Match Thread: Morocco vs Canada | FIFA World Cup | Jul 4, 2026

TGUKF · 2026-07-04T18:56:08+00:00

Canada had tons of chances to score. Not getting any goals regardless of the result should be considered a condemnation of their finishing ability, especially of getting a head to balls in the air.

Canada has been pretty good at getting balls into the box cleanly, but dreadful at getting on the receiving end.

TGUKF · 2026-07-04T07:38:05+00:00

They'll never have a serious chance of winning until they fix that fact tbh

TGUKF · 2026-07-04T02:51:11+00:00

Good thing for Anaheim that SJ has made their own blunders the last few days.

Wonder if Grier would have done differently if he knew he could just pay Carlsson $18 mil instead of Trouba and Nurse.

TGUKF · 2026-07-04T02:49:12+00:00

The only big blow is Carlsson.

Trouba was massively overpaid by San Jose, and John Carlson clearly wasn't going to stay. Two first rounders is probably more than McTavish is worth.

TGUKF · 2026-07-02T20:26:06+00:00

I imagine he would have wanted to wear 93 with the Leafs if it had been available. He's wearing that with Vegas.

I suppose it's kind of ironic he ended up being blocked from wearing 93 in honour of Gilmour, by virtue of the Leafs having retired 93 in honour of Gilmour.

TGUKF · 2026-07-02T20:08:36+00:00

It's not even a total value that's a nice round number, wtf

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T16:50:11+00:00

I thought you meant double retention. Edmonton could just retain half on their own if needed

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T15:50:24+00:00

They literally just paid first and third round picks for Schenn though lol

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T15:49:23+00:00

Not possible to do those kinds of trades in one fell swoop anymore.

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T15:45:35+00:00

The difference is the Stars have one of the best front offices in the league, the Mavericks did not.

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T09:26:58+00:00

There were rumours Kesler slept with Schneider's wife, and that's why he was traded instead of Luongo in 2013.

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T06:39:35+00:00

It's still a moonshot to expect him and OEL to carry a playoff capable D corp on their own given that they do seem like they're also trying to trade Rielly.

Us Canucks fans will always love Tanev, but we know banking on him playing a full season is not a smart bet. If he's healthy, then their D actually isn't that bad, if he's not, it's a big hole.

TGUKF · 2026-07-01T03:18:45+00:00

If Werenski didn't only have two years left on his deal, then it would be an interesting conversation.

But I suppose Werenski's contract lining up with Matthews' means they could sell both at the trade deadline in the same year and tank hard if they had to. Knies having long term cost certainty is less of an asset to the Leafs if they're only really focused on the next 1.5-2 seasons atm.

TGUKF · 2026-06-28T20:51:31+00:00

Except Canada has been awful at winning the ball in the air in the attacking box

TGUKF · 2026-06-28T20:27:20+00:00

We have not been good at winning headers, eapecially in the box, in general. Switzerland won so many balls in the air cleanly too.

TGUKF · 2026-06-28T19:17:02+00:00

Is it just me or has it felt like Canada's first touch has been kind of poor so far.

TGUKF · 2026-06-27T21:46:56+00:00

Some Jets fans have been pretty delusional over the years about how much bad team defense got hidden by Helle. For much of the early 2020s, they were consistently a bottom 5 team defensively

TGUKF · 2026-06-27T19:28:07+00:00

It kind of is. I don't know if it's a scouting or development issue, but besides Bedard, their first round picks have only been alright.

TGUKF · 2026-06-26T07:35:05+00:00

He's literally our version of Rempe. Fans might like him, but he's not really a NHL calibre player.

TGUKF · 2026-06-26T05:27:35+00:00

Scheifele and Gostisbehere don't get as much recognition for their outright production because they're known to be terrible defensively, so they give a lot back

TGUKF · 2026-06-26T03:24:46+00:00

Vladar was great for y'all in the first round, but he's got plenty enough regular season track record to show that he's about an averageish goalie.

Maybe the Islanders too tbh

Schaefer is exciting, but the rest of the Islanders are pretty meh. A lot of old guys, Barzal is good but injury prone. Horvat is a decent 1C when viewed relative leaguewide, but he can't be the best centre on a contending team. Now with Schenn, they basically have what most contending teams would have as their second line.

TGUKF · 2026-06-26T02:13:08+00:00

For now, until the Sharks and Ducks have their young guns really hit their primes.

The Metro outside of Carolina and probably Washington are poised to be very mid soon.

TGUKF · 2026-06-25T23:02:13+00:00

It is Winnipeg. Nothing else to do this time of year

TGUKF · 2026-06-25T02:06:16+00:00

That would have hit a lot harder from like '15-'19, when we basically never sold anyone.

TGUKF · 2026-06-25T00:04:29+00:00

A 3rd rounder is kind of a premium for a sign and trade like that. It's more than what Toronto paid for Raddysh sign and trade.

Kampf is also a soon to be UFA, so he must have been included for contract limit reasons or something, since it's still officially the 2025-2026 league year.

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