GDT: Germany Vs Canada | 12/26 @ 6PM ET | TSN/NHLN

[Hansen]

Brutal brutal karma incoming for Canadians

 

[DaveMatthew]

Maybe we know why Seider didn’t want to play on this German team?

Because he knew a bunch of them would get COVID? Smart guy then, he should pick stocks.

 

[Master P]

Hockey gods not gonna let this one go. Karma incoming.

 

[GWNR]

I’m thinking several of our players had a point to make regarding Stutzle getting drafted higher than they did. It’s like some were proving a point. Germany is a very weak team though. Maybe the third period should have been 20 minutes of soccer?

Lol, what?

One player plays for Germany. The other players play for Canada.

It's hockey. You don't win games with individual efforts. This makes no sense.

 

[wonton15]

Tomasino: "For sure... For sure... For sure... fershur.... forshure..."

lol

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Brutal brutal karma incoming for Canadians

That karma already happened with Dach's injury. The universe is now back in balance.

 

[sinDer]

I’m thinking several of our players had a point to make regarding Stutzle getting drafted higher than they did. It’s like some were proving a point. Germany is a very weak team though. Maybe the third period should have been 20 minutes of soccer?

Do you really think they give a sh** about Stutzle?

They don’t.

 

[ItWasJustified]

And yet all will go on, same as life.

There has been blowouts before and there will be blowouts again, it is sports after all, they happen and sport goes on.

I would prefer for the sport to evolve rather than just go on, or regress.

 

[Fatass]

Because he knew a bunch of them would get COVID? Smart guy then, he should pick stocks.

Or he knew their level of talent wasn’t going to be competitive, regardless of how many guys they dressed? Really, 12 of their guys were very poor, and this level of competition was clearly too much for them.

 

[snipes]

Despite losing 16-1, Stuetzle had a better, more noticeable individual game than any Canadian player, so if that’s why they were going for...

I don’t think Canada is classless or anything like that. You have to keep playing, and they did. But let’s call a spade a spade, Germany’s goaltending was horrendous. I really hope this doesn’t lull them into a false sense of security. The coaching staff should be telling them that this game means nothing over and over until they play again.

The last time Canada routed a team like this they didn’t even end up winning a medal.

Cozens was the best player on the ice by a country mile.

Peterka and Stutzle performed admirably, and Canada is clearly the better team but to suggest Stutzle was better than Cozens today is flat out wrong.

 

[Fatass]

Do you really think they give a sh** about Stutzle?

They don’t.

Ya, I think they kind of do. Didn’t one of the Canadian players say something publicly about wanting to make a statement with his play this game? Maybe another poster can find it?

 

[Fatass]

Cozens was the best player on the ice by a country mile.

Pretty hard for Stutzle to show in this game considering how weak his team was, but (yes) Cozens was very good.

 

[brendan smith]

Unfortunate situation for Germany an Canada. Hopefully it was something that Canada can use and build on and hopefully Germany come out motivated with a fuller contingent for its next two games.

I’ve got a theory on these kind of preliminary games.

I’ve noticed that every time a solid NHL team plays a soft team in the first round of the playoffs, the 2nd round usually gives them a run for their money.

I would be curious to see the actual stats on this theory.

 

[Speatleysson]

If I’m Ottawa, I am extremely grateful for this game.

This game will forever shape this kid’s character moving forward in the NHL, and light a fire in his eyes every time he [Stutzle] plays against a player from this WJC Canadian Roster. It’s Pavlov's theory.

Were both Jets fans, and considering Perfetti’s a Jet. Let’s just say, “Be afraid. BE VERY AFRAID!”

Agreed. Seeing him play with his heart on his sleeve while losing by 15 goals shows his character.

Tough one to swallow but hopefully, as captain, he can rally the troops for their next 2 games.

 

[Chainshot]

Stutzle has nothing to be ashamed of - love seeing how passionate he was about the game and how he finishes his checks from the start until game's end, regardless of the score (just like last night). He's damned entertaining and plenty intense.

 

[HugoSimon]

One can debate if it's right or wrong to blow out an opponent, but what you can't debate is that these type of games are bad for the sport, they are bad for the tournament, they are bad for Germany and they are bad for Canada.

This is also an economic disaster for the league in a time when they don't need to look like scum.

Everyone and their dog is trying to push this as hockey's version of the world cup and they played 20 on 14.

I wouldn't give two flying fluffs if it were 20 on 20.

But this is an embarrassment.

The Russians are all tightened up from the KHL and now we're 1/4 through the round robin without playing a game.

 

[Rubi]

I can't believe a lot of you watched the whole game.
Kind of like standing around watching a car wreck while bleeding victims are being hauled away in an ambulance. At some time you should just walk away and say... I'm outa here. This is enough gore for me.

 

[Snagari]

Reminds of the situation Canada had on 2019. Karma came to bite them on the back pretty well with the broken stick and redirected OT goal that eliminated them. I sure would like to see Don Cherry's face watching these brats.

 

[Pip]

Karma doesn’t exist

 

[snipes]

I’ve got a theory on these kind of preliminary games.

I’ve noticed that every time a solid NHL team plays a soft team in the first round of the playoffs, the 2nd round usually gives them a run for their money.

I would be curious to see the actual stats on this theory.

Tough competition is important. Steel sharpens steel.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I’m thinking several of our players had a point to make regarding Stutzle getting drafted higher than they did. It’s like some were proving a point. Germany is a very weak team though. Maybe the third period should have been 20 minutes of soccer?

If you'd somehow led with "Germany is a very weak team", you may have correctly managed to not say the rest of what you wrote.

 

[brendan smith]

Tough competition is important. Steel sharpens steel.

It also wears it down

 

[snipes]

I can't believe a lot of you watched the whole game.
Kind of like standing around watching a car wreck while bleeding victims are being hauled away in an ambulance. At some time you should just walk away and say... I'm outa here. This is enough gore for me.

It is never enough gore when I watch Canada play, win or lose watch every second of it. Such is the nature of being a diehard hockey fan.

 

[GWNR]

The karma thing is silly.

One of the tie breakers is goal differential.

If you don't want them scoring goals then stop them? Either it's a competitive tournament or it's a rec tournament. Smh.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Karma doesn’t exist

That is correct, but the hockey gods do.