GDT: May 10 • Canada 4, Slovakia 1

[Addison Rae]

Bieksa has good north-south movement, accelerates pretty fast, can jump in the play, but he has been positionally horrible in the D-zone.

Him and Garrison CANNOT be our shutdown pair if they are going to do this stuff

Garrison is fairly good in his own end, but I agree with your assessment on Bieksa.

 

[Budddy]

Are you serious? have you been watching? That was his first mistake. Apart from that he drew a penalty, had a good hit, created scoring chances, won faceoffs in the 2 games so far. Best forward in the team right after mckinnon and perhaps schenn

Yes I have watched both games....it was a Dumb penalty...hope he makes up for it

 

[Ivo]

Still good Slovakia. Their biggest weakness is in the faceoff circle so far. The biggest strength in net.

 

[KurtSloan]

The guy in the TSN studio just said that Slovakia lost 3:2 to Czechoslovakia yesterday. So hilarious!

so sad and so funny in same time.

 

[Hesher]

Still good Slovakia. Their biggest weakness is in the faceoff circle so far. The biggest strength in net.

I frankly don't remember us ever having a team that was good on faceoffs.

 

[McGlassbangers]

How has Marincin been?

 

[Territory]

I frankly don't remember us ever having a team that was good on faceoffs.

Canadian teams usually dominate faceoffs no matter who they play.

 

[Hesher]

Canadian teams usually dominate faceoffs no matter who they play.

That's true.

 

[koyo]

i love how people assume this team is the product of selection over who was willing to participate.

The very same can be said of Team Slovakia. Over 20 players excused themselves.

 

[canucksfan]

I love this tourny. It seems anything can happen.

 

[Slimmy]

Canada looking good. Determined to win this one, coming out physical and showing some killer instinct. They're absolutely one of the favorites to win this tourney. Slovakia could take this one though. Fighting tooth and nail and playing pretty smart.

 

[Ivo]

I frankly don't remember us ever having a team that was good on faceoffs.

Yeah, I think the reason is that we usually lack natural centres and have to play wingers as centres. Not sure, if that is the case now.

Although, Handzus and Stumpel were pretty good faceoff men.

 

[JayKing]

I'm not even sure this would be Canada's third team if we had all the players availabl

I tried.

Team Canada A (Sochi team with Stamkos/No MSL):
Kunitz- Crosby - Carter
Stamkos - Toews - Sharp
Tavares - Getlaf - Perry
Benn - Bergeron - Nash
Marleau/Duchene

Keith - Weber
Vlasic - Doughty
JayBo - Pietrangelo
Hamhuis - Subban

Price
Luongo
Smith

Team Canada B:
Hall - Giroux - MSL
O'Reilly- Seguin - Eberle
Couture - J. Thornton - Burns
J. Neal - J. Staal - E. Staal
E. Kane/Spezza?

Beauchemin - Letang
Giordano - Seabrook
Campbell - Girardi
Phaneuf/Myers?

Crawford
Bernier
Fleury

Team Canada C:

Lucic - Turris - Mackinnon
Skinner - Little - Cammaleri
Perron - Johansen - Iginla
Kadri - RNH - Ladd
Marchand/Couturier?

Alzner - D. Boyle
R. Murray - Bieksa
Garrisson - M. Green
Hamilton/Rielly?

Mason
Holtby
Scrivens/Reimer

 

[Ivo]

How has Marincin been?

Looking good. Slovakia's best D in my opinion, as expected.

 

[Scotty B]

Canada looking good. Determined to win this one, coming out physical and showing some killer instinct. They're absolutely one of the favorites to win this tourney. Slovakia could take this one though. Fighting tooth and nail and playing pretty smart.

Slovaks took a couple dumb penalties in offensive zone...Kadri's penalty in neutral zone wasn't exactly Mensa worthy either...

 

[Super Mega]

lol scribbles

 

[Starbuds]

Veteran move by the professor.

 

[peto10]

Réway is back!

 

[begbeee]

When you are looking for Slovak NT which was good at faceof, you have to look for teams where played Peter Stastny, Oto Hascak & Co.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

Cody!

 

[Killahpunk]

Hodgson!

 

[Super Mega]

nice snipe by hodgson

 

[Canucks LB]

Nice goal hodgson!

 

[Canucks LB]

Jason Garrison with 2 points already, having himself quite a game

 

[Kirk Mclean]

lets see kassian do that