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T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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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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T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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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

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Apparently Kinkaid played really well. Shots were like 45-24 Canada.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/992489157388849159

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.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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I wonder if McAvoy or Donato will get added. Possibly!

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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Kinkaid got another shutout and the US somehow gave up 36 shots to...Germany.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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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

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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.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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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

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.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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Well that was ugly.

So one side will be:

Finland vs Switzerland
Sweden/Russia vs Canada

and the other:

Sweden/Russia vs. Denmark/Latvia
US vs. Czech Republic

The Czech team is pretty strong and the US could be in for yet another QF loss. Actually with the way Canada is playing it could be an all Euro final four. Although I kinda have a feeling that Canada plays with a huge chip on their shoulder in elimination and crushes Russia/Sweden.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 18:08 on May 15, 2018

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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welp, Canada and the US both into the semis. You would expect Sweden and Finland to follow which would give us US/Sweden and Canada/Finland.

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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good to see Canada sleepwalking through the tournament and getting a free pass into the finals


yes this is an attempt at a hard jinx

T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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nooo kinkaid, turn left

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T-Bone
Sep 14, 2004

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Canada is losing to Switzerland btw, what the hell

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