World Junior Hockey - Team Canada

[ArgoRavi]

You can also add that Subban was a first round draft pick of the Bruins this past summer. He is a fine, young goalie and should be playing in the bronze medal game. They really aren't making a goalie change for this game, are they?

[Mulder]

You can also add that Subban was a first round draft pick of the Bruins this past summer. He is a fine, young goalie and should be playing in the bronze medal game. They really aren't making a goalie change for this game, are they?

Yeah, they are.

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/story/?id=412760


When Team Canada suits up against Russia in the bronze medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Saturday, they will have a new starter in goal.

On Friday, the club announced that Jordan Binnington will start in place of Malcolm Subban.

[1argoholic]

Binnington just looks more confident and calm between the pipes to me. We'll be fine in the hunt for gold in the next few years. Drouin and MacKinnon will be back and top players for them and Conner McDavid the very young OHL star will be playing with them next year one would think.

[argolio]

Drouin and MacKinnon will be back and top players for them and Conner McDavid the very young OHL star will be playing with them next year one would think.

MacKinnon, likely to be picked first or second assuming they have a draft, has a very good chance of making his NHL team, and Drouin might make the grade as well.

As a 2015 draft-eligible player, McDavid might not even get selected next year as a 16 year old, and he'd probably only get limited ice time at best.

[1argoholic]

I have a feeling McDavid will be one of those special players that will get a real shot. Crazy how many good quality kids Canada has. There's another young kid I heard about playing in the States but he's a duel citizen and Canada is after him to get him in the team Canada loop.

[ArgoRavi]

Binnington gave up three goals on five shots in the first eight minutes of the Bronze medal game and was promptly replaced by Subban.

[294life]

Binnington gave up three goals on five shots in the first eight minutes of the Bronze medal game and was promptly replaced by Subban.

And that unfortunately would make the difference as Canada would outscore Russia 5-2 to force overtime and lose.

Russians couldn't leave their own tourney empty handed.

[1argoholic]

Glad I stayed up until 3:30 am for that. Both goalies SUCK!! That winning goal was as bad as it gets. I've watched thousands and thousands of hockey games in my life and I can never recall a guy scoring like that. He cuts around a Leaf draft choice while almost at the icing line then right across the crease with Subban tucked right into the net and tucks it in a tiny gap around his pad on the far side. Anyone ever heard of the term poke check? They made the first goal of the tournament for that Russian look like a combo of Crosby and Greztky.

[argolio]

Binnington gave up three goals on five shots in the first eight minutes of the Bronze medal game and was promptly replaced by Subban.

Good thing we started the right goalie.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[1argoholic]

As they mentioned after the game that the US goalie was the backup last year and this year was the best in the tournament.

All in all this is no big deal as we can't always win.