Canada has the best 3 players in the game. McDavid, MacKinnon, and Makar. But the US has the best goalie in the world in Hellebucyk. In a short series, like this tournament or the Olympics, having the best goalie matters most and the US has him. Couple that with Canada already without 2 of their top 3 defense and maybe without Makar tonight too, I don't think Canada is strong enough defensively and in net to hold off the US.
I think the 5 on 5 play will be pretty much even, but Hellebucyk will make most of the big saves and Billington (CAN) won't. The US advantage in net is massive. I think the US wins the tournament too. This might be the best US roster ever, at least up there with the 96 team.
As for the booing, no one is booing Americans. They are booing one man. If the leader of another country threatened your sovereignty I hope every one of you would boo that nation's anthem as well.
Replies to: "USA 5 - Canada 2"
- USA vs Canada tonight. Expect many Canadians to boo our anthem. - Hensou - 11:29am 2/15/25
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- USA vs. North Minnesota? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:05pm 2/15/25
- Imagine a war with Canada. The most passive aggressive 2 minutes in U.S. history. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:08pm 2/15/25
- USA 5 - Canada 2 - Rooney - 12:53pm 2/15/25
- The Nova Scotia Boys are the best 2 way players in the game. - Hensou - 1:12pm 2/15/25
- I would expect fans to go and enjoy the game and not boo any anthem. The fact that those - TampaIrish - 12:56pm 2/15/25
- That would be disrespectful and distasteful on their part and f they do that… - Domer From Hell - 12:29pm 2/15/25
- Been happening for a little bit. The announcer before the game even made a statement about being [LINK]
- TampaIrish - 12:41pm 2/15/25
- Yeah, I don’t subscribe to that form of protest. Nothing but disrespect, IMO [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:46pm 2/15/25
- Been happening for a little bit. The announcer before the game even made a statement about being [LINK]
- TampaIrish - 12:41pm 2/15/25
- Get used to it. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 12:13pm 2/15/25
- I was just at a basic training graduation this week at Fort Jackson in SC. 1051 new soldiers - TampaIrish - 12:35pm 2/15/25
- We should all be proud of our new soldiers. - conorlarkin - 12:46pm 2/15/25
- Then why are you celebrating our SecDef being heckled? As a veteran (if you truly are) - TampaIrish - 12:53pm 2/15/25
- Because I believe in free speech. - conorlarkin - 1:05pm 2/15/25
- A blatant falsehood since you supported the Biden Adm blocking COVID dissent on social media. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:10pm 2/15/25
- No you don’t. [NT] - TampaIrish - 1:09pm 2/15/25
- Because I believe in free speech. - conorlarkin - 1:05pm 2/15/25
- Then why are you celebrating our SecDef being heckled? As a veteran (if you truly are) - TampaIrish - 12:53pm 2/15/25
- We should all be proud of our new soldiers. - conorlarkin - 12:46pm 2/15/25
- I was just at a basic training graduation this week at Fort Jackson in SC. 1051 new soldiers - TampaIrish - 12:35pm 2/15/25
- libs are okay if our flag gets booed. Heaven forbid if we were to boo the hamas or palenstine flag. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 12:00pm 2/15/25
- Such a head scratcher but you’re correct [NT] - Frankx - 12:21pm 2/15/25
- There that guy next to the Canadians telling them that they agree that America sucks. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:13pm 2/15/25
- They hate the idea of reciprocal tariffs and not funneling fentanyl/illegals across our border. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:37am 2/15/25
- They have been booing the anthem for about 2 weeks. It should be a good one. McDavid is a freak - TampaIrish - 11:37am 2/15/25
- These Canadian "friends" have been booing USA while taking the US dollar. [LINK] - ELP - 8:06pm 2/15/25