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T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
Now with 300% better rosters than the Olympics

The tournament is in Denmark! The US beat Canada in the first game! Yeah! 5-4 in the shootout: https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/2281/tight-game

The Canadian roster would be the best roster in the NHL by a long shot. Sweden and the US look good too! Yeah!

links:

https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_IIHF_World_Championship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=channel?UCtmgna7qB0oQF2oOcVgndbw

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 19:17 on May 4, 2018

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hifi
Jul 25, 2012

Lol that the canadian dream team lost to a bunch of dipshits

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
the IIHF rankings deliver like always

https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/2261/power-rankings-may-4

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
Apparently Kinkaid played really well. Shots were like 45-24 Canada.

Ginette Reno
Nov 18, 2006

How Doers get more done
Fun Shoe
The only way that image in the OP could be better is if it was a dead-eyed Mcdavid instead of Ekblad but I'll take it

Jovial Cow
Sep 7, 2006

inherently good
Gonna have to watch the US/Canada game later tonight when it re-airs.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


yo who is this duck mascot

it owns

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/992489157388849159

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
Andersson is real good at creating chances down low (hashmarks to the net). Gonna be interesting to see how he can develop that in the NHL cuz that'll be a big factor into how good he is

Also Adrian Kempe over handles the puck a lot. Dunno if he does that at the NHL level but in this tourny he's constantly trying to stick handle through everyone and often failing

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

How do I shot puck!?
Man its somewhat depressing to see what Larkin can do with actual wingers

Jovial Cow
Sep 7, 2006

inherently good
Got around to watching the US vs Canada match. Kinkaid had himself a heck of a game, Gaudreau and Kane on a line is a lot of fun, and Neal Pionk actually looked pretty solid out there.

Lunsku
May 21, 2006

Finland 5-1 near the end of 2nd in their tough opener against South Korea. Aho 2+2 :swoon:

corn on the cop
Oct 12, 2012

Break what must be broken, once for all, that's all, and take the suffering on oneself.

― Corey Dostoyevsky
blake coleman centering patrick kane, just like i envisioned last august

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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corn on the cop posted:

blake coleman centering patrick kane, just like i envisioned last august

Seems like Blashill likes him. He was great in the playoffs too - Coleman loving rules.

AHAQQ
Jul 16, 2009
Sebastian Aho now has 4 goals and 6 assists after two games :stare: Granted it was against S Korea and Latvia but he and Teräväinen have been amazing.

I find it hard to believe that they were actually born and raised in the land of the missed scoring chance

Zat
Jan 16, 2008

This was a sexy goal

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
I wonder if McAvoy or Donato will get added. Possibly!

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
Kinkaid got another shutout and the US somehow gave up 36 shots to...Germany.

Sormus
Jul 24, 2007

PREVENT SPACE-AIDS
sanitize your lovebot
between users :roboluv:
Watching the Finland - Norway game with a poo poo eating grin.

Triple A
Jul 14, 2010

Your sword, sahib.
These Danes are pretty good.

jeebus bob
Nov 4, 2004

Festina lente
Never heard the Danish national anthem that loud before :dance:

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
Sure would be nice if Zibanejad can stay healthy next season and play as well as he has been for the past several months

Top Hats Monthly
Jun 22, 2011


People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT
I hope Denmark continues to have hockey grow

SlightlyMad
Jun 7, 2015


Gary’s Answer
Well done, Denmark. They earned that win against Finland.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
Picking up Hansen and Boedker was pretty huge for them. They're saving a spot for Ehlers it looks like if Winnipeg goes down.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
McAvoy got added to the US team. That's pretty big for what is a fairly sketchy defense. They just barely beat Latvia today but lead the group. I think they have one more roster spot and my guess would be it will go to like Guentzel or Connor if the Jets lose.

Pastrnak/Krejci got added to the Czechs and Vlasic got added to Canada.

fits
Jan 1, 2008

Love Always,
The Captain
mcdavid good, other countries less good

A Typical Goon
Feb 25, 2011

T-Bone posted:

McAvoy got added to the US team. That's pretty big for what is a fairly sketchy defense. They just barely beat Latvia today but lead the group. I think they have one more roster spot and my guess would be it will go to like Guentzel or Connor if the Jets lose.

Pastrnak/Krejci got added to the Czechs and Vlasic got added to Canada.

I think it’d probably be Wheeler. He might pass cause he seems like the type that would be crushed by a game 7 loss, but he’s usually all patriotic and poo poo so who knows

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

jakes did this?
It'd be cool if he went although generally with Americans you don't see veterans coming this late in the tournament (or at all really lol). I'd take any of those guys. Didn't Wheeler play a little center with Scheifele out this year? They need another center badly.

Also the Czechs beat Russia in OT today. Pastrnak scored the winner

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/994689787045953536

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 00:48 on May 11, 2018

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
The scoring leaders so far are two finns? I thought this tournament was held in Denmark, not bizarro world.

jeebus bob
Nov 4, 2004

Festina lente
Finland's first three games were against the weakest teams in the group.

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
Let me have this one thing before our team inevitably chokes and falls apart.

fits
Jan 1, 2008

Love Always,
The Captain
https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/995004359200198656?s=20

that blocker :911:

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
US losing to Korea lol

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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Dalton is playing pretty well.

the US ended up adding Bonino with their last spot. Makes sense I guess, they needed a center.

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
to be honest for some reason I just don't like the US roster. Like, the individual players. Very few guys that I feel like I want to cheer for

e: is Gibbons just useless as gently caress or what

Levitate fucked around with this message at 20:15 on May 11, 2018

A Typical Goon
Feb 25, 2011
Yeah but watching Kane dancing around all these Koreans playing junior B level hockey is awesome

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
12-1 is maybe piling it on a bit but I don't really know what you do at this point either

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
I always kinda wonder what it's like for division teams who manage to pop their heads up for a year. You play your hearts out to get there and then some giant dudes the Canadian government grows in vats just roll over you effortlessly.

Next year the UK will be giving it a shot. :britain:

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Star
Jul 15, 2005

Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment.
Fallen Rib
Not the best period for Sweden with some sloppy play all around but I’ll take 2-1 for now.

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