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GDT: May 4 • Canada vs. Czech Republic

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iane said:
How does that change the fact Canada always has by far the best team? They should still be able to win with those teams.
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Canada has a lot of talent. It also has to deal with the structure of the team. This year they went with the best of the best available rather than having more role players like in past years.

This year Canada has some top talent that didn't make it to or go far in the playoffs this year. (Crosby, Giroux, Seguin for example). Also by having healthy players like Ebs and Hall playing as well definitely helps.

Only 3 players playing for Team Canada played in the last Olympics. Imagine if Getzlaf and Perry, Price and Subban were playing. It would a way stronger team.
 
Samcanadian said:
Canada should probably win every single year based on the players we send.
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Yep, luckily (for us at least) this is icehockey and not like for example football. In hockey everything can happen. :nod: More about a team game and finding momentum, not grinding star players.
 
RattsSSV said:
Canada has a lot of talent. It also has to deal with the structure of the team. This year they went with the best of the best available rather than having more role players like in past years.

This year Canada has some top talent that didn't make it to or go far in the playoffs this year. (Crosby, Giroux, Seguin for example). Also by having healthy players like Ebs and Hall playing as well definitely helps.

Imagine if Getzlaf and Perry, Price and Subban were playing. It would a way stronger team. Only 3 players playing for Team Canada played in the last Olympics.
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I think this year's team should win this tournament. Really no excuse why they shouldn't.
 
Rabulista said:
Yep, luckily this is icehockey and not like for example football. In hockey everything can happen. :nod: More of a team game and momentum, not just star players.
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Plus a hot goalie can change the whole game.


See: Canada/Latvia, Sochi.
 
RattsSSV said:
Canada has a lot of talent. It also has to deal with the structure of the team. This year they went with the best of the best available rather than having more role players like in past years.

This year Canada has some top talent that didn't make it to or go far in the playoffs this year. (Crosby, Giroux, Seguin for example). Also by having healthy players like Ebs and Hall playing as well definitely helps.

Only 3 players playing for Team Canada played in the last Olympics. Imagine if Getzlaf and Perry, Price and Subban were playing. It would a way stronger team.
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imagine puck in your net :handclap:
 
If someone is still left wondering, the PP-song is King Louies' tune from the Jungle Book. How young are people on here? :P

Aaaaand, goal for the Czech Rep.
 
Poor ekblad, he finally gets back on the ice, and get's a -1 :(
 
Samcanadian said:
Can't really remember 2010

I'd say that Canada's best against anyone's best is no contest.


When it's maybe half of Canada's best against anyone's best like this tournament then we're still a favourite but maybe not the far and away favourite like we were in Sochi.
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2010 was kind of a miracle, czech won it by teamwork and luck, because Russia had way better team back then...
 
Damn impressed with the audience. It's a shame we don't get this kind of atmosphere in Sweden, at least lately.
 
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