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

[Sentinel]

Congratulations to Czechia!!

 

[Peiskos]

You can always tell when a Canadian team is a dud, it’s most obvious when they tend to concede the first goal of the game. I suppose we were due for a QF exit, but I won’t lie the three peat would have been nice.

I take solace knowing that just having Connor Bedard on this team we’d have gone undefeated. But congrats to the Czechs.

 

[Strangle]

The only thing worse than "Things would be different if Player X was here" is "Things would be different if Team X was here".

Who cares?

They aren't there, there are enough teams left to host a tournament.

It's certainly a better tournament missing Team X than it would be missing Team W, V, Y and Z which is what would happen if Team X was here.

You want to put an asterisk next to it? Ok, fill your boots.

Meanwhile everyone else gets on with their lives and watches the hockey.

If you care about the integrity of the tournament, you should care.

If you don’t, then I guess you wouldn’t.

 

[NyQuil]

If you care about the integrity of the tournament, you should care.

If you don’t, then I guess you wouldn’t.

There are a lot of things much more important than the integrity of a tournament involving a bunch of kids.

 

[tapi]

With the A-Team we win this game (and the tournament) 9.5/10 times. Still, a major disappointment.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Which is why the entire tournament deserves to be questioned

Hot on the heals of Canada being eliminated we get gems like these. LOL

 

[NyQuil]

With the A-Team we win this game (and the tournament) 9.5/10 times. Still, a major disappointment.

"If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas"

 

[D Wakaluk]

Which is why the entire tournament deserves to be questioned

You can question it all you want. Put small asterisks besides wins.

I'm happy they are not here

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Russia not allowed and Canada eliminated is AOK in my book!

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

Biggest knock against Team Canada this year. Was the clown that was coaching Team Canada. What a buffoon.

 

[Putt Pirate]

We could have won with our B/C/D/E/F/G teams and we didn't even have our best players

These are the biggest sore loser comments. USA had a few that would have made a difference too but you don't hear them whining. You deal with it and move on.

 

[NyQuil]

These are the biggest sore loser comments. USA had a few that would have made a difference too but you don't hear them whining. You deal with it and move on.

Well they haven’t lost yet.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

You can always tell when a Canadian team is a dud, it’s most obvious when they tend to concede the first goal of the game. I suppose we were due for a QF exit, but I won’t lie the three peat would have been nice.

I take solace knowing that just having Connor Bedard on this team we’d have gone undefeated. But congrats to the Czechs.

Oooh so close… had to throw the backhanded comment in

 

[Peiskos]

Oooh so close… had to throw the backhanded comment in

I honestly didn’t mean for any backhanded comment, this is a hockey forum I think majority of people would agree that any team for that matter having a generational player like Bedard on it would likely go undefeated. Especially the top teams. It’s just a testament to how good he is.

 

[Hntz]

Meh, check the gold medals by country. Canada / Soviet Union/Russia are far ahead

And what has Russia done recently? They have like zero medals the past few years..

 

[RichT M]

I'm relatively new to following junior hockey, so just curious........I've read people advocating that Canada follow the U.S. model a few times. What does this mean?

 

[RedHawkDown]

Politics aside it would be nice to see Russia just because they have some phenomenal guys drafted in the last 2-3 years.

Michkov, Demidov, But, Miroschnichenko, Yurov, Dolzhenkov, Perevalov, Trikozov, etc at F.

Simashev, Gulyayev, Orlov, Silayev on D.

Would be an amazing group. I think they’d win the tournament tbh. Michkov would be by far the best player in the tournament.

 

[garbageteam]

Politics aside it would be nice to see Russia just because they have some phenomenal guys drafted in the last 2-3 years.

Michkov, Demidov, But, Miroschnichenko, Yurov, Dolzhenkov, Perevalov, Trikozov, etc in forward.

Simashev, Gulyayev, Orlov, Silayev on D.

Would be an amazing group. I think they’d win the tournament tbh. Michkov would be by far the best player in the tournament.

If Russia was in this tournament this Canadian team shouldn't even be considered a medal contender pre-tournament, never mind the Gold three-peat nonsense.

 

[NyQuil]

I honestly didn’t mean for any backhanded comment, this is a hockey forum I think majority of people would agree that any team for that matter having a generational player like Bedard on it would likely go undefeated. Especially the top teams. It’s just a testament to how good he is.

I mean, Malkin and Ovechkin lost.

If Russia was in this tournament this Canadian team shouldn't even be considered a medal contender pre-tournament, never mind the Gold three-peat nonsense.

We’ll never know.

It’s very convenient though for Russians to thump their chests without any on-ice performance to support it.

 

[Putt Pirate]

Well they haven’t lost yet.

Without those players. You play with the hand you are dealt.

 

[Peiskos]

If Russia was in this tournament this Canadian team shouldn't even be considered a medal contender pre-tournament, never mind the Gold three-peat nonsense.

That’s honestly a shocking statement when Russia’s last gold was 2011 and Canada has beaten Russia numerous times since then and before their ban.

 

[NyQuil]

Without those players. You play with the hand you are dealt.

Again, wait if/until they lose and then we will see whether the excuses bubble up.

 

[Czechboy]

Jiricek was too old this year

Adam jiricek... Projected first rounder. He's very good.

 

[Ace]

I do find any attempt to dismiss the tournament as not best on best because Russia is out funny. No because there isn’t truth to it…but because it just makes me realize that Canada couldn’t even medal in a tournament where one of the best teams wasn’t allowed to play.

 

[ricky0034]

Politics aside it would be nice to see Russia just because they have some phenomenal guys drafted in the last 2-3 years.

Michkov, Demidov, But, Miroschnichenko, Yurov, Dolzhenkov, Perevalov, Trikozov, etc at F.

Simashev, Gulyayev, Orlov, Silayev on D.

Would be an amazing group. I think they’d win the tournament tbh. Michkov would be by far the best player in the tournament.

to be fair if he was from basically any other country Michkov would be in the NHL already anyways