That was a great game.
As a Kings fan, McDavid doing McDavid things depresses me.
As an American, watching your TV ads from SN streams makes me incredibly sad and it feels right y'all getting a proper win in the face of so much cultural/national nonsense.
But for real, anyone but McDavid. Thanks
Ita going to be hard to go from this, to like, regular season game number 55 or whatever. Sigh
Yeah it was refreshing. I'm so over the cringe shit that this reality is.
Like for all of the first line or two, then they got drowned out by people singing along. And honestly it only sounded like a hundred or so were doing it. Boston folks stepped up.
My wife absolutely hates that clip/scene if for nothing more than I laugh loud AF every single time I watch it. Waking kids and neighbors alike haha.
Tkachucks are tough MF's. Dad was too. But they got a long way to go to get this level...
I mean, they gotta call something or this shit is gonna get someone hurt.
I think I'd be willing to pay to watch the ref cam feed all game.
That's how I felt with Quick getting traded.
Smyth legit helped get the Kings to the playoffs after a long drought and I'll always spread the good word of Ryan for many, many years to come because of it.
That was my beef with Canada in the first game. So much quality in the front of the net but like it was controlled so-to-speak. You gotta screen, toss some slop at angles, and hit the rebounds far side. Shake that shit up.
We only had him for like a season and a half but I had a ton of fun not having to deal with him on the other side of the ice. I was super sad he wasn't there the next season when we won the first cup. Would have been EPIC getting him one.
And that's how you beat a good goalie. You Ryan Smyth the shit out of em and set up a tent in front of the crease.
You guys can win if Doughty gets a goal. I'd be OK with that.
McAvoy out; everyone else is good to go. I think?
It sounds like the only injury scratch for tomorrow is McAvoy who apparently has a crazy infection in his shoulder. The American forwards should all be starting.
Has anyone heard if Canada is expecting an injury scratch that wasn't previously noted? I feel like they are suiting everyone up who they came into the tourney with.
Hope McAvoy recovers properly. Infections are no joke and it sounds like that joint took a lot of damage.
Big Drew having fun with 4 Nations; Poor Kempe
Generic post for the sake of Lemmy activity.
Feels great to see Drew in action and having fun on the ice with the Kid and McDavid.
Feels meh seeing Kempe's Swede's struggle.
In the end though, gogogo US and GKG.
US Development Program
(This is mostly a community traction post because Lemmy needs more of it.)
US dev seems to be paying off on the top level. We have already seen the more recent juniors results the last handful of years but now it is starting to show beyond that.
I know the majority of this US roster comes from that program and I feel like last night that was visually apparent. It's starting to feel like a proper Canadian / American hockey rivalry has taken shape which should mean the next decade or so of international events should be top notch from that perspective.
On a semi related note; RIP to the Kids' 26 game win streak record wearing the Canadian sweater. Absolutely a legendary stat. His first assist against Sweden was crazy greasy. (Edit)