Re starting this thread from the other forum. Tournament starts in 2 weeks.
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O’Brein and Vanacker could be a good pair, they’ve been great for the bulldogs.
Donno if marek will get the call though
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Today’s update:
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The Junior team rounding into form daily. All eyes will be on how Mckenna plays. I expect him to be their best player.
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First warmup game tonight.
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Watched a few games from the World Juniors in Minnesota. Team Canada slithered thru a couple tough outings vs. Czechia and then Latvia in OT.
Why the gruelling results? First, kids 17 to 20 in Europe, particularly Germany, Czechia, even Finland & Sweden generally mature into men a bit faster than Canadian kids. Our top kids aren’t used to being muscled around like they never have before, particularly from names they’re unfamiliar with (WHL, QHL, U.S. college leagues, etc.). When that happens Canadians generally blow their lids and take idiotic penalties, like their captain did when he gave a Czechia player a wedgie after pocketing an empty net insurance marker. That was silly - and as a devout Canadian, embarrassing to our flag. Good on you, Cappy Insanity!!!
Americans have implemented Canadian heart ‘n soul into their game, they’re every bit as good, if not better than our group of Canadian superstar kids that Red Button, the failed NHL GM has fawned over the last few weeks.
Imagine if Russia was still allowed to play international hockey? We’d be lucky to apply for bronze medals. Right now, I’d be inclined to favour the Canucks for bronze, but not for silver or gold. Too much of a reach.
Euro goaltenders also seem to step up in international competition and unsurprisingly fill a lots of NHL rosters as either starters or primary back-ups.
Problems for Canadians won’t really start manifesting until the knockout round. Hope I’m wrong!
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wow what a goal
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Beautiful goal. The goalie actually played it right by trying to pokecheck the puck, but ultimately got faked out. 
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Can’t complain about that.
Finland ousts USA at WJHC with OT win in quarterfinal
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Canada up 2 to zip in their quarter final
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Make that 3 to. Zip
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Chased the goalie and it is now 4 to zip still in the 1st period
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Canada world juniors was a huge disappointment
Having to play for a bronze medal
#1 McKenna was good, not great
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Seems to be the trend for the last several years.
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To the hands of 
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I was just talking in general about the performance of the team. It seems silly to fixate on the fact that they lost to the same country since every team is so different every year.
I want to blame the coaches but they’re different every year too.
Not silly to me.
Why is it the same country can pull off the win when it counts year after year - despite the “some” different players?
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