GDT: The Four Nations Tournament Thread

[moiderer]

Bet365 and Ozempic pairing up for elite on-ice advertising.

 

[Bobby9]

Pedestrian Pete not doing anything so far.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Tocchet definitely yelling at Petey from the Canada bench!

 

[ProviesGhost]

I don’t like a lot of the Canadian players

 

[racerjoe]

as much as it pains me to say, but that was a great goal by marchand

To be fair he had the easiest job of everyone…

I guess this explains Canada's strategy of just not giving up any shots.

I'm not a "hater", and I'm curious to see (some of) the hockey, without any concern for the outcome. I just don't care about international hockey because there aren't enough countries that play it seriously and the talent distribution is so uneven (not to mention the population distribution... there are more than twice as many Ohians as Finns for goodness sake). An All-Star Game with stakes would be much closer to true best-on-best.

I don’t know, how many countries can actually compete at the highest level of any sport? Even the World Cup, while many countries earn bids, how many are actually contenders? There is also definitely some small population countries there that can compete.

 

[wonton15]

I really like Dahlin, too bad he’s stuck in NHL hell (Buffalo)

 

[kanucks25]

Makar keeps playing like he did in this period and it only helps Hughes's Norris chances

 

[Vector]

All the Four Nations haters are going to watch this guaranteed. I’m actually excited to watch all this talent play with and against eachother

There’s literally no other hockey on television…

 

[Vancouver_2010]

Pedestrian Pete not doing anything so far.

The whole Swedish team isn't doing anything so far. (offensively)

 

[Josepho]

boring ass period i cant lie

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

The whole Swedish team isn't doing anything so far. (offensively)

Hard to play possession hockey if you don't have the horses (skaters). We do what Sweden does but much, much better.

 

[kanucks25]

boring ass period i cant lie

Pretty much felt like a good team (Canada) vs the Canucks (Sweden) in a lot of 1st periods this season lol

 

[Peen]

Game def quieted down in the latter ten minutes but not a single chance created by Sweden that period.

And there isn’t the firepower to do more.

 

[wonton15]

So basically we’re all going to be waiting for USA vs Canada

 

[Canucker]

Hedman looks very bad.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Makar keeps playing like he did in this period and it only helps Hughes's Norris chances

Makar might be more dangerous in the offensive zone but Hughes is a better 200 ft player.

 

[Peen]

Pretty much felt like a good team (Canada) vs the Canucks (Sweden) in a lot of 1st periods this season lol

I felt the exact same way. Just outmatched. Legit had the same thought

 

[moiderer]

Petey right at home in a forward group unwilling to drive the middle. He might be the only Swede to touch Binnington's blue paint.

Canada looks like a group of guys really excited to play together and actually prepped for this. Canada vs USA might involve both teams killing each other - tough but lucky that Quinn's out.

Feel bad for Zibanejad getting turnstiled by McDavid but I'd drop him for Petey or JEE at this point.

 

[David71]

sweden is not ready to play at all.

 

[Peen]

Petey right at home in a forward group unwilling to drive the middle. He might be the only Swede to touch Binnington's blue paint.

Yeah, he needs that back in his game. But then he’ll go park himself in front of the net like he’s Joshua. But if he’s the only one doing it for Sweden, I guess that’s something.

Just do it with the puck like you used to man hopefully he’s able to un-monstars himself one day

 

[CanucksMJL]

I hope Sweden has some pushback in period 2 or this could get embarrassing.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

sweden is not ready to play at all.

Canada just plays faster and more cohesive.

 

[moiderer]

Yeah, he needs that back in his game. But then he’ll go park himself in front of the net like he’s Joshua. But if he’s the only one doing it for Sweden, I guess that’s something.

Just do it with the puck like you used to man hopefully he’s able to un-monstars himself one day

Sweden is running D to W breakout but at no point getting the puck back to the middle. Not impressed with Kempe or Forsberg so far. I think running Petey and Willy as a pair is their best shot at generating anything.

Hedman looks very bad.

I think Hedman's played fine given the difference in pace between the teams. Brodin looks like the best defensive D since Hjalmarsson or Vlasic.

 

[Quinning]

f*** off Messier

 

[beachcomber]

Playoff Petey in full view.