Canada is trampled by Germany thanks to Bedard’s 7 point game

Say what you will about Canada’s showmanship, they showed no signs of complacency in a 11-2 rout of Germany on Wednesday evening. Connor Bedard scored three goals, and a record-breaking seven points. Dylan Guenther added a hat trick for the Canadians.

These are the key takeaways of the comprehensive thrashing.

Connor Bedard is the best player in the tournament and it’s not even close

Connor Bedard, who was separated from Shane Wright (Brendan Othmann) and Shane Wright in order to start the game, began the contest with Joshua Roy & Logan Stankoven. On the power play, he was reunited to Othmann and Wright and submitted one of his best single-game performances ever at the World Juniors. He tied the Canadian record for most points in a single match with seven.

Bedard drew a slashing penalty early in the first period when his acceleration caught Germany’s Julian Lutz off-guard and he was promptly hacked. The power play was broken by Bedard, who called for the puck and faked a shot to find Dylan Guenther in front of the net. This opened the scoring.

Shane Wright quickly added a second goal, where Bedard’s gravity allowed Canada’s captain to bang away at the puck before it crossed the goal line, unimpeded.

Bedard’s straight-line speed was obvious to anyone who watched the game as he tormented Germany throughout the first period, ripping away from the defense when he collected a stretch pass from Logan Stankoven for a breakaway before roofing home Canada’s third goal.

Our focal point was the laser-like release of Vancouver’s native. Monday’s blog And his dynamic playmaking skills were on full display again Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old found Guenther with a no look feed and wired it home. But again, Bedard’s best asset is his release, which was evident on his hat trick goal, where he was given too much space to operate and wired an expertly-placed wrist shot in the top corner.

Canada has only played two games, but we’re already running out of ways to describe Bedard. He’s going to destroy the record books and the worst teams in the NHL have to start their tank engines immediately, if they haven’t already!

Canada has not succumbed to the Michigan debate, but it is so exaggerated.

Canada may be trying to transform this tournament into an exhibition.

“We have to learn from this and move on. Wright stated, “The gold medal is not won tonight.” . “We have to be more respectful of our opponent. We must be prepared to fight in every match. We are going to bring out the best in every team and we want to defeat Canada.”

Bedard and Adam Fantilli both attempted the Michigan — a lacrosse-style goal that involves a player shoving the puck into the top corner — in the first period of Monday’s loss to Czechia. While it was initially seen as a sign of their superior talents, it quickly became a referendum on showboating after Canada lost the lead. Asking for players to stop attempting cool tricks on the ice goes against everything we want as hockey fans, especially in a round robin format where Canada won’t miss the quarterfinals barring unthinkable disaster.

Canada followed Wright’s lead. They pushed Germany beyond their limits, and threatened to increase the score to absurd highs during a second period barrage. But the team defense and backchecking were perfect, and the team can feel much more positive about its overall performance. Let Bedard and Fantilli attempt the Michigan, it’s not harming anyone; certainly not a Canadian juggernaut that can, but didn’t, operate on cruise control Wednesday.

Thomas Milic should still be Canada’s No. Moving forward, Canada’s No. 1 should be Thomas Milic

Thomas Milic would always get the start, even after Benjamin Gaudreau was recalled on Monday night. It’s now Milic’s job to lose. It wasn’t a perfect performance, but you can reasonably expect that he ought to be between the pipes for the foreseeable future.

Milic let in a soft goal early, as Roman Kechter’s wrist shot trickled through his pads, briefly tying the game at 1-1. It’s certainly one Milic wants to have back, and though he was relatively untested throughout the contest, he did enough to hold onto the starter’s job, making 10 saves.

Milic was able to hold Germany at bay, but his best save came in the second period when he crossed the crease to rob Phillipp Crenig. Canada maintained a 4-1 lead.

There’s plenty for Milic to play for outside of the tournament as well, as the 19-year-old remains undrafted by an NHL team. Wednesday’s performance wasn’t enough to convince an NHL team to take a chance on him, but the incentive is there for him to play the best hockey of his career. For now, he’s earned an extended look as Canada moved to 1-1.

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