GDT: USA VS CANADA. Part One and Part Two

[Dubi Doo]

That game was so damn physical. I'm glad to be able to watch some of the most talented, intense hockey I've seen, but boy- it won't surprise me if a bunch of these start players return battered and bruised. This season will especially be a grind for them.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

That game was so damn physical. I'm glad to be able to watch some of the most talented, intense hockey I've seen, but boy- it won't surprise me if a bunch of these start players return battered and bruised. This season will especially be a grind for them.

The Sabres road to the 11th overall pick just got easier!

 

[Gras]

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Chainshot]

I'm sure Vancouver is dreading how their best player is about to be put into this blender.

I'm curious what it will turn out to be for McAvoy. There were a couple of massive collisions in that game, wonder if he ruptured something like his spleen?

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm sure Vancouver is dreading how their best player is about to be put into this blender.

I'm curious what it will turn out to be for McAvoy. There were a couple of massive collisions in that game, wonder if he ruptured something like his spleen?

There were some reports that he was hospitalized for an infection.

But, a ruptured spleen would make a lot of sense depending on how upper the injury is...

 

[Beerz]

I'm sure Vancouver is dreading how their best player is about to be put into this blender.

I'm curious what it will turn out to be for McAvoy. There were a couple of massive collisions in that game, wonder if he ruptured something like his spleen?

It's an infection.

Edit. I guess a ruptured spleen would constitute infections

 

[Zman5778]

I'm sure Vancouver is dreading how their best player is about to be put into this blender.

I'm curious what it will turn out to be for McAvoy. There were a couple of massive collisions in that game, wonder if he ruptured something like his spleen?

Didn't McAvoy also have heart issues at one point? Could just be some random virus/bacteria that settled around it. Has happened twice to my coworker (random heart infection that required hospitalization)

 

[Jim Bob]

Didn't McAvoy also have heart issues at one point? Could just be some random virus/bacteria that settled around it. Has happened twice to my coworker (random heart infection that required hospitalization)

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Yup

 

[old kummelweck]

There were some reports that he was hospitalized for an infection.

But, a ruptured spleen would make a lot of sense depending on how upper the injury is...

Any organ that was compromised could lead to an infection. Hope he's OK.

 

[Chainshot]

Didn't McAvoy also have heart issues at one point? Could just be some random virus/bacteria that settled around it. Has happened twice to my coworker (random heart infection that required hospitalization)

Better memory than I. Good recall.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[HOOats]

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Brandon Hagel emphasized Team Canada's collective priorities over any individual motives. The forward was asked Tuesday whether his squad needs to initiate physical play against an injury-plagued Team USA in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off final."I think we're out there playing for the flag, not...

thescore.com

Oh no, a group chat between teammates? Didn't think phony bulletin board material wouldn't be needed if you're playing for the flag.

This dude is becoming unlikeable. Hope he gets slapped around again.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Brandon Hagel emphasized Team Canada's collective priorities over any individual motives. The forward was asked Tuesday whether his squad needs to initiate physical play against an injury-plagued Team USA in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off final."I think we're out there playing for the flag, not...

thescore.com

Oh no, a group chat between teammates? Didn't think phony bulletin board material wouldn't be needed if you're playing for the flag.

This dude is becoming unlikeable. Hope he gets slapped around again.

Dodged a bullet there. Thanks Botts! /s

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Hagel: Canada 'playing for the flag, not the cameras'

Brandon Hagel emphasized Team Canada's collective priorities over any individual motives. The forward was asked Tuesday whether his squad needs to initiate physical play against an injury-plagued Team USA in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off final."I think we're out there playing for the flag, not...

thescore.com

Oh no, a group chat between teammates? Didn't think phony bulletin board material wouldn't be needed if you're playing for the flag.

This dude is becoming unlikeable. Hope he gets slapped around again.

Hagel acquitted himself quite well against the larger Matt Tkachuk. Even on the erratic punching. Won by takedown. Wouldn't be surprised if that was the cause of Matt's injury.

Really want Quinn in the game, by hook or by crook. Fox has been a major disappointment (might be nursing an injury). Quinn and Werenski give USA two top-quality PPQBs and zone-exit, rushing d-men.

 

[Chainshot]

Dodged a bullet there. Thanks Botts! /s

Two of the absolute best two way wingers in the entire NHL and he couldn’t figure out how to sign either one. Shocking that he’s still employed by an NHL team.

 

[jc17]

Two of the absolute best two way wingers in the entire NHL and he couldn’t figure out how to sign either one. Shocking that he’s still employed by an NHL team.

Its funny, going through his thread everyone that watched him at the dev camps (myself included) liked him.

He wasn't invisible and then came out of no where. Obviously the degree to which he broke out was unexpected, but there was really no justification to letting him go

Edit: actually going to give myself a big pat on the back here. Had him at 10th our fall 2016 prospect rankings. just don't ask for some of the other names I had top 10....

 

[Beerz]

Apparently this is the McAvoy injury.

Armia is a POS.

He must of got a cut or something and it got infected.

 

[Jim Bob]

Canucks' Quinn Hughes missing Team USA: 'Really hard not to be there'

Canucks star Quinn Hughes would fly to the moon to play for Team USA. But he's also realistic about keeping himself in the best condition he can in advance of his return from injury.

www.sportsnet.ca

Let them play: Quinn Hughes should be eligible for 4 Nations final

Quinn Hughes might be coming to Boston as an injury replacement only, but Elliotte Friedman writes why Vancouver's captain should be allowed to play in the final, emergency situation or not.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Zman5778]

Two of the absolute best two way wingers in the entire NHL and he couldn’t figure out how to sign either one. Shocking that he’s still employed by an NHL team.

I don't even think the guy TRIED to sign Hagel. And we know he didn't offer Sam a long-term deal.

So it's not even that he "couldn't figure" it out. Dude didn't even TRY to figure it out.

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Two of the absolute best two way wingers in the entire NHL and he couldn’t figure out how to sign either one. Shocking that he’s still employed by an NHL team.

Jennifer knows more than Jason.

 

[Chainshot]

Its funny, going through his thread everyone that watched him at the dev camps (myself included) liked him.

He wasn't invisible and then came out of no where. Obviously the degree to which he broke out was unexpected, but there was really no justification to letting him go

Edit: actually going to give myself a big pat on the back here. Had him at 10th our fall 2016 prospect rankings. just don't ask for some of the other names I had top 10....

It was fun to have someone making shit up about how "Hagel never went to Sabres camps and didn't want to sign there" posts on the mains with actual images of him from camps and the article about his disappointment about not being signed by Buffalo and then trying Montreal and not being signed there either.

 

[Zman5778]

It was fun to have someone making shit up about how "Hagel never went to Sabres camps and didn't want to sign there" posts on the mains with actual images of him from camps and the article about his disappointment about not being signed by Buffalo and then trying Montreal and not being signed there either.

Do you expect main posters to let facts get in the way of a good narrative?

 

[jc17]

It was fun to have someone making shit up about how "Hagel never went to Sabres camps and didn't want to sign there" posts on the mains with actual images of him from camps and the article about his disappointment about not being signed by Buffalo and then trying Montreal and not being signed there either.

Woof. haven't spent much time on the main boards lately. Feels like every time I open a non-gdt thread there's a lot of fluff, surface level takes, or just no research like you said.

I think there's been a bit of twitter-fication on here which stinks.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

I don't even think the guy TRIED to sign Hagel. And we know he didn't offer Sam a long-term deal.

So it's not even that he "couldn't figure" it out. Dude didn't even TRY to figure it out.

Yup. He never gave Hagel a qualifying offer. And Reinhart wanted a long term deal. Probably could’ve had him signed for like $6.5M long-ish term back then. He was very open about wanting his long term deal here.

Adams blew it with Reinhart too.