GDT: Pre-WJC Canada vs Switzerland - TSN3, 6pm CST

[dm1371]

Bean is soft as f***

 

[John Agar]

Steenburgen needs to anticipate away from the puck better...

Should have had a clear chance in front of the net....

Horseshoe goal for the Swiss...

 

[John Agar]

I sure hope Fabbro is good to go...

Having to play Bean in increased ratio could be unhealthy for Canada defensively...

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Mahura sure looks much better than Bean.

 

[John Agar]

Yup that's a slash...

Let's see how the Canadian PP does.... and who it is...

 

[John Agar]

Mahura sure looks much better than Bean.

I agree... Mahura seems to be a more balanced defenseman... Bean maybe superior offensively, but not by much...

Bean is a hand grenade in his own zone...

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Well Bean is great on the PP.

Hope he's used as the 7 on the team though.

 

[John Agar]

Bean is a PP demon... no doubting that....

He moved up perfectly into the small seam on the edge to score that goal...

 

[John Agar]

When they pan to the ice level with the cameras it sure shows how small most of this Swiss team is....

Canada looks like giants beside them...

 

[John Agar]

The Swiss coaches must have schooled their players at the first break...

The Swiss players are much more active one on one all over the ice... at least they are trying to play hockey...

And Canada scores...

Mahura with the nice low timing/screen shot... works... it works... Smart... intentional by Mahura...

 

[MR4]

Well, we can definitely beat up on the weak teams. Curious to see how the team fares against 1 of the other top 4 teams

 

[BigBadBoar]

Very mature hockey by Canada, those guys can really read the game and show a healthy patience while moving the puck in the offensive zone. Almost no haphazard or vain passes.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

When they pan to the ice level with the cameras it sure shows how small most of this Swiss team is....

Canada looks like giants beside them...

It's actually interesting with how fast this team is and how people didn't think it would be a big team, Canada is going to end up being basically tied with the Americans for the biggest team in the tournament on average. Slovakia is bigger right now but still have 4 or 5 cuts to make.

 

[Wadd]

Batherson [/thread]

 

[John Agar]

Well, we can definitely beat up on the weak teams. Curious to see how the team fares against 1 of the other top 4 teams

Always hard to judge Canada at this stage...

Early signs suggest their effectiveness is not a mirage and they have bought into the total team mode....

When breaks don't go their way against the Top 4 that will be the true test of Team cohesion...

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Mete looks good.

 

[jj cale]

Wow, Mete, he just calmly puts on the burners and easily overtakes that swiss player who looked like he would have a clear breakaway, what wheels!!

 

[John Agar]

PP for Canada incoming....

 

[Halfy]

Canada is FAST.

 

[John Agar]

Mete looks good.

All the Canadian D' looks good... even Bean given his demonstration of superior O' guile...

 

[Congo Jack]

I kinda wish they would've picked Ferraro over Bean at this point in time

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Some guy proposed to his GF at a world junior pre-tournament game?

 

[John Agar]

Switzerland's jerseys just suck...

I hate that whole corporate advertising ****...

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

I kinda wish they would've picked Ferraro over Bean at this point in time

What about Mahura?

 

[John Agar]

Some guy proposed to his GF at a world junior pre-tournament game?

Sure why not ?

Besides if he is worthy the big event is yet to come...