Official 2025 4 Nations Face-Off Thread

[Magua]

Cut Trocheck for not even attempting a breakaway pass. You wuss. You don’t belong here.

Boldy is getting a ton of time.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Double shifting Brock Nelson when you have an All Star roster at your fingertips is peak shell.

 

[GKJ]

It’s hard to say that goaltending is the difference when you have one goal if you’re Canada, but Hellebuyck is beaten by the best player in the world on a play where he proved it, meanwhile, hard to be perfect, but Binnington should’ve had both goals.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Good game, Ameros.

Guentzel almost put himself offside there.

 

[Striiker]

America’s game.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Crosby had apparently won 26 straight games in Canadian blouses (Sportsnet has been beating that drum all week). Last loss was to the USA in 2010, @Hollywood Cannon.

 

[CutOnDime97]

On to the Final!

A rematch would be fun

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Finland knocking Canada out only to get boat raced by the US in the Final is a legitimate possibility.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Crazy this is Guentzel's first time playing for USA at any level

 

[FLYguy3911]

Crosby had apparently won 26 straight games in Canadian blouses (Sportsnet has been beating that drum all week). Last loss was to the USA in 2010, @Hollywood Cannon.

And his pizza turned out to be the GWG. I love how they kept talking about the line change and not the turnover.

Makar getting sick is going to get Sanheim in the press box for the rest of the tournament.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Crosby had apparently won 26 straight games in Canadian blouses (Sportsnet has been beating that drum all week). Last loss was to the USA in 2010, @Hollywood Cannon.

So it is written, so it shall be.

 

[Striiker]

This is what TC gets for snubbing Giroux

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[BringBackFletcher]

Noah hanafin and Jacob slavin looked incredible out there. USA team defense Is just suffocating with all that relentless skating

 

[Winston Wolf]

Even better:

 

[Larry44]

Noah hanafin and Jacob slavin looked incredible out there. USA team defense Is just suffocating with all that relentless skating

Yep, US has better D and G and are just as fast but bigger. That balance is how you win hockey games, no matter how good your O is. Plus, an old man coughing up the puck can kill you.

 

[PDX Flyer]

So what was the deal with all the fights? Canadian fans being woke bitches?

 

[ellja3]

So what was the deal with all the fights? Canadian fans being woke bitches?

Can someone explain this to me too?

1) There'd be fights anyway, this is USA-Canada
2) Legit politically-fuelled stuff (don't believe this one bit)
3) They just decided to do this for show, given the overall vibes
4) A bit from all of the above

?

 

[BillDineen]

Harley was very good. I am sure Flahr and company think they are as good as Dallas, but they aren't in the same universe

Also, 1C Bennett is going to get overpaid. We all know that "born Flyer" is going to be coveted

 

[CutOnDime97]

Makar getting sick is going to get Sanheim in the press box for the rest of the tournament.

Harley can still play once Makar is back?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Can someone explain this to me too?

1) There'd be fights anyway, this is USA-Canada
2) Legit politically-fuelled stuff (don't believe this one bit)
3) They just decided to do this for show, given the overall vibes
4) A bit from all of the above

?

Probably all of the above. Add in the Tkachuk bros just being themselves.

They haven’t played a best on best game at the senior level since 2014. That probably plays a factor too.

 

[Curufinwe]

Noah hanafin and Jacob slavin looked incredible out there. USA team defense Is just suffocating with all that relentless skating

Faber is pretty good for a second round pick

 

[FLYguy3911]

Harley can still play once Makar is back?

Wouldn't surprise me. I think they are just making up rules on the fly at this point.

The original rule was that you couldn't add a skater unless you had fewer than 18 healthy skaters. They did with 19.

 

[Larry44]

Faber is pretty good for a second round pick

And is going to look good for a decade playing alongside Buium. Minny really knows what they are doing.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

And is going to look good for a decade playing alongside Buium. Minny really knows what they are doing.

Also traded for Jiricej.