jvaccaro6 wrote:
One, you're kidding yourself if you don't think Gibson was awesome in that game. He had 8 or 9 goal scoring chances on him and stopped most of them.
Two, USA's defense humiliated Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in that game. And if you say anything different, you're again being a homer.
Why the USA won that game, they were the better team throughout the game.
They are playing for gold for a reason, and with the effort they put forth, they would have won that game 9 out of 10 times. That's a fact. They play a system, rather than playing to the strength of a few players. Also, McKinnon also proved that just because you're from the same town as Crosby, doesn't mean you are as skilled as Crosby.
The game was loosely officiated at best, but it was a great display of North American Hockey.
Also Binnington was brilliant in the second half of that game, but it didn't change the outcome. Subban did his best, but he was just outclassed by a better, stronger, and more talented American team.
I never said Gibson didn't play awesome, I just said it wasn't so much as him as it was that team Canada just didn't show up to play that game at all. Yeah, Canada had a few scoring chances, but you're absolutely right. RNH was dreadful and I didn't hear a lot from Nathan McKinnon in this tournament.
Canada made a mistake by taking their most skilled players and putting them all on one roster. The US was smart, taking physical guys like JT Miller, along with their scorers, like Johnny Gaudreau, and their great d-men, including Jake McCabe and Seth Jones (who I thought was overhyped, but turned it around eventually). The US was the most complete team in this tournament, but the thing that impressed me the most with them was how quickly they turned it around and clicked with each other.
All-in-all, just an awesome tournament, in general. Best of all, Canada didn't medal. Serves those self-righteous assholes (most of their fans, at least) right.
Edit to AudSabres after reading his post: Upon reading you were Canadian, you're one of the few (on the Internet at least, because Twitter is full of dumbasses) that can actually respect the American brand of hockey. I'm sick of the Canadian argument: It's our game! The CHL developed your talent. That's bullshit. Most of the US's impact players were all part of NCAA hockey, which is finally developing a fine reputation as a place to develop talent of all nations. Don Cherry's argument that the CHL should only be open to Canadian players is a load of crap, and ruins the spirit of why leagues like the CHL and organizations like the NCAA exist: to develop talent from all around the world. The USA and Canada are both nations of immigrants, from when the land was discovered to now, both nations should be accepting of all people, races, etc.
/rant
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