World Juniors

[Akakabuto 1,831]

30 minutes ago, marcaractac said:

McIsaac a straight up disaster in that first period. 

Lafreniere hurt as well. Didn't look good at all...

I'd say Canada has some poor coaching in this game too. A goalie change when down 3-0 in the first period should be an automatic to wake up a team. Not to mention the first goal was offsides... twice, and no challenge. 

How has Veleno been?

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

Just now, Akakabuto said:

How has Veleno been?

Canadian.

[Dabura 12,228]

Seider is a madman.

[arag 308]

Mo is pretty good. Stutzle look pretty good also. Germans are getting better and better in hockey. Few years from now they might be the team to beat in international tournaments. 

[ely s 458]

on monday 9 am ET we are able to see Veleno go against Mo. Will be an interesting game, especially after that Canadian blowout loss to the russians

 

edit: I´ve only seen the last period of that game, but if that is what Canada has to offer Germany has a chance

Edited December 28, 2019 by ely s

[bcwings91 6]

Well there goes our first round pick lafreniere can’t believe he got injured. Was going to be our pick and our future. FML. 

[TLGTrico 647]

18 minutes ago, bcwings91 said:

Well there goes our first round pick lafreniere can’t believe he got injured. Was going to be our pick and our future. FML. 

You act like the draft lottery isn't going to screw us out of Lafreniere.

[bcwings91 6]

7 minutes ago, TLGTrico said:

You act like the draft lottery isn't going to screw us out of Lafreniere.

Praying we don’t get f’ed this year WITH THE DAMN DRAFT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

1 hour ago, bcwings91 said:

Well there goes our first round pick lafreniere can’t believe he got injured. Was going to be our pick and our future. FML. 

RU saying he's already a "bust" lol

[marcaractac 3,963]

2 hours ago, bcwings91 said:

Well there goes our first round pick lafreniere can’t believe he got injured. Was going to be our pick and our future. FML. 

Word is it's not as bad as it looks, and he may play again in the tournament. 

[Dabura 12,228]

1 minute ago, marcaractac said:

Word is it's not as bad as it looks, and he may play again in the tournament. 

Let's hope so! I say that as a human being first and a hockey fan second and a Red Wings fan third. And a demon king fourth.

[Dabura 12,228]

https://www.tsn.ca/alexis-lafreniere-s-status-at-the-world-juniors-remains-up-in-the-air-1.1419624

[bcwings91 6]

24 minutes ago, Dabura said:

https://www.tsn.ca/alexis-lafreniere-s-status-at-the-world-juniors-remains-up-in-the-air-1.1419624

Great news. He’s getting it checked in Calgary from the Doctors as well. Let’s hope he comes back after the germs game. Being Canadian that was the worst loss in our history and we need to bounce back. Goalies for us have been absolute garbage like Howard and bernier. 

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

On 12/28/2019 at 3:20 PM, arag said:

Mo is pretty good. Stutzle look pretty good also. Germans are getting better and better in hockey. Few years from now they might be the team to beat in international tournaments. 

I would say they're in the mix now. Still put them behind Canada, US, Sweden, Finland, Czech Rep, and Russia tho. 

5 hours ago, Dabura said:

https://www.tsn.ca/alexis-lafreniere-s-status-at-the-world-juniors-remains-up-in-the-air-1.1419624

His French is showing.

[krsmith17 7,191]

What a f***ing joke...

[kipwinger 8,675]

Very, very, disappointed in Veleno.  He's supposed to be a leader on this team, instead he's losing (and using) his head and putting his team in a hole.  Another black mark for a prospect who's already pretty suspect. 

[krsmith17 7,191]

The fun thing about the internet is that anyone can post their opinions, no matter how dumb they are...

[kipwinger 8,675]

Seems pretty clear that the Canadian squad's frustration level has completely boiled over after their team leadership, including Veleno and Hayton, have been resoundingly outplayed by their peers.  Hard to see how getting absolutely SMASHED by your biggest rival, losing a premier talent to injury, and watching your team leadership piss their pants can be spun as a good thing.  Veleno and Hayton should be stripped of their letters if Canada wants to save any face at all. 

[slavetothehotlight 11]

That was no Bob Probert style head butt. It was more like a bump of visors.

[mackel 737]

20 minutes ago, krsmith17 said:

The fun thing about the internet is that anyone can post their opinions, no matter how dumb they are...

You're living proof of that @krsmith17

[krsmith17 7,191]

Imagine not watching a game and then voicing your opinion on the game based on a few headlines...

7 minutes ago, kipwinger said:

Seems pretty clear that the Canadian squad's frustration level has completely boiled over after their team leadership, including Veleno and Hayton, have been resoundingly outplayed by their peers.  Hard to see how getting absolutely SMASHED by your biggest rival, losing a premier talent to injury, and watching your team leadership piss their pants can be spun as a good thing.  Veleno and Hayton should be stripped of their letters if Canada wants to save any face at all. 

Hayton didn't remove his helmet for the National anthem. Lapse in judgement. Veleno "head butted" a Russian player, aka gave him a love tap. Lapse in judgement. To suggest either should have their letters stripped is a joke. They have been two of their best forwards (outside of Lafreniere). Team Canada should be ashamed by their performance yesterday afternoon, but to place the blame on either of those guys individually is dumb. 

2 minutes ago, mackel said:

You're living proof of that @krsmith17

Keep telling yourself that bud. You're the King of bad takes.

[kipwinger 8,675]

1 minute ago, krsmith17 said:

Imagine not watching a game and then voicing your opinion on the game based on a few headlines...

Hayton didn't remove his helmet for the National anthem. Lapse in judgement. Veleno "head butted" a Russian player, aka gave him a love tap. Lapse in judgement. To suggest either should have their letters stripped is a joke. They have been two of their best forwards (outside of Lafreniere). Team Canada should be ashamed by their performance yesterday afternoon, but to place the blame on either of those guys individually is dumb. 

So does leadership not matter then?  Who else should be blamed for their lapses in judgement?  That's two lapses in judgement in a game against your biggest rival, by two team leaders. And can't we reasonably surmise that "leaders" who aren't dialed in to the task at hand, and keep having lapses in judgement A) are not demonstration the proper level of commitment, focus, determination, and intelligence necessary to win a tournament like this, and B) therefore, shouldn't be leaders at all. 

I say give the "C" to Lafreniere. I realize he's hurt, but at least he'd give the team something to play for.  They currently can't put their egos aside long enough to play for their country...obviously. 

[krsmith17 7,191]

1 minute ago, kipwinger said:

So does leadership not matter then?  Who else should be blamed for their lapses in judgement?  That's two lapses in judgement in a game against your biggest rival, by two team leaders. And can't we reasonably surmise that "leaders" who aren't dialed in to the task at hand, and keep having lapses in judgement A) are not demonstration the proper level of commitment, focus, determination, and intelligence necessary to win a tournament like this, and B) therefore, shouldn't be leaders at all. 

I say give the "C" to Lafreniere. I realize he's hurt, but at least he'd give the team something to play for.  They currently can't put their egos aside long enough to play for their country...obviously. 

Again, you clearly didn't watch the game, so just stop making a fool of yourself.

Veleno wasn't even penalized for the "head butt", and there shouldn't have been a suspension for the tap on the visor. What Hayton did was likely because he was too dialed in. He apologized and said as a leader, he was trying to process the game and evaluate how they could regroup. Got lost in the moment. Also said he knows he needs to be better. There's nothing wrong with the leadership group. The entire team needs to be much better.

[kipwinger 8,675]

1 minute ago, krsmith17 said:

Again, you clearly didn't watch the game, so just stop making a fool of yourself.

Veleno wasn't even penalized for the "head butt", and there shouldn't have been a suspension for the tap on the visor. What Hayton did was likely because he was too dialed in. He apologized and said as a leader, he was trying to process the game and evaluate how they could regroup. Got lost in the moment. Also said he knows he needs to be better. There's nothing wrong with the leadership group. The entire team needs to be much better.

You're right, this is exactly what Canada wanted out of their leadership group I'm sure. 

[krsmith17 7,191]

1 minute ago, kipwinger said:

You're right, this is exactly what Canada wanted out of their leadership group I'm sure. 

Yup, exactly how they drew up yesterday's game as well. They lost 6-0, obviously because Veleno tapped a guy in the head, even though it had no effect on the game (no penalty called) and likely no one even knew it happened (other than the two involved in the altercation) until AFTER the game, and Hayton not removing his helmet, AFTER the game...