WC: Team Canada 2024

[SOLR]

Bedard was a big disappointment for me. He is great offensively, but he has some work to do defensively and he needs to have more strenght. So he played exactly how a incredibly talented young kid would play in a pretty high level international tournament.

Disappointment? He's 18. Do you expect him to be strong like a 25-year-old?

Watch how he will be coming back to camp lol.

Salty Bedard all summer = trouble for others teams next year.

 

[shaner8989]

Severson going third in the SO is one of the biggest frauds of all time. Moron

 

[NyQuil]

Severson going third in the SO is one of the biggest frauds of all time. Moron

He’s 5 for 9.

 

[ORRFForever]

I can't believe posters are upset about this tournament. In the last 9 years, we have 4 Gold and 3 Bronze. All for a tournament where we throw together a team at the last minute. People are silly.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Since 2007

Canada when John Tavares attends: 4 tournaments - 0 medals
Canada when John Tavares does not attend: 13 tournaments - 5 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 3 no medals

I think Tavares is cursed, lol

At this point it just can't be a coincidence, the guy is a walking raincloud. I would throw in naming Dubas as part of the Mgt team, and you just knew this team was doomed.

 

[JackSlater]

The Athletic had an article covering Bedard at the iihf world championship

Bright spotlight, hard hockey and awkward questions: How Connor Bedard handled his first worlds

Mostly talked about how in demand he was in the media scrums. Seems he handled all the off ice stuff well. We saw the on ice stuff. Near the end Nash mentions the obvious, which is that Hockey Canada wanted Bedard to get a taste at this level because he is in contention for a best on best roster spot going forward.

 

[Oilslick941611]

National shame

It'll be a national shame with a poor showing in a best on best. In a C level tournament like this you just take your licks if you lose.

The pool we use to pick players for the WHC is never the same because of the NHL playoffs and rejections from players who seasons have ended. Can't really be upset at a poor showing in these types of tournaments.

 

[1Gold Standard]

I prefer winning gold of course...but this tournament doesn't really mean that much. I give the same amount of thought to it if we win gold or finish 4th. That is, it is generally forgotten by the time I get up off the couch, switch off the TV and slide out on to the deck to fire up the BBQ. That's it.

 

[NyQuil]

It'll be a national shame with a poor showing in a best on best. In a C level tournament like this you just take your licks if you lose.

The pool we use to pick players for the WHC is never the same because of the NHL playoffs and rejections from players who seasons have ended. Can't really be upset at a poor showing in these types of tournaments.

All the teams are missing players due to the playoffs and guys choosing not to go.

 

[Oilslick941611]

All the teams are missing players due to the playoffs and guys choosing not to go.

Which is why I call this a C level tournament. Rosters aren't indicative of a countries players.

 

[bert]

National shame

Of course you post this. So consistent. Its a fun tournament that didnt have a single player outside of Binnington that would be on Canada's best on best team. They played well, lost some tight games to good countries. Move on.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Of course you post this. So consistent. Its a fun tournament that didnt have a single player outside of Binnington that would be on Canada's best on best team. They played well, lost some tight games to good countries. Move on.

No, I don't think I will

 

[Oilslick941611]

No, I don't think I will

Well. Enjoy then. Dumb hill to die on.

 

[ORRFForever]

Dead in here...

 

[shakes the clown]

this thread getting less action than the stat guy in charge of tracking Bedard's playing time in the semi final game.

 

[jj cale]

Dead in here...

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The tournaments over, what's there to talk about?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I don't get the Tavares criticism. I thought he was arguably Canada's best forward in most games I caught. He played hard.

 

[jj cale]

I don't get the Tavares criticism. I thought he was arguably Canada's best forward in most games I caught. He played hard.

We got most everything out of him that we could expect to get out of him at this stage of his career.

Trump !!!

He gets enough attention.