NHL 2021: I Pledge Allegiance to Gritty

[Spartanforlife4]

IIHF Worlds start today.

Russia is competing under the Russian Olympic Committee name due to sanctions from the doping scandal, which seems like an odd compromise.

It’s like SMU football having to play under SMU Athletic Department. If anything the name is even closer to the problem than before.

[ScoobyDoo]

Last night's game was definitely more of your typical Minnesota playoff game than the previous one. Oy.

It was as Minnesota as it gets.

[Jimjamesak]

IIHF Worlds start today.

Russia is competing under the Russian Olympic Committee name due to sanctions from the doping scandal, which seems like an odd compromise.

It’s like SMU football having to play under SMU Athletic Department. If anything the name is even closer to the problem than before.

Gotta have those sweet, sweet Putin rubles in the IIHF Swiss accounts...

[Jimjamesak]

Also, the rosters at the IIHF Worlds are ****ing terrible. Even the Euro teams couldn't get very many NHL guys.

[The Sicatoka]

Also, the rosters at the IIHF Worlds are ****ing terrible. Even the Euro teams couldn't get very many NHL guys.

And one of the collegiate guys USA Hockey wanted (Sanderson, UND) had a passport paperwork issue and is home.

Source: https://twitter.com/SchlossmanGF/sta...28745878106120

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

It was as Minnesota as it gets.

Taking a 3-0 lead and turning it into a 5-2 loss…

[Spartanforlife4]

Also, the rosters at the IIHF Worlds are ****ing terrible. Even the Euro teams couldn't get very many NHL guys.

That may have played a part in Latvia's 2-0 win over Canada today. Still not much of an excuse, Latvia has zero NHLers compared to Canada's 21 + Owen Power.

[Kepler]

That may have played a part in Latvia's 2-0 win over Canada today. Still not much of an excuse, Latvia has zero NHLers compared to Canada's 21 + Owen Power.

Latvia is also balls out cool. And they have amazing puck bunnies.

[Jimjamesak]

That may have played a part in Latvia's 2-0 win over Canada today. Still not much of an excuse, Latvia has zero NHLers compared to Canada's 21 + Owen Power.

And now Sweden loses to Denmark 4-3.

US might actually be getting bailed out by playing Finland first…

[French Rage]

Took me a sec to get it: https://imgur.com/gallery/Q6XOhbA

[Jimjamesak]

Took me a sec to get it: https://imgur.com/gallery/Q6XOhbA

I don’t even have words…

[Spartanforlife4]

And now Sweden loses to Denmark 4-3.

US might actually be getting bailed out by playing Finland first…

USA lost 2-1. Latvia followed up their win over Canada with a 3-2 OT loss to Kazakhstan.

It's only been two days, and six teams only have one game played, but the top four in Group B are Germany, Latvia, Finland, and Kazakhstan.

Over in Group A, the Czechs got beat by Switzerland and are now 0-2.

This is the year to be down, though. With the lower divisions canceled there won't be any relegation.

[Spartanforlife4]

Kazakhstan gets another shootout win. This time over Finland.

No matter the USA-Canada result, that'll guarantee after two games the top four in Group B:
Germany - 6 pts
Kazakhstan - 4 pts
Latvia - 4 pts
Finland - 4 pts

And over in Group A, Belarus takes down the Swedes, making them 0-2 for the tournament.

[Jimjamesak]

This is the year to be down, though. With the lower divisions canceled there won't be any relegation.

This is probably the big reason for the upsets. Most of the Big 6 are free rolling this tournament with the Olympics next year, the playoffs starting so late and, of course, COVID.

Sweden looks awful, Czechs and Finns look absolutely bored, US is playing kids, and Canada looks awful too.

US-Canada playing right now though.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

On a lighter note- or is it heavier- found out that the NHL player in my neighbored was served his divorce papers while exiting the rink at the end of a game. Courier threw papers at his head down the tunnel while kids were hanging over and yelling for autographs and yelled “you’ve been served” lolololol

the not funny part is the write up of all of this is public in the state court and I read all 9 pages of the current battle.