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#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
DA - To me that just reads as in four years I want to be successful enough to be in Team Canada.

With maybe just a hint of I want to be on the grown-ups table.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
I want more pics of Gaudreau hugging his teammates as a final hurrah for the dying ships. They were all so cute together.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a little surprised he explicitly said he doesn't want to play for NA again. Of course he would like to play for his country, pretty sure all of the NA players would like to represent their countries rather than their continent and age group, but expected him to be coy about it, give some noncommittal answer about being happy just being a part of the tournament, all that bullshit.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt
Yeah, I wasn't being super serious about doubting his commitment. I do think there were players on the team that were more into it/cared more than him though, so I still kind of wish they'd given somebody else the C. Maybe he just doesn't express that much enthusiasm in interviews etc in general, but he just seemed kind of flat most of the time.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he should score a goal or two before he sits at the grown-ups table.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt
I mean obviously he does, but I think the more PR friendly answer would have been something like "I obviously would love to represent my country in the future, but this experience has been a lot of fun", or like something that at least gives a shout out to the team you're captaining...

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
No-Goals McDavid is my fav thing about this I think.

Did he score any at worlds?

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
AYRT

Yeah, McDavid's entitled to feeling however he likes about this tournament. I just wish that, given that he didn't seem that into it, he hadn't been been given the captaincy and so much ice time. Neither of which were his fault, but it still feels unfair to everyone else. Another thing to resent the coaching staff for, I guess!

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Or at least there were more tactful ways to phrase it - "this was an amazing experience, but I would be honored to represent my country in four years as well."

Only one primary point and no goals isn't a lot to show for anything when you're leading the forwards in TOI.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
I believe he scored one, and it was the GWG to win the tournament or something like that. But he underperformed there too.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Ayrt _ Maybe he is sulking because they only said they wanted him as captain with their bodies. McDavid wanted them to woo him with sweet talk.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yep, he was pretty solidly outplayed by Brassard, IIRC.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
DA
All of us in this thread need to be hired as his PR coaches, lol. Make McDavid A Real Boy Again.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
This is becoming a trend...

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'm kind of laughing at people who said he would be the best forward on Team Canada. He wasn't even the best Canadian forward on Team NA! Though I guess I'm excited to watch Mackinnon this year now, lol.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
NA

He never said he didn't want to be there, he said he would like to represent his country in the future. I know some folks are super annoyed with the hype surrounding McDavid and have reached the "look at that bitch eating crackers" level when it comes to him, but there's nothing wrong with what he said here.

And I doubt his NA teammates mind that much, Eichel and Matthews most likely feel the same way, and the rest of the players would feel the same way if they were young enough to be on Team NA next time.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Considering Lombardi said on record he asked for Eichel, I would say he has more reason to be pissed. Though he got to avoid that trainwreck at least

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
DA
I had 0 feelings about MacKinnon before this tournament but now I firmly believe he should have been Captain and can't wait to watch him in the future. He tore it up every game.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Mackinnon was a real gem and a pleasure to watch. Definitely a highlight of the tournament.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
AYRT I kind of wanted him not to have so he hadn't scored at international level.

I think they just hype him so much that he can't possibly meet the expectations of people.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
And the Avs don't have Roy anymore. I'm planning to tune into some of their games for sure.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
AYRT

Same. I wasn't into them before, but it'll be interesting to see how the team develops with a new coach.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
MacKinnon always tries. There was a point last year where him Duchene and Gabe were playing on a line. It was fun.

I hope this year he doesn't get hurt and has line mates that can match his speed.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, Brassard is quite good, he and Stepan were 1a/1b centers for the Rangers.

But I do think there's a chance that McDavid might not put up numbers that match the hype this year.

Re: Game day thread 22 Sept 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-09-23 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
See, I think there's a good chance. Because Jeffler just said McDavid's the best player since Mario, so I've got something of an ax to grind.