Boston-everyone knows on both sides of the USA-Canada 4 Nations on Thursday that this was the match that everyone was hoping.
But after Bell Center turned to the UFC octagon to three battles during the first nine seconds of the first meeting of the teams last Thursday in Montreal, Clash became more than one expected event than it was before the tournament started.
“The only thing that was going on in my mind was that this first game was a wonderful hockey game,” said Mike Sullivan, coach of the United States team, said. “I think it is great for hockey to have a chance for these two teams to meet again. Both teams have the power of stars all over the squad. It was a very competitive hoci game, the first game. I expect everything to be competitive, if not more. As I said After that match against Canada, the way this game played, with emotional investment on both sides, it is just an indication of the interest of these men and what this means for them.
“There is a lot of pride at stake, and it will be an arduous battle. That's what I expect. So I think it is a great hockey celebration. It's really. I mean, there are some talents of generations on both sides. It is very cool from my view.”
With two days between Slate Slate and The Championship, the consensus is that it will be useful for both teams after trips through a snowstorm from Montreal to Boston was not the easiest to endure.
Logistics, too, many players-especially Americans-need the rest after the competitive part of Robin.
Dylan Larkin said: “Today I was saying a long time since I won something,” said Dylan Larkin. I know that there are other youth here in the same boat. There is a lot on the line. “
John Cooper, the coach of the Canada team, received a message to his best players before winning 5-3 on Monday, Finland, his team achieved the final of the four nations.
“This is the thing, I spoke to Connor [McDavid]If you remember against the United States, it is basically one on one with [goalie Connor] Hellebuyck and it passes to [Sam] He said at his press conference after postgame. “I was talking to Connor,” should be called someone in the network. Why not you? To find out what he did in the first goal of the game, he was going around and got it and got a great screen.
“A meeting with these men last night, to win hockey games, you must be very selfish, but it is strange how you have to tell players sometimes to be selfish. Be selfish and you should shoot him in the network. [Nathan] McKinnon did so twice, Mac did once. [Sidney] Crossby with a little more distance [on an empty-netter]”
Consider the message received.
Great Canada 3 – McDavid, Crossbie, McCainon – for four goals and six points in winning.
