GDT: USA Vs Czech Republic | 12/29 @ 2PM ET | TSN/NHLN

[Kudo Shinichi]

zegras robbed

 

[Tripod]

Brink wins Player of the Game

How many has Caufield won so far?

 

[FLYguy3911]

Can someone explain to me why Bobby Brink is on this team? and still more...why was he on last year's team?

He's tiny - and he's a bottom 6 player on these teams. Wouldn't USA have been better suited putting a larger player in his roster spot...more of a bottom-6 type of role?

Agreed.

 

[SRHRangers]

Brink can win player of the game.

Zegras may be the player of the tournament.

 

[AKL]

Brink wins Player of the Game

How many has Caufield won so far?

Caufield barely belongs on the team at this rate.

 

[Startseva]

From CZ expected more. They just stopped to play lol. It became a tradition for them: to blow like a balloon while team got fine potential. Maybe they will show smth in 1/4, lets see.

USA good job

 

[bsu]

Wtf Brink over Zegras

Brink had a great game but cmon lol

 

[Swipes]

This team is better than this on paper. That’s why it’s so frustrating. I’ve never seen Swiss get this badly dominated before by anybody and they’ve rarely had teams better than this Czech one in the last 10 years.
These Czech breakdowns literally happen every year. I don’t get it.

I don't understand either. It's like we can't handle it mentally or struggle to settle down after a few goals, or we just give up?

 

[Petr Svoboda Mullet]

zegras robbed

Hahah hahah

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

They only give player of the game to a player once per tournament which is why Zegras did not get it again.

 

[NorCalhockey]

Brink goal got the team going he should win player of the game

Yeah, wouldn’t be fair if Zegras kept getting the custom wallet. Ok with me to spread the wealth to his teammates.

 

[Osprey]

Team USA probably happy to get the gorillas off both Caufield and Kaliyev. They will need them producing.

Both of them seemed to be buzzing the rest of the game. Their goals definitely took a weight off and gave them a bit of a killer instinct. Hopefully, that carries over to the upcoming games.

Glad to see Turcotte out celebrating with the team. Looks ok

You may've missed that he also skated a shift. I think that he just got the wind knocked out of him.

 

[bl02]

Team USA probably happy to get the gorillas off both Caufield and Kaliyev. They will need them producing.

They better produce with all the prime pp time they are getting with some really good talent. one goal each is not gonna cut it

 

[Petr Svoboda Mullet]

Brink wins Player of the Game

How many has Caufield won so far?

A big fat zero. Clearly a bust pick.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

That Babel commercial just gave me diabetes

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Wtf Brink over Zegras

Brink had a great game but cmon lol

Probably just recognizing the timing of his goals, back when the game was in a little bit of doubt.

 

[Czechboy]

Great job by US...

I have no idea who wins this group. Some great games coming up.

Get ready for austria! Need at least 1 point

 

[KaseMeOutside]

No he shouldn't. He wasn't in the same league as Zegras.

USA wasn't really doing anything until the goal it got them going and they started playing around the net more

 

[czechcanadian]

Are they really? We have one guy drafted in the top50... the US have fourteen.
I'd have pulled Parik sooner but they were completely outclassed.

Better than losing 7-0... like I said, I’ve never seen these kind of games happen to Switzerland for example. Never. They always play tight games every year with the big 5 no matter what team they have. Why is that?

 

[Odie Cleghorn]

Caufield barely belongs on the team at this rate.

And a worthless plug like Kaliyev does. Caufield probably has 5 goals if he was on the 1st line.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Ideal outcome for the U.S. Get Kaliyev/Caufield goals, get Brink going, keep Zegras going, and get a shutout for Knight.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

And a worthless plug like Kaliyev does. Caufield probably has 5 goals if he was on the 1st line.

His line is fine.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I find it funny how much hatred Caufield gets

 

[KaseMeOutside]

So we cheer for Sweden to beat Russia right?

 

[Chainshot]

They better produce with all the prime pp time they are getting with some really good talent. one goal each is not gonna cut it

I said this the other night when everybody was slagging on their production: I would be worried if they weren’t getting shots or generating chances. This was probably Cole’s worst game and he still managed to score and be dangerous on a few rushes.