GDT: QF - CAN vs. SVK May 23, 2024

[Czechboy]

The stressful match is over. Now I can enjoy the other 2 games.

Have fun at work @jj cale - giggle, giggle.

Being a hooker is hard work!

 

[ORRFForever]

Being a hooker is hard work!

Gigolo not hooker.

 

[jj cale]

Being a hooker is hard work!

That's gigolo to you!!

 

[ORRFForever]

That's gigolo to you!!

Pimpin aint easy.

 

[Czechboy]

That's gigolo to you!!

 

[jj cale]

Well i can sneak in some of the first period don't have to hit the road until 11:45, better then nothing.

 

[Boonk]

This tournament has been a bit of a wake up call for him.

People forget how big the step is from junior to pro-mens level hockey is, especially at a competitive international level.

 

[ORRFForever]

@jj cale got bills to pay...

 

[MeHateHe]

Life is life, BUT

 

[99GoHabsGo99]

So is it canada vs Swiss next round?

 

[jj cale]

So is it canada vs Swiss next round?

Yes

 

[ORRFForever]

So is it canada vs Swiss next round?

Unless Finland wins - then it will be Canada vs Finland.

 

[CuuuJooo]

He's been pretty good for the most part, much better against the better competition.

There’s a bit of a worrying tendency of one bad goal per game.

 

[ORRFForever]

Last one...

@jj cale as the Canadian Pessimistic Gigolo...

His poor clients...

 

[Czechboy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1793762226245136659

Slovaks definitely had some chances.... here is a clip of missed ones from a Slovak on Twitter.

 

[Gaud]

I still remember during his WJC's suggesting he'd be a 60 point guy in his rookie year and that it may take time to become the eventual superstar he will be. I got eviscerated for that take.

And I'm a huge Bedard fan. He seems 'pissy' to me.

Well the kid has always been "the guy" , even on team Canada Jr., where the strategy becomes "Give Bedard the puck" whenever they are behind. Hell, he probably had coaches that just let him go on the ice when he wanted.

Then he got to a point where you can't do it all yourself and where other considerations come into play (ice time, asset management, etc). Chicago is giving him all this ice time , along with prime opportunities, but he is by no means perfect there either. Kid deserves to be in the NHL, dont get me wrong, but he would probably be managed differently if the stakes were differnet (ex: if chicago was in the playoffs).

It's like getting straight As throughout high school without ever studying and then hitting a point in college where that is no longer tenable. You can probably still pass, but to get straight As again, you need to learn to study and have a hard semester before that happens.

Kid's great; he'll be fine.

 

[PapaQ]

He doesn't handle it well when things don't go his way

I have been watching him from the juniors - the talent is there, but he is no Crosby in this regard, that's for sure.

 

[ORRFForever]

I have been watching him from the juniors - the talent is there, but he is no Crosby in this regard, that's for sure.

Help me understand what you mean?