GDT: Group A • Dec. 31 • Canada vs. Sweden • Part II

[stavs*]

Strome and Barzal were awful today, we're going to need everyone ready for the finns on saturday

 

[Baby Ryan]

Lol Konecny and the other guy gets a shaving kit

Good choice though

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Good choice. Konecny gets player of the game.

 

[finnbalor*]

This has probably been Marner's best game of the tournament so far, so I don't see how he's been bad. He's done a much better job of making safer plays and retaining the puck than in previous games. The problem is all that possession has been on the perimeter, and that isn't just on him. Hopefully he builds on this though and in his next game continues to make safe plays while also getting to the inside more.

Edit: Like he just did and scored a goal.

He's literally produced at least one great scoring chance per period throughout the tournament.

Best game... hardly.

 

[Peasy]

Embarrassing that the 19 year old forwards that were brought in for goals, Point Virtanen and Perlini have a combined 1 goal in 4 games, and guess what, that goal game in a shootout

 

[PWJunior]

This Canada team has absolutely no identity. Just a bunch of kifs thrown together with no thought as to how the can mesh. Horrible...

Lowry is dreadful behind the bench too. Damn, don't take a whiff because this Canada team sucks.

 

[JustGivingEr]

6th place here we come

 

[John Agar]

Konecny should be POTG. Only Canadian to play every shift as hard as possible.

Justice

Back to the 4th line though as per Lowsy'

 

[TLEH]

good choices on both

 

[The Drop]

Except he got the puck back and fed it to Strome, but leave that part out because you have some vendetta against leaf specs

Why do the majority of Vancouver fans hate anything Leafs?

He fanned on the shot

 

[OilerPensfan97]

So, is Canada no longer in contention for a gold medal now?

Yeah, we are. We're in the quarter-finals.

 

[carlweezer*]

We need to ease up on JV and Point. Playing for our country while injured is commendable.

I trust they will step it up in elimination games.

 

[Del Preston]

Is that a body groomer?

 

[Alerion]

Typical of series - Marner behind net with Strome (?) right in slot open. Rather than pass, Marner skates out and shoots himself. With 45 seconds left.

This is why we are losing so consistently.

He was overpassing earlier in the game, which is it with you guys?

 

[Magnus the Duck]

3rd period was the best for us, really convincing way to close the game. 1st & 2nd was a close game.

Indeed, they closed it well. No real panic even after the PP goal.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

The POTG for Canada wasn't on the ice when they needed to get a quick one to make it a one goal game...ugh...this coaching staff...

 

[canswetoxic]

No worries Canadians, when you kicked out Finland you will meet Sweden again.

Better luck next time (Sweden was lucky to won this game, right)

 

[John Pedro]

I find it hard to believe that Chychrun isn't better than Hickey, Hicketts and McKeown

 

[Llewzaher]

Was happy that Karlsson and Looke had solid games.. Disappointed in Strome and Perlini this game.

As a Yote fan.

 

[Classicnamesup]

Well deserved for Konecny.

This Canada team just isn't strong enough and they failed to gel in the short tourny. Definitely a disappointing year

 

[Oliewud]

No hockey sense at all. Nothings gonna change.

you can teach them how to read the game better in the AHL though. Hockeys a game of patterns. Unfortunately he's got some bad ones right now but I think a couple years of the AHL he'll be a dustin brown.

 

[Nithoniniel]

So nobody commented about that brainless shot by Marner!? Lol

Most people realize the difference between one desperation play with less than a minute left, and having the same play be the standard move in most situations.

Marner hasn't had a good tournament, but the people saying he's been trash this game clearly has an agenda.

 

[topched88]

Oh look, Canucks and Leafs fans arguing whose prospect has been worse when the entire team has been trash.

Thank you

 

[topshelf15]

You guys get too worked up over a bunch of teenagers.

Pretty much ,getting mad at players who may be next years heros

 

[scotian1]

Very disappointing effort from a very disorganized group. Not very much chemistry and the players that Canada hoped would be leading them have been average at best.