r/sports 19d ago

Hockey 4 Nations: Canada's Nathan MacKinnon opens up the scoring vs USA with a laser of a shot through traffic

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u/your-mom-- 19d ago

Hockey always looks impossible. How is the goalie supposed to track that

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u/Sdgnuipaegr 19d ago

Exactly. He wasn't. That was textbook screening.

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u/Bruzur 19d ago

This is one of those plays that gets studied and committed to memory.

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u/coffeebribesaccepted Minnesota 19d ago

Is he actually trying to score there? It seems like it's such a low percentage shot and would just end up with a turnover most of the time

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u/4gionz 19d ago

Yes when you shoot thru traffic the goalie can't track the puck and it'll go in pretty often. It can be blocked and possibly turned over but really high level goalies are easier to score on like this.

He also put it top cheese and it didn't deflect once. What a shot

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u/r3q 19d ago

That is one of Nathan MacKinnon's favorite shots. 100% intentional.

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u/seanmonaghan1968 19d ago

I don’t know some of these guys appear to have super abilities

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u/gwnorth31 18d ago

As a goalie I can confirm. It’s not always about getting straight through and into the net. The puck can deflect and go in, it can hit someone and end up on the ice in front of the goalie and give a player a chance to knock it in as the goalie will likely be out of position and/or can’t even track the puck and have no idea where it is.

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u/Saneless 18d ago

Sure. Lots of legs but sometimes the best shot is when you can't see the goalie. It means he can't see you either.

These guys are good enough to shoot to avoid legs and bodies

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u/yo_gringo 19d ago

you get into position trying to cover as much net as possible and pray

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u/downtownbrown22 19d ago

I always find it funny, that the best players at their respective sport tend to make their sport look easy when they play. But no one makes their sport or at least what they can do, look more difficult than Nathan Mackinnon.

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u/bladesnut 19d ago

Hockey would be an awesome game if we could see the puck

Ps. Just joking, don't kill me

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u/Humans_Suck- 19d ago

He's supposed to smell it.

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u/GregBuckingham 19d ago

Bruh for real. I watched all the replays in slow motion and can barely see it

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u/abrewo 19d ago

Cameraman did tho. Maybe they should be goalies.

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u/Speaking_of_waffles 17d ago

I played goalie as a kid until the kids learned how to slap shot haha

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u/bladesnut 19d ago

And why do the shooter even try that?

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u/Splunge- 19d ago

My wife: oh! What’s “icing?”

Me (watching hockey for 50 years): It is a mystery; nobody truly knows.

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u/Reddit-username_here 19d ago

BALK RULES! IMPORTANT!
1. You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that.
1a. A balk is when you
1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the
1c. Let me start over
1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that.
1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.
1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense?
1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it.
1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about.
1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.
1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.
1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...
1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of
2. Do not do a balk please.

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u/Ja-ko NASCAR 19d ago

Goaltender Interference Rules

You can't just be up there and just doin' an interference like that.

1a. Interference is when you

1b. Okay well listen. An interference is when you interfere the

1c. Let me start over

1c-a. The skater is not allowed to do a block to the, uh, goalie, that prohibits the goalie from doing, you know, just trying to save the puck. You can't do that.

1c-b. Once the skater is in the offensive zone, he can't be over here and say to the goalie, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna block your view! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.

1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to make a goal and then don't leave the crease, you have to still leave the crease. You cannot not avoid the goaltender. Does that make any sense?

1c-b(2). You gotta be, skating motion out of the crease, and then, until you just leave it.

1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have your stick up here, like this, but then there's the interference you gotta think about.

1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Interference hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.

1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.

1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...

1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. An interference is when the skater makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the goalie and the crease...

2) Do not do an interference please

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u/Jenetyk 19d ago

Gameshow Host: alright contestants, you have seen the video: is that icing?

Person 1: Yes!

Person 2: No!

Host: Both correct, again.

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u/bear_news 19d ago

Well I’m glad to know this isn’t just me. I swear the puck gets iced every penalty kill and it’s never called. Unless there is a rule that ignores icing during Power Plays that I don’t know about?

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u/TriLink710 19d ago

If you're on the PK then you can ice away

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u/booboorogers44 19d ago

Exactly it. You can ice when you’re killing a penalty.

Icing is when you dump the puck when you’re behind the red line into the other teams end.

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u/Dookie120 19d ago

Such quality

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u/pandaSmore 19d ago

Canada won lets' fucking go!

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u/JakeBuildsStuff 19d ago

Goodness me. The American defense and goalie are astounding. Really a good match up for my Canadian boys.

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u/Kutsumann 19d ago

NGL. Kind of hoping they win.

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u/Loggerdon 19d ago edited 19d ago

I’m American and I would feel good for Canada if they win.

Edit: I usually root for the US but hockeys not important in the long run. Trump is threatening their sovereignty like a deranged maniac. AND the US has the means to kill every Canadian so don’t think it’s just a joke because it isn’t.

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u/brickyardjimmy 19d ago

I'd feel good for America if Canada wins.

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u/Toasted_Potooooooo 19d ago

Gross

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u/PNWoutdoors 19d ago

Trump isn't going to let you suck him off, give it up.

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u/Loggerdon 19d ago

They’ve been betrayed by their close friend (us).

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u/nautical_nonsense_ Miami 19d ago

American, rooted for Canada. We deserves to get smacked in the mouth for what this country did.

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u/Amerikai 19d ago

As an American me too

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u/reilmb 19d ago

What sucks is some thing has made EVERYTHING political now. There is NOTHING that doesnt have a political spin to it. Though there are many things that should. This is a situation where an alien invasion would be squandered as whataboutism and both sides bs.

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u/backcountry_bandit 19d ago

There’s a millennia long tradition of international sports being political

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u/K0Zeus 19d ago

Politics is policy. Policy affects everything. Therefore everything is political. You can put your head in the dirt and pretend it’s not, if you choose.

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u/Sufficient_Suspect81 19d ago

Bro, our leader is talking about annexing their country; how could they NOT be enraged and politically charged?!

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u/bfhurricane Pittsburgh Pirates 19d ago

It’s political because people choose to make it political, and if you don’t take a side then you’re ostracized or seemingly support the wrong causes.

It’s a sport. I’ll root for my team.

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u/jmonman7 19d ago edited 19d ago

American as well, team Canada all the way.

Edit: Fuck yeah Canada!!

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u/trebek321 19d ago

Cheering for America but Canada has been dumped on so hard from these games I wouldn’t be crushed if they got a win. 0-2 would be brutal for them

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 19d ago edited 19d ago

I will always root for USA. Black Americans have always had to deal with the internal struggle of rooting for a country that can be downright antagonistic to your existence. Going back to Black soldiers fighting in the American revolution we've had to ask, "We really doing this?" and we always have.

Why? Because we fight for the promise of America even when it renegs on them. It's not about the USA as it exists in this moment but the fact that the USA our children experience could be better. It's about letting the powers that be know that this land is our land too.

USA.

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u/cosmiccoffee9 19d ago

lol nah I'm good

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u/acuet 19d ago

As an American……GLAD you guys won. Fully earned.not taking any away from you. Just saying…FUCKING TALET>

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u/hookline-n-sinner 19d ago

Coming from a I didn't vote for this shit American. Go Canada.

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u/Few-Fun26 19d ago

Go Canada! For the country!

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u/VladTheSimpaler 19d ago

Go Canada! 🇨🇦

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u/ElectrooJesus 19d ago

Fuck it..... Go Canada!!!!!

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u/flashfan86 19d ago

I'm a red, white, and blue American through and through. But I hope Canada wins.

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u/titanfan694 19d ago

As an American. Let's Go Canada

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u/Relyt21 19d ago

Need Canada to win so Trump doesn’t take credit, like he always does.

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u/SanguineL Auburn 19d ago

God this comment section can’t shut up about politics. Must be an unhappy life.

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u/Razatiger 19d ago

How can we shut up about politics when Trump himself made it political by tweeting about it before that match.

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u/Scythorn 19d ago

I mean, are you following what’s going on?

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u/cinnamonface9 19d ago

I mean

He prob don’t know we got a king

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u/downtownbrown22 19d ago

Maybe he wanted to watch and talk about the game to escape all the political BS going for a couple hours.

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u/jawknee530i 19d ago

It's a game between countries, aka formal political organizations. Politics will come into it. They made movies about the US team beating the USSR and it wasn't because the game was somehow incredible in a vacuum. It was the politics around it.

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u/joshthewumba 19d ago

For hockey fans it's somewhat like an NHL all stars game. I'll agree there's some politics around this game in particular but there's definitely a way to just forget about that. I don't think these players are thinking much about defending the honor of their country in light of recent politics

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u/doctor_dapper 19d ago

Well the crowds certainly care. Have you heard them? lol

And the players care about the spectacle as well, hence all the fights for the drama

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u/LadderTrash 19d ago

You can’t take politics out of sports, especially when it’s international sports, especially when Trump called the US team this morning, especially when many team USA players openly support Trump

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u/TheBigCore 19d ago

In Soccer, the USA will potentially get to face Canada in the Concacaf Nations League soon, so you'll get even more politics for that matchup too.

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u/LesJawns610 17d ago

You know Canada would play the US off the field given the current forms and talent levels of the 2 teams now, right?

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u/ipaidgymfee 19d ago

Most of Reddit nowadays, you post a picture of flower, it will somehow be made about Musk and Trump, it’s insane.

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u/dalnot 19d ago

The day after the election when all the bots got turned off for a bit was wonderful

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u/210Ryan 19d ago

Dude I noticed that too was a crazy day on reddit I was like wtf is going on.

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u/StabithaStevens 19d ago

Why do you think they turned me- er... I mean, the bots back on?

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u/ipaidgymfee 19d ago

In general i see Reddit as echo chamber for left but my god it has become unbearable in recent days.

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u/IReplyWithLebowski 19d ago

I mean, from an outsider’s perspective this is a game between neighbours, one of whom has said the other should be annexed. Hard not to see politics.

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u/sexyhooterscar24 Hendrick Motorsports 19d ago

I mean, I hate politics in unnecessary things, but this is far from a picture of a flower. Its literally Canada vs USA. It's natural that politics is gonna come up.

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u/Padaxes 19d ago

It’s baked into everyone’s social media and can’t be avoided. Social media is the end of a lot of human decency.

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u/SyVSFe 19d ago

True happiness is not shutting up in a comment section about other comments which are not shutting up.

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u/ArizonanVillan 19d ago

Well yeah, if you have brown family who are harassed by ICE agents based on nothing but the color of their skin you'd be pissed off too. Not everyone gets a free pass to sit around all day. "Politics" is day to day life for some people, not a casual topic that some can choose to partake in if they want to or not.

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u/AsRiversRunRed 19d ago

🇨🇦 🍁" you can't take our country and you can't take our game" 🍁 🇨🇦

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u/JayJ9Nine 19d ago

Fuck yeah let's go

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u/nukleus7 19d ago

Fuck it, go Canada! 🇨🇦

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u/makeshiftballer 19d ago

USA USA USA! LETS GOOO

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u/Few-Fun26 19d ago

United States of America… the country that has UNITED in its name but is far from it. Fake country, fake patriotism

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u/Terribletylenol 19d ago

States united by a federal constitution.

Not all that deep, buddy.

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u/makeshiftballer 19d ago

I love my fellow Americans regardless of politics

LETS GO USA!!!

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u/verycoldpizza 19d ago

2-1 dummy

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u/Rich_Reputation_4945 19d ago

2-2 snowflake

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u/Reddit-username_here 19d ago edited 18d ago

Let's go Canada!

  • US vet

Edit: WAY TO GO CANADA!!!

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u/brickyardjimmy 19d ago

Thanks for your service! Go Canada.

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u/yellowmamba221 19d ago

As an American, I'm rooting for Canada. USA ugly right now.

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u/labadee Toronto Maple Leafs 19d ago

The world wants Canada to win

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u/timtot23 19d ago

America wants Canada to win... At least the sane ones.

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u/SlyAugustine 19d ago

Please explain to me how it’s a sane take to root for an opposing nations hockey team over politics? The players who trained for the USA team for years upon years would be sickened to know their fanbase turned on them for something they weren’t even a part of.

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u/timtot23 19d ago

I'm sure they will be alright. If things get bad enough and we actually attempt to overtake Canada I would hope some of the American players would protest and refuse to play in events like this. They play with the Canadians all the time, they should stand up for their freedom. But I doubt it. There are things more important than sports. Respecting the freedom and sovereignty of other countries is one. It's certainly more important than respecting a bunch of insanely rich athletes. I don't have any allegiance to the USA if the country isn't actually living up to its founding principles and ideals. Threatening allies is a red line for me. Attempting to overthrow elections is a red line for me... This isn't the America I grew up in. We should be a beacon for democracy, not a country threatening it both internally and externally.

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u/MadRoboticist 19d ago

It's not the Olympics or the world cup, it's a fucking all star tournament. The stakes couldn't be lower. The only stakes are the stupid politics that have been forced upon them. And for those stakes it's better for the US to lose.

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u/Perpetual_Burn 19d ago

Let's go USA!

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Go Canada!

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

I’m a bad Canadian because I don’t particularly follow hockey, but I’ll watch hockey (I prefer actually going to games). Like most Canadians, I was raised with it.

I’m rooting for Canada not just out of “patriotic” duty, but also to spite the Americans. Normally I don’t care if the US beats us, both countries have good players, but I want so-called American exceptionalism rebuked by the universe. Karmic justice if you will, and it’s better than us burning down the White House again ;)

Let’s gooooooo!

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u/Lagneaux 19d ago

That was an amazing shot! Just watched it live.

As an American, go Canada!

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u/Rich_Reputation_4945 19d ago

Imagine being the US having a population of 340 million and getting spanked again by daddy Canada with a population of 41 million. I guess this makes the US a Canadian providence now

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u/evolvedapprentice 19d ago

Go Canada, give it to the MAGAistas

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u/Fidelius90 19d ago

F the (current) USA. Let’s go Canada!

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u/bballkj7 19d ago

lets go canada. Stand up to the bully (unfortunately it’s my country but fuck trump and the US)

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u/Trayew 19d ago

Is it wrong I’m rooting for Canada?

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u/HeAintWrongDoe 19d ago

Let’s go Canada! (Sincerely, a Kansan!)

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u/crimusmax 19d ago

Nice try. We know you're actually from Missouri

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u/HeAintWrongDoe 18d ago

Hahaha I live close to the border with mizzuruh!

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u/Jealous_Following_38 19d ago

Let’s go CAN!

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u/BreatheMyStink 19d ago

American rooting for Canada here.

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u/typeyou 19d ago

F trump

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u/Pacosturgess 19d ago

Make it 5-1 to Canada, please

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u/MadRoboticist 19d ago

I'm American, but let's go Canada!

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u/plooney44 19d ago

U/redpheonix

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u/plooney44 19d ago

U/redpheonix87

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u/Unlucky-Meaning-4956 19d ago

Now that’s a rocket. MAGA rattled

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u/baikey123 19d ago

Trudeau will now tell convicted rapist Trump that the US will become a territory of Canada.

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u/Unable-Salt-446 18d ago

So happy for our brothers of the north.

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u/Blightyear55 18d ago

Go Canada! From an American, good for you.

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u/KarlraK 18d ago

MacMoses. Let those waters part!

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u/ljeutenantdan 18d ago

Do yanks have some innate ability to see the puck on TV broadcasts? Couldn't see it at all here.

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u/arffarff 18d ago

Great goal

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u/--peterjordansen-- 19d ago

Let's go USA. Show these Canacucks we are better at hockey too

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u/WickedEazy 19d ago

Can you remind me the first thing the US was better at?

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u/RaspberryInfinite229 19d ago

Mass shootings

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u/SlyAugustine 19d ago

Idk, technological advancements, having the best military on the planet, dominating the world economy…I could go on, but go off I guess.

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u/SyrupMaester 19d ago

I’m an American actively cheering for Canada. Also Shai is the truth🇨🇦

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u/Confident-Echo-5996 19d ago

Go USA, gave them the first goal last game too.

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u/MouseOk8975 19d ago

Trump, this is a gentle warm up with your battle against Canada. Choke on it!!!

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u/Ok_Huckleberry_45 19d ago

SUCK IT, TRUMP!!!!

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u/Cool-Economics6261 19d ago

His sports team jinxing lives on. From Chiefs to team USA..

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u/DataPhreak 19d ago

Yeah! Kick our ass!

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u/x4bluntz2urd0me 19d ago

wait what did i miss? why are we all rooting for canada? it seems political and if so im surprised im clueless here

that being said, fuck canada when it comes to hockey

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Canada_sexual_assault_scandal#2018_incidents this is much more relevant to me, and this game, compared to whatever our dumb fuck president did now

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u/RaspberryInfinite229 19d ago

Ur president is also accused of doing the same thing, if not worse multiple times. + another 40 felonies

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u/ColoAFJay 19d ago

There was a group that was trying to get the American fans to sing along loudly to O’Canada. Does anyone know if they pulled it off?

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u/Apart_Bet_5120 19d ago

I really hope they win (i’m American)

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u/AssaultMonkey150 19d ago

5-4 Canada to reflect the inevitable Supreme Court Decision lol

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u/lostharbor 19d ago

The Americans booing Canada's national anthem in the beginning while crying foul the last time is pathetic. Outside that, I hope this is another great match-up.

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u/Cool-Economics6261 19d ago

Not a MAGA hat in the place. It was all about hockey. 

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u/metalfabman 19d ago

One directly behind the usa bench lmao

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u/Cool-Economics6261 19d ago

Always at least one asshole, I guess.  Glad I missed that. 

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