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And you'll have your chance to be just as disrespectful as you think they are in Boston on Monday.

Without going full Tinderbox, I'll just say the US pretty much deserves it.

Nope. Slavin is a great d-man, don't get me wrong, but with hockey douches like Kreider, Trocheck, Fox, the Tkafukoff brothers, and JT Miller..... I'm not pulling for Canada, either, so there ya go.

Finland gave the US everything they could handle for 40 minutes. But, the Fins are a severely depleted team missing their best defensemen, and can only hold on for so long. The Fins PP is a 5-forward set- no D-men. First time I've seen that. One of the announcers said there are only 11 Finnish D-men in the entire NHL, and the best 3 are all injured and not playing. And the first goal of the game goes to.... you guessed it, a fill-in Finnish D-man with 1 goal to his name this NHL season.

Yeah, I noticed, too. He looked very much like he has since coming to Carolina.

Can't pull for the US with the Tkafuk brothers on the team.

Most Scratch Your Head and WTF Are You Doing? #52

United States has the roster stacked top to bottom, including goalie. Canada's biggest weakness is at the goalie position. I was gonna ride the underdog Finland the whole way...

Chatfield is my sweater (jersey).

MVP: Aho Most Improved: Chatfield Best Line: Robinson - Aho - Jarvis OPOY: Jarvis DPOY: Slavin (Chatty close second)

Not the first time I've heard Marner's name come up, and, as we've read over the past few days, if Carolina doesn't get a long-term deal done before the TDL, Rantanen will likely be on the move again. Marner isn't a goal scorer, he's more of an assist guy (16G, 55A), so does he make Aho, Jarvis, Svech better goal scorers? The Canes may come out of this with egg on their face with Necas having success in Colorado (4G, 5A in 8 games) while Rantanen struggles to adjust and a deal not looking very promising at this point.

Sorry to hear that. No harm intended. Get well soon.

Be surprised. Vejmelka got embarrassed twice since he opened his mouth.

Don't know if those words have ever escaped my lips. And I'll be 69 in a couple weeks...lol

You wanted a 100- point goal scorer.

3 stars right now are Aho, Jarvis, Chatty.

Pretty clear head shot on Blake. Not sure how the refs missed it since Blake's noggin was about the only thing Kerfoot hit.

Trade Orlov and #52. They are the biggest offensive threats Carolina has to worry about. Each of them has a goal and assist for Utah

PP entry is an issue again. Necas and his speed made entry easy. Why is there no net front on the PP?

Rod doesn't coach the PP. What he does is set the lines, and they're another change as well. Rantanen injury speculation is just that. He may have already made up his mind he won't re-sign and there's another trade in the works. Kochetkov... dude... smh. Not saying you'd stop that shot, but at least give yourself a better chance. Cover the short side and stop dipping your shoulder when moving your glove. And you were too deep in the crease- get outside the blue.

The lines:

Last home game before the 2 week break for the 4 Nation face Off. The Carolina Hurricanes play their final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off break on Saturday, hosting the Utah Hockey Club for the first time. When: Saturday, Feb. 8 Puck Drop: 1:00 p.m. ET Watch: FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network App | Learn More Listen: 99.9 The Fan, Hurricanes App Odds at Time of Publishing, via Fanatics Sportsbook: Canes -245 - Carolina's Record: 32-19-4 (68 Points, 2nd - Metropolitan Division) Carolina's Last Game: 2-1 Loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Feb. 6 - Utah's Record: 23-22-9 (55 Points, 5th - Central Division) Utah's Last Game: 3-2 Win (OT) over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Feb. 6

Svechnikov scores first for the Canes at home vs. Utah in the last game before a 2-week break for the 4 Nation Face Off. Of course, Vejmelka is probably in net for Utah and could shut out the hapless Canes- who resemble the Dallas Cowboys at this point. A ton of talent and nothing to show for it.

No winners in the loss to Minnesota.