GDT: Russia Vs USA - 12/25 - 9:30 PM ET - TSN/NHLN

[ORRFForever]

A lot of low risk shots from the U.S.

 

[bsu]

Faber and York, the rest have been meh. Sanderson is just having a really bad game and he'll bounce back, he's too good not to.

York is having a bad game... Thrun and Faber have been the only solid two imo.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Zegras, Sanderson, Knight 3 of the most high profile players for USA have been terrible. Not gonna win that way.

 

[ORRFForever]

Goal differential. If it's tied, goals scored.

Thanks! So Canada needs to run up the scores.

So let's hope for an American goal before the end of the 2nd.

 

[Sean Garrity]

This Russian team won Karjala Cup this November, a men's international tournament. They're pretty good.

I think that also speaks to the Russians having better chemistry, conditioning, etc. as well.

 

[NorCalhockey]

What about Sanderson...

Sanderson is terrible

oh yeah forgot to add him to the list

 

[SI90]

Russia playing like a well oiled machine. USA, not so much.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Kaliev looks out of shape.

 

[Ezekial]

I've never heard an announcer brag about doing their job on air before.

 

[ORRFForever]

Disappointed in the U.S.

15 shots after 2 periods and most of them were low risk.

 

[bsu]

Kaliev looks out of shape.

He looks like a slug out there on the backcheck lol

 

[Three On Zero]

Askarov looks really shaky

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Zegras, Sanderson, Knight 3 of the most high profile players for USA have been terrible. Not gonna win that way.

Zegras has been invisible, but he hasn’t been bad like the other two.

 

[Snippit]

US defense just has been handling the puck really poorly all night.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Askarov looks really shaky

Reminds me of a young Price (maybe that's a good thing lol)

Always looking behind him

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

Kaliyev might give you decent production but I don’t think he contributes to winning too much

 

[ItWasJustified]

Nice, start gooning it up after the period is over, yanks.

 

[Big Empty]

Cole's been the best player on US so far. Driving the play every time he's on the ice.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Kaliev looks out of shape.

Why cuz he's not back checking .. no that's just his thing

 

[Sean Garrity]

Zegras has been invisible, but he hasn’t been bad like the other two.

Agreed and Zegras started to turn it around towards the latter half of the 2nd, but Sanderson and Knight have been god awful.

 

[kilowatt]

Kaliev looks out of shape.

thats how he always looks though kinda

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Zegras has been invisible, but he hasn’t been bad like the other two.

Invisible = bad when you’re a forward expected to deliver offense

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Russians look like a well oiled machine, USA looks like a team that isn't ready for this level of hockey.

Sanderson needs to quit trying to pretend he's Heiskanen and play more straight forward.

We need our top players to score but man the bottom 6 isn't doing anything they aren't hitting anyone if you can't score atleast throw the body

 

[LeafChief]

4-1 lead is nothing at the WJC. Young kids. These games are incredibly susceptible to comebacks.

The US D looks pretty immobile to me so far.

 

[ORRFForever]

US defense just has been handling the puck really poorly all night.

They have indeed. Really lousy all night.