thing. Canada is just meh this year.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

I think it’s safe to say that either Sweden, USA or Russia is gonna win this thing. Canada is just meh this year.

Yea picking 3 teams to win over a single one can be considered safe.

 

[nucks88]

DiPietro was not the problem at all...

Nevermind look at the username...

 

[trilobyte]

I think it’s safe to say that either Sweden, USA or Russia is gonna win this thing. Canada is just meh this year.

I don't think any team is head and shoulders above the others. It's not a stellar cast maybe, but it is still fairly even in my view. Canada is right there.

 

[Alberta Yote]

Canada will win gold

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I don't like the top PP unit. Way too stationary. One guy holds onto the puck and the other four guys just stand around waiting for him to do something without instead of moving around to get into position. The PP looks more dangerous when the second unit is out there, yet Hunter stubbornly sticks to the top unit.

Some guys have been ghosts so far, too. That's going to be an issue since this year's squad is more about the depth scoring rather than having that one or two guys who are elite and dominate when you need it.

 

[Blame the referee]

I don't like the top PP unit. Way too stationary. One guy holds onto the puck and the other four guys just stand around waiting for him to do something without instead of moving around to get into position. The PP looks more dangerous when the second unit is out there, yet Hunter stubbornly sticks to the top unit.

Some guys have been ghosts so far, too. That's going to be an issue since this year's squad is more about the depth scoring rather than having that one or two guys who are elite and dominate when you need it.

The first pp should be
Glass Suzuki frost comtois smith

 

[heynowbababooey]

I love kostin's comments on Comtois. Like I've said before, I'm a Ducks fan and hes an incredible talent BUT the diving is pathetic. He should be embarrassed.

 

[Yakushev72]

Great game by both teams! An epic struggle that both teams fought to win. Russia fought off the tying goal right up until the buzzer sounded. You get the feeling they will meet again in the medal round.

 

[geoo9]

awful....

you guys wrong blaming that defender. There were 3 other guys who did not done their job properly. He just stays and covers the zone

 

[ViD]

a win over Canada is already 50% of the tourney goals achieved.

Happy New Year!

 

[Bob Barker]

So does the winner of CAN-FIN play the winner of SWE-SUI in the semis?

 

[BMann]

Good win but the job is not even remotely done. Need to keep upping the intensity for the medal round. Alexyev and Romanov look to be top class defencemen in the making which after a long dearth of talent is most welcome on the Russian blue line.

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[snipes]

Watch Canada win Gold as the boys were born to do. On home soil is the exclamation point.

Go Canada Go !!

 

[admiralcadillac]

This was a great game

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

If he wants to be more than Shattenkirk 2.0, he better improve his defensive game significantly. Right now he should be a PP specialist and bottom pairing because he is a liability in his own zone.

Shattenkirk 2.0? Bouchard will be lucky to be John Slaney 2.0 - and that’s with all due respect to John

Watched Bouchard for the first time live almost a year ago to the day and he hasn’t changed one bit

Controller’s not disconnected, defense is his weakness

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lmao this can’t be real!!! Dobson was Canada’s most steady and consistent Defensman. How can you say that???

Smith-Dobson pairing was by far the best

Best pairing all tournament.

 

[PWJunior]

I don't like the top PP unit. Way too stationary. One guy holds onto the puck and the other four guys just stand around waiting for him to do something without instead of moving around to get into position. The PP looks more dangerous when the second unit is out there, yet Hunter stubbornly sticks to the top unit.

Some guys have been ghosts so far, too. That's going to be an issue since this year's squad is more about the depth scoring rather than having that one or two guys who are elite and dominate when you need it.

Hunter and the staff should have seen enough by now to distribute ice time and role by merit, not age. Sadly, that's not the case.

 

[Alex K]

Had to turn the channel , Russian anthem was coming .

 

[cupcrazyman]

Ferraro is more annoying than McGuire.

McGuire is just creepy sometimes.Do we really care where these players played when they were kids ?

 

[The Kessel Run]

Idk man. I can think of 5 different times Glass teed it up for him perfectly and he'd whiff on it cause he wasn't ready. They're plenty involved.

Sorry I meant more when the pucks on his stick. PP movement dies completely.

 

[Warden of the North]

Canada loses a round robin game and the country is suddenly in a crisis.

ROFL.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

With MacIssac back, Bouchard needs to get the Jake Bean treatment.

 

[HasbeenHallzy]

Scott should be starting from here on in..

Yeah guaranteed 1-0 win there if Scott plays.......