Agreed.
Kristo, Stepan, and D'Amigo have really stood out to me.
The US appears to have great team speed (which we also saw against UND), but I still think Canada has them beat on fundamentals (at this point).
Kristo already nailed near the head in the first shift of the US/Slovak game.
Slovakia actually hitting people, unlike Latvia in the Canada game.
And now Zucker absolutely nailed someone, drawing a ton of blood.
5min major. The Canadian crowd loves it.
Canada not getting much competition from Latvia, as expected.
They are already up 3-0 early in the 1st.
The US team is going to have to fight against both the opponent and the crowd.
That's what I was thinking as well...that whole "4 seasons of eligibility in 5 years" thing.
This season would essentially be like if he was sent back to the USHL for a year like Fylling.
I would love to see this US team beat Canada. Canada has won it 6 years in a row and their cockiness level reflects that.
It would be great to have someone take them down while their home crowd watches.