**** Official 2024-25 NHL Thread ****

[Bearcat]

[siberian khatru]

This tournament deserves OT

[DJ's left nut]

Lord - USA is lucky to have gotten this to overtime.

That third period was an absolute ass-kicking.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Lord - USA is lucky to have gotten this to overtime.

That third period was an absolute ass-kicking.

I actually thought that was USA’s best period so far, they pretty much controlled the first half of it.

Canada got chance after chance in the last 10 though

[BWillie]

They got me to watch Hawkey! Go USA

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

They still put the queen on their Monopoly money, it’s three and a half nation tournament as far as I’m concerned.

[BWillie]

What number is Gretzky?

[JohnnyHammersticks]

I don't think we put a string of more than 2 passes together in the Canadian zone that entire 3rd period.

This being a defensive lockdown was not on my bingo card.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I actually thought that was USA’s best period so far, they pretty much controlled the first half of it.

Canada got chance after chance in the last 10 though

I was putting the oldest to bed for the first 5 minutes so maybe that's why I thought it looked so bad.

I didn't see SHIT from when I sat down.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I was putting the oldest to bed for the first 5 minutes so maybe that's why I thought it looked so bad.

I didn't see SHIT from when I sat down.

USA had several chances in the first 6 minutes in the period or so

https://moneypuck.com/g.htm?id=2024200007

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

I don't think we put a string of more than 2 passes together in the Canadian zone that entire 3rd period.

This being a defensive lockdown was not on my bingo card.

Did we have a third guy in the offensive zone the entire period?

Anytime we had offensive possession we just used it to swing a line change and then went back on the defensive. It was just such a passive game plan. It was like a neutral zone trap where we...gave them the neutral zone.

I just didn't see a thing I liked.

[KC_Connection]

This is by far the best I’ve ever seen Brady Tkachuk play

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Did we have a third guy in the offensive zone the entire period?

Anytime we had offensive possession we just used it to swing a line change and then went back on the defensive. It was just such a passive game plan. It was like a neutral zone trap where we...gave them the neutral zone.

I just didn't see a thing I liked.

They’re trying to prevent a McDavid or McKinnon open ice rush and hoping for a mistake from the Canadian defense

A mistake is probably what wins this game in the end anyway

[JohnnyHammersticks]

I don't disagree that that's why they're playing that way, I disagree with them playing that way. Canada has too much firepower, you've got to go for the win.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

I don't disagree that that's why they're playing that way, I disagree with them playing that way. Canada has too much firepower, you've got to go for the win.

That's kinda my thought.

You can see what they're doing - I just don't think they should be doing it.

I mean I'm not even seeing much of a forecheck. I just don't know how they expect to force a mistake this way.

[DJ's left nut]

It just looks so easy for Canada to get the puck out of their own end.

Meanwhile I feel like they get three chances before we can clear anytime they get the offensive zone.