4 Nations Faceoff

[theaardvark]

No one is beating the US with Helly in net...  sorry.

[dd]

wow, that was quite the start to the game. 3 fights in 9 seconds!!

Wicked goal by McDavid, clearly the best player on the ice in this tournament.

[Pigskin]

Yes, 210 lb. Mathew Thachuk going after 180 lb. Hagel. Hero Move. His brother is no better. Brady should have stepped up and fought Parayko, more in his weight class.

Canada goaltending is a little weak. Advance the US. Other then that I thought that Canada was the better team in the first and third period. I expect Canada will have there hands full with Finland. 

[dd]

Ya, can't say I care for either Thachuk, both are D bags in my books.

Binnington is soft in goal, 1st US goal was a routine shot commonly saved by most goalies. Not sure why he's in the pipes, they should swap him out, not sure who's next in line, but gotta be better than that.

[Pigskin]

Might need a little shake up on some of our lines. Reinhart and Stone, have NOT been impressive.

[J5V]

Man oh man! As happy and relieved as I am with the win in regulation time how do you give up 3 goals in the final minutes to hang on for the win by your finger nails? Those 3 goals late by the Finns destroyed any sense of confidence I had that we could win a rematch with the Americans.

I wonder what the atmosphere was like in the Canadian locker room after that terrifying end to the game.

[Pigskin]

Canada played an excellent 50 minutes. Fell asleep for the most of the last 10 of the game. Liked the lines tonight. Thought Reinhart played much better.

[Jockitch]

The lads hung on and Canada is now in the final

Keep up the outstanding work JMo

[J5V]

No Hellebuyck for the U.S. tonight, Oettinger in. Resting him?

No Austin Matthews, no Matthew Tkachuk, no McAvoy, all injuries. Now Brady Tkachuk is out with an injury after crashing into the net. Yikes!

[blue_gold_84]

D McAvoy out for final: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/charlie-mcavoy-will-not-play-for-team-usa-in-4-nations-face-off-final-1.2253920

[Pigskin]

D McAvoy out for final: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/charlie-mcavoy-will-not-play-for-team-usa-in-4-nations-face-off-final-1.2253920

Americans are a little beat up. I guess the physical play had a toll on them.

[ModAdmin]

Quinn Hughes will play for the USA.  He is a force to reckon with.

[blue_gold_84]

Quinn Hughes will play for the USA.  He is a force to reckon with.

He isn't eligible to practice or play unless another defenseman gets injured first.

[ModAdmin]

He isn't eligible to practice or play unless another defenseman gets injured first.

"USA defenceman Charlie McAvoy will miss the championship game after being admitted to hospital for tests related to an upper-body injury suffered at the tournament."

[blue_gold_84]

"USA defenceman Charlie McAvoy will miss the championship game after being admitted to hospital for tests related to an upper-body injury suffered at the tournament."

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/hughes-unavailable-barring-injury-usa-expects-matthews-and-tkachuks-to-play-in-4-nations-final-1.2253984

The move to put Hughes on standby comes after the Boston Bruins announced Charlie McAvoy will not play in the championship game. Based on the criteria that saw Thomas Harley play for Team Canada on Saturday against the Americans, a team must drop below six defencemen to add a replacement. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed that is the case for Team USA.

Hughes "is not 'in' unless someone else is definitely 'out' due to injury or illness. Can't practice with the team or play until that happens," Daly told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun.

Team USA still has 6D on its active roster; Hughes is basically a call-up on standby.