GDT: Gold Medal Game Period 2 | USA vs Canada | 1/5 @ 9:30PM ET| TSN/NHLN

[IHaveNoCreativity]

This is sometimes the case with Canada though, go through with no losses to the final and then lose. It's not exactly new. Recently it has been happening more. It's a one game winner take all, so anything can happen really.

Shouldn't be that hard on the kids.

Yea, well next year is a blood bath group. Will be better for us.

 

[bsu]

they shouldn't make the canadians have to stand there and watch this

Yes they should.

 

[Tripod]

Caufield reached for the cup but he missed it high and wide.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Usually I'm still proud of our boys in defeat like in 2017 after a breathtaking 5-4 SO defeat.

But this was abysmal, no excuse to have played that poorly after how well they played all tournament.

This team reminds me of the Canada teams from 2002-2004, steamrolling through the group stage and medal rounds and collapsing in the GMG.

I seriously think Hockey Canada should have another summit, we need to fix this problem

 

[dogbazinho]

Canada lost this at player selection.

 

[crowi]

Did Cozens throw his medal? Didn't see it on him when they took the pic with the silver trophy.

Hope not, any player who throws a medal shouldn't even play hockey.

 

[platotld]

Great tournament but alas... Canada had it way to easy. USA had to fight to get there and it showed with their play.

 

[roflstomper]

YOU WERE FOOLS TO THINK YOU COULD EVEN COMPETE AGAINST THE GREAT EMPIRE OF THE UNITED STATES.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Damn nice work team usa! Sweet throw back jerseys too. Shocked they shut out team Canada when some were saying on this very message board that this could be the best team Canada ever at this level. Pretty surprising stuff! I guess thats why they play the game and dont just take others word for it.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Why are we thanking Red Deer for a great tournament?

 

[John Agar]

The U.S. flipped the script on us...

Canada never regained their confidence...

Full measure to the American kids...

 

[swiftwin]

Some of the Canadian fans in here should give their heads a shake.

The team is a bunch of kids and they got beat by a better team on this night.

Shame? Embarrassment? Give me a break.

The entire country is watching them. The US doesn't have that kind of pressure.

The US came out hard and scored the first goal and that's a huge advantage which they exploited.

Canada never really got going until the third and even then, they didn't get a lot of Grade A chances aside from maybe McMichael's breakaway.

Stop bullying a bunch of Canadian kids and start acknowledging how well the US played tonight.

Yeah, I don't get it. It's the world juniors. Not the olympics. The juniors are great for seeing who the up and coming hockey prospects are. As a Sens fan, I'm almost as happy to see the US win.

 

[Svencouver]

Imagine if we had more players like Zegras making comments like that before each game. Imagine how much more exciting, impassioned, and heated rivalries would get. We need more of that in the NHL.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[Smif]

Some of the Canadian fans in here should give their heads a shake.

The team is a bunch of kids and they got beat by a better team on this night.

Shame? Embarrassment? Give me a break.

The entire country is watching them. The US doesn't have that kind of pressure.

The US came out hard and scored the first goal and that's a huge advantage which they exploited.

Canada never really got going until the third and even then, they didn't get a lot of Grade A chances aside from maybe McMichael's breakaway.

Stop bullying a bunch of Canadian kids and start acknowledging how well the US played tonight.

I was happy with their performance tbh. They came out flat and couldn't find their game for the first 30 mins. After the big PK where Byram hit the post they controlled the played and barely gave up a shot, couldn't buy one tonight though.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Kings fans must be disappointed in their prospect pools performance. Only one who was decent was Turcotte

 

[The S5]

No... I'm pretty sure the better TEAM won .. accept it.

Not only did the better team win, but the score could have been 5-0. US missed so many chances either high or right into Levi's chest.
Canada has lots of talent, as does the US. I never saw this as lopsided in Canada's favor, as so many pre-game prognosticators did.

 

[heretik27]

And the US decided to stop playing in the third

I honestly think the US backing off had more to do with Canada looking better than the Canadian kids finally looking like they woke up.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Usually I'm still proud of our boys in defeat like in 2017 after a breathtaking 5-4 SO defeat.

But this was abysmal, no excuse to have played that poorly after how well they played all tournament.

This team reminds me of the Canada teams from 2002-2004, steamrolling through the group stage and medal rounds and collapsing in the GMG.

I seriously think Hockey Canada should have another summit, we need to fix this problem

Boys not showing up and Quinn playing a ton is on touringy

 

[KaseMeOutside]

In this tourny

Stutzle > Byfield
Sanderson > Drysdale

Doesn't mean much really, but its nice to see as a Sens fan

I need some of that canadian weed

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Not only did the better team win, but the score could have been 5-0. US missed so many chances either high or right into Levi's chest.
Canada has lots of talent, as does the US. I never saw this as lopsided in Canada's favor, as so many pre-game prognosticators did.

That’s not a fair assessment, CDNs missed like 4 open nets.

 

[NyQuil]

Usually I'm still proud of our boys in defeat like in 2017 after a breathtaking 5-4 SO defeat.

But this was abysmal, no excuse to have played that poorly after how well they played all tournament.

This team reminds me of the Canada teams from 2002-2004, steamrolling through the group stage and medal rounds and collapsing in the GMG.

I seriously think Hockey Canada should have another summit, we need to fix this problem

It was like there was some other talented team in the tournament.

 

[crowi]

Yea, well next year is a blood bath group. Will be better for us.

Finns had a really poor group compared to recent years. They played their hearts out and got bronze. Everyone is happy about that here. No gold, yea you can't win everytime. Maybe next year.

 

[Smif]

Byram's chance was the best and it came off a rush. Canada had chances, but never capitalised on them I agree, but in a game like today Canada needed a rebound goal and they never had any.

Ya, didn't mean "any" literally, that was definitely their best chance for sure though, you're right.

 

[BigKing]

Kings fans must be disappointed in their prospect pools performance. Only one who was decent was Turcotte

Yeah. We're really bummed out over here haha.

 

[End on a Hinote]

It was like there was some other talented team in the tournament.

That's not why nearly all of Canada's shots were at Knights chest.