Best thing about this game is it shows who stand out as impact players. 1st rounders are not all they are cracked up to be. Some of the shine comes off.

Best thing about this game is it shows who stand out as impact players. 1st rounders are not all they are cracked up to be. Some of the shine comes off.
- Nighthawk

Just a bunch of 2nd liners

Just a bunch of 2nd liners
- manvanfan

Most are lucky if that. Very few end up as 1st liners.

Just a bunch of 2nd liners
- manvanfan

That Russian kid playing for America is winning it for them.

Seen a funny tweet. Fla Panthers have both Spencer Knight and Devon Levi as top prospects and still have Bobroski for 6 more years at 10 mil per.


I guess that is what happens when you center on goalies (Luongo/Allaire )

Most are lucky if that. Very few end up as 1st liners.
- Nighthawk

Everybody thinks only elite players are 1st liners. There ain't that many elite players to go around.

Not a 90s Linden?
- manvanfan

Naw, he plays bigger and meaner

USA going to run out of gas playing two lines basically.
- manvanfan

Lol, yeah, at the 60 minute mark

Lol, yeah, at the 60 minute mark
- Pres.cup

Lol, yeah, at the 60 minute mark
- Pres.cup

Was thinking the same thing

Lol, yeah, at the 60 minute mark
- Pres.cup

going to get shut out

Good game

Americans played a helluva game. Gotta give it to them.

Americans played a helluva game. Gotta give it to them.
- Pacificgem

Out shot 13-1 in the 3rd period. This is how Russia felt after the Czech game.

Americans played a helluva game. Gotta give it to them.
- Pacificgem

The tournament had some terrible hockey at least the gold medal game lived up to expectations

Americans played a helluva game. Gotta give it to them.
- Pacificgem

They played well.

Pretty pathetic first half of the game for Canada. I blame the coaching staff much more than the players.

Out shot 13-1 in the 3rd period. This is how Russia felt after the Czech game.
- manvanfan

Americans defended well, kept Canada to the outside, they played well.

Pretty pathetic first half of the game for Canada. I blame the coaching staff much more than the players.
- NorthNuck

They didn't play their game until it was too late.
Good game though after all those crappy ones and there was a lot of them.

Credit where credit is due, the US played a very good game.

The tournament had some terrible hockey at least the gold medal game lived up to expectations
- VANTEL

That’s what happens when you only have four or five truly competitive teams in the entire tournament, it is what it is.

Wrong player wearing the C tonight. Byram crying his eyes out while Cozens is holding it together

Everybody thinks only elite players are 1st liners. There ain't that many elite players to go around.
- manvanfan

Agree. Middle 6 is a more common projection. Fans get to hyped & overrate prospects too easily. Nothing is wrong with a very good 3rd liner. Anything more is a bonus.

Canada had it too easy for the entire tournament until tonight.

That’s what happens when you only have four or five truly competitive teams in the entire tournament, it is what it is.
- Pacificgem

It's been like that for forever.

Covid hurt a bit this year.

Strength of some euro squads might be better next season.