HF Habs: PGT: 4 Nations Face-Off: Canada wins inaugural Championship, 3-2 (OT) over USA

[yianik]

They were being cocky after their win against us and claiming victory like it was the Olympics...after losing last night they are saying the tournament is a nothing burger anyway.

Hah, Brady looked like he was balling inside. It hit hard.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

M. Tkachuk: “this game is bigger than game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals”

US fans: “the game didn’t matter actually”

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Congrats to Canada.

I was cheering for you.

You might be surprised how many Bs fans wanted Canada to win.

Love your country.

Bergeron should have been Canada's honorary captain in Boston. Gretzky is a disgrace.

 

[yianik]

We all felt this didnt we ? All of us. Well, except that scuzz bag Kevin OLeary. The last time I felt this is games of the Soviet Union v Canada during the Cold War era, thats what this was.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

McDavid looked shaky last night, losing the puck easily. It was like his nerves got the best of him but it doesn't matter now. This goal will be remembered for a long time like Crosby's in 2010.

 

[Deebs]

We all felt this didnt we ? All of us. Well, except that scuzz bag Kevin OLeary. The last time I felt this is games of the Soviet Union v Canada during the Cold War era, thats what this was.

It was a very high pressure game, super tense.....but it wasn't a cup final, it wasn't the olympics and it for sure wasn't the Summit Series.

 

[Ladyfan]

Bergeron should have been Canada's honorary captain in Boston. Gretzky is a disgrace.

Bergy was there with his little guys (who were wearing Brad Marchand jerseys)

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Gretzky is a disgrace.

????

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Wilson and Hyman should have been there instead of Jarvis and Marchand.

Point struggled to find time and space, couldn't win a battle.

In the end, I thought Hagen and Cerelli were effective on the forecheck and away from the puck.

The defense was more than fine.

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I thought Point was one of the few Canadian players who could skate with and outskate the American players. His superior skating ability was acknowledged by Cooper when he put Point on McDavid’s line. Other than the big 3 M’s (McDavid, McKinnon and Makar) I think Point is as sure a bet to play for Team Canada at the Olympics before any Canadian player.

 

[Ladyfan]

Im shaking my head. I have been to the States many times, loved visiting. Always viewed the USA as the brother nation.

I know your president realized that Canada is ridiculously dependent on the USA , and thought what if America crushed Canada economically ? Could he make us desperate enough to ask for Statehood ? This is for real. All of a sudden, the USA is actually drifting towards being an enemy. To me , I cheered for Canada as I used to cheer for Canada against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This just feels wrong, but to feel otherwise is to deny the reality we are in. America is not our friend and cannot be trusted, and it happened just like that.

But thank you for your post, I know that many Americans feel as you do.

I am so sad and embarrassed at what is happening.

I live in New England and most of us would love Canada to adopt us.

Dad was born in Halifax NS, and my grandparents were from Newfoundland. If Dad were still alive, he would be horrified.

 

[tazsub3]

Looking back , was good to be on same side as John cooper . He keeps on making great coaching calls when it counts most

I understand respect but Marchand does not belong. Even Crosby had a very poor showing but It’ll be hard not to include him for his last Olympics

Then again Crosby took and gave a hit that created the open net goal .
Champions hove a way to get it done when it counts

 

[SergeConstantin74]

It's hockey not politics. People can support who they want.

It isn't about politics or who's the better candidate anymore. I disagree with my own father on politics but we don't threaten each other. Politics is about policies, governance, and diplomacy. Threatening another country's existence goes against international law, peace, and stability. So Gretzky deciding to side with the same people who threaten his country of origin makes him a traitor and a disgrace.

 

[sampollock]

Nice to see nostrils not cover McDavid for the win

 

[Forum93]

We so needed this!

This tournament has got me to like Marchand a bit more as a human being.

 

[rik schau]

Good on ya Canucks for besting that evil empire to the south, congratulations.

 

[sampollock]

Brad Marchand on the Tkachuk brothers:

"Sometimes when you open your mouth wide in the media and talk too much, it comes back to haunt you."

 

[rik schau]

Crikey! Is this no longer a hockey talk place? lol

 

[Andy]

The leader of a country threatens an ally's sovereignty, its citizens then use that to mock said sovereignty. That country then loses, and acts like a victim?

Get the hell out of here. Such a cult. They didn't believe any of those thoughts until their brainless leader opened his mouth. Some of these folks don't have any thoughts in their head unless they are being fed. Absolutely shameful.

 

[TennisMenace]

Yeah I was disappointed by Jarvis a lot. Seems like he was just happy to be there.

Team Canada didn't really seem like they ever gelled. The intensity of hockey was high but it wasn't the smooth-skating, smooth-passing, confident Team Canada that we knew from the Olympics domination years. They were either gripping their sticks too tight or something was wrong. Binnington being shaky didn't help.

Bennington saved your boys last night.

 

[le_sean]

Bennington saved your boys last night.

Take the L and go whine in your own board.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Bennington saved your boys last night.

God forbid a goalie in a best on best tournament actually makes high danger saves and does his job


Like congratz on binnington for playing 1 good period of hockey all tournament I guess

 

[Andy]

Bennington saved your boys last night.

Maybe if your goalie didn't let in stinkers against Mac and Mc, your team would have won. Cry some more.

 

[rik schau]

Crikey you dudes need to take a chill pill.lol

 

[yianik]

I am so sad and embarrassed at what is happening.

I live in New England and most of us would love Canada to adopt us.

Dad was born in Halifax NS, and my grandparents were from Newfoundland. If Dad were still alive, he would be horrified.

Thats part of why this is so strange. I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia and besides family connections, we have more in common with New Englanders than with people in other parts of Canada. We send Boston a tree every year out of thanks for their sending medical relief trains after the Halifax Explosion. Boston sport fans are a huge group here. Our ties run deep.

I was not at all surprised that Trump won. Not to get deeper into politics, but things both there and here in Canada have gone in such a way that an inevitable " enough is enough " was coming. I just hoped that Trump would not come up with too many ( there would be some ) crazy and perhaps dangerous ideas. I saw the Ukraine position ahead of time, it was obvious. Never saw the global land grab though.

Yeah, I can only imagine the awkward feeling. " Oh God, what is he going to do next ? "

 

[HabSgt]

Congrats to Canada.

I was cheering for you.

You might be surprised how many Bs fans wanted Canada to win.

Love your country.

Class