GDT: WJC, Jan 2 QF, Cesko vs Canada, 8:30 EST

[NyQuil]

Let's go back 48-ish hours ago, what would you say if I told you Finland moves on and Canada goes home today?

I’d say it’s very possible.

 

[lecherous]

Pretty believable

Make sure to bet it next time because you'd make a pretty solid chunk off it!

 

[Slimmy]

Holy moly! I was wrong. Never thought Canada would drop the ball/puck like this. Thought it was an exclusively Swedish thing.

 

[Jets]

Can't believe superstar captain Minten was not able to push Canada forward...lolll

As soon as they named another overhyped leaf captain, you knew this team wasn't winning gold

 

[RedHawkDown]

Fraser Minten will fit in well as a Leaf, lol

Loss was on coaching. The best players on this team did not play. Repkohf, Celebrini, Wood, Danielson, all should have had way more ice time. Minten, Savoie should have been demoted.

 

[TonsofPuppies]

On the plus side, we'll never have to see Megamind behind a Canadian bench again.

 

[mel]

So Czech has made the semis three straight tournaments since the Russia ban?

Pardon my ignorance but is there any time frame from when Russia is allowed back? I don't really follow the international competitions

 

[nucks88]

And so Canada will once again forget that they've ever lost a hockey game until the next wjc

Give it a rest pal……

 

[Edgelord]

Well WJC viewership just dropped by 75% lol

 

[AlaBlueShirt]

lmaoo

 

[Peiskos]

Let's go back 48-ish hours ago, what would you say if I told you Finland moves on and Canada goes home today?

Would not be surprised, this Canadian team looked mediocre all tournament. At least to Canadian standards.

 

[Czechboy]

Absolutely Bonkers ending to the game.

Post of the day.. slow clap

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Lol, Canada.

TSN is madddd

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

I'm not sure why Canada seems to struggle when this tournament is in Europe.

 

[Smif]

Meh.

Once it got to 5 minutes remaining, I knew. If I've seen it once, I've seen in 100 times.

Canada will be better next year.

I felt it too. Everytime a puck went towards our net within the last 10 mins I was way more nervous than normal.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Fraser Minten will fit in well as a Leaf, lol

I hope so.

 

[TKB21]

Oliver Bonk not so much, as the winning goal banked in off his stick.

Or is he? Maybe it was an inside job!

 

[MoeTheHobo]

Give it a rest pal……

no u

 

[Slimmy]

Well WJC viewership just dropped by 75% lol

Finally! Now I can enjoy the tournament in peace

 

[clydesdale line]

Slovakia and now Canada both out. This WJC is already bonkers.

 

[allroundfan]

Entertaining game and congrats to the Czechs. But I have to say I feel a bit sorry for all the amazing canadian fans who have travelled to Gothenburg.

 

[PG Canuck]

Make sure to bet it next time because you'd make a pretty solid chunk off it!

Wish I did. When your best game breaking player is 17 years old, probably not going to end well.

 

[Hinterland]

Don’t think Rousseau was the reason for the Sweden L, Germany game was a bad team performance, and they lacked attacking ideas in this but that’s a brutal bounce.

2004 is a good crop but they’ve all moved onto the pros, also a generation hit hard by covid.

Next year should see the rise of Gabriel D’Aigle as a goalie and let me tell you that kid is something.

Not a fan. Has been poor in pretty much every international game and though I don't watch a lot of Q I think it's fair to say his league play was underwhelming as well. I'm usually a fan of big goalies but there's a lot wrong with this kid.

Canada does have exciting goalie prospects though. Josh Ravensbergen for example. I actually felt like Ravensbergen should have been on that roster. He's better already than all three goalies selected by Hockey Canada.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Let's go back 48-ish hours ago, what would you say if I told you Finland moves on and Canada goes home today?

I would say this must not be your first WJ tourney. Everybody knows that with these kids anything can happen. Especially in a tournament style setting such as this.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Pardon my ignorance but is there any time frame from when Russia is allowed back? I don't really follow the international competitions

Whenever IIHF allows them. It’s up to Sweden and Finland mostly. Canada would have had them back already. Sweden and Finland may not allow them back until the war in Ukraine is resolved.