The 4 Nations Face-Off couldn’t have requested for a greater conclusion, because the championship recreation guarantees to be stuffed with drama on Thursday.
Crew USA will meet Canada in a rematch of the previous’s victory on Feb. 18 — which was stuffed with fights, hard-hitting motion and a few unbelievable highlights. It’s not typically you’ll be able to replicate the extent of drama that crammed the primary matchup, although, so we’re going to take issues into our personal fingers and e book this factor prefer it’s WWE.
Let’s have enjoyable earlier than what guarantees to be a fantastic recreation in Boston.
Kurt Russell takes over for Mike Sullivan
Kurt Russell’s speech in “Miracle” is likely one of the most iconic monologues within the historical past of movie. Crew USA ought to invite him into the locker room so he can ship it to a gaggle of males who can most likely recite it from reminiscence.
We’d let him coach, too.
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Jeremy Swayman vs. Jordan Binnington
Crew USA can be insane to begin anybody apart from Connor Hellebuyck, however we predict this recreation ought to begin with a bang.
Jeremy Swayman skating onto the ice for The Star-Spangled Banner would soften brains, however our intention isn’t for him to make a single save. Swayman is there for a battle, and the roof would possibly explode off TD Backyard if the hometown goaltender skated towards the center of the ice in an effort to throw fingers with Jordan Binnington. Swayman has been itching for a battle since he first arrived in Boston, and there’s no higher particular person to lastly problem him than the person who stole a Stanley Cup in that exact same constructing six seasons in the past.
Canada would most likely be higher off with another person in internet, anyway, so it is a win-win.
Brad Marchand vs. TD Backyard?
How would individuals react if Brad Marchand scored the primary objective of the sport for Canada?
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TD Backyard won’t have higher reminiscences with any present athlete, however you’d must think about the response can be quite icy. We wished to have enjoyable with these, however this one very nicely might occur and that has us feeling very excited for puck drop.
“Stone Chilly” Charlie McAvoy
Sure, we’re going full kayfabe.
Charlie McAvoy most likely isn’t even going to be within the constructing, however within the NHF (NESN Hockey Federation) he has to make an look. Crew USA can be trailing coming into the third interval on this state of affairs, when all of a sudden glass shatters and the person affectionately generally known as “Chuckie Shiny Lights” comes skating onto the with fury in his eyes and trying to dish out punishment to anybody carrying crimson.
Connor McDavid beware!
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T.J. Oshie wins it in a shootout!
T.J. Oshie authored one of many biggest moments within the historical past of Crew USA, placing the workforce on his again in a shootout to defeat Russia on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Image this: Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby all rating within the shootout, however Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuck do, as nicely. Hellebuyck then makes a save on Sam Bennett. “Free Hen” then begins to play, when Oshie comes out of the tunnel to writer yet one more historic second.
Oshie fires a slapshot by Adin Hill, who flies into the again of the web with the puck like Ben Stiller’s character within the 2004 comedy hit “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.”
You’re welcome.
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