Tage wins it in OOOOvvertime! World Gold for Team USA!

[GASabresIUFAN]

Tage ends the shutout and wins the gold for team USA in OT.

First Worlds win for USA since the 1930's.

Edited May 25 by GASabresIUFAN

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

 

[steveoath]

Congrats USA. We’ll be seeing you next year. 
 

[sabremike]

[thewookie1]

Tage lit up a guy at the end of the 3rd too. Bulldozed him

[Gatorman0519]

But they didn’t want Tage in the 4 nations… smh 

[DarthEbriate]

4 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

But they didn’t want Tage in the 4 nations… smh 

The defense doesn’t back off like Austria’s in the 4 nations though. 

[Gatorman0519]

4 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

The defense doesn’t back off like Austria’s in the 4 nations though. 

Yeah but cmon, he’s one of the most talented American pure goal scorers. 

[Big Guava]

How does this even count when some of the best players in the world are still playing in the playoffs?

Seems like this comes with an asterisk every year since the best players aren't always available 

[DarthEbriate]

2 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Yeah but cmon, he’s one of the most talented American pure goal scorers. 

But he’s not a center. He’s one of their borderline top-6. He should probably be on the Olympic roster, but he’s not a bottom 6, so if they have someone on the wing who has an all-around game they’re gonna take them.

Matthews is his USA lineup nemesis. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

51 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

How does this even count when some of the best players in the world are still playing in the playoffs?

Seems like this comes with an asterisk every year since the best players aren't always available 

The big 5 teams are all in the same situation.  It actually gives the smaller hockey countries an advantage.  Why should it come with an asterisk?  

[Turbo44]

1 hour ago, Big Guava said:

How does this even count when some of the best players in the world are still playing in the playoffs?

Seems like this comes with an asterisk every year since the best players aren't always available 

Not a big moment here but a big moment elsewhere. Great thing for Tage

[GoPuckYourself]

2 hours ago, Big Guava said:

How does this even count when some of the best players in the world are still playing in the playoffs?

Seems like this comes with an asterisk every year since the best players aren't always available 

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, Big Guava said:

How does this even count when some of the best players in the world are still playing in the playoffs?

Seems like this comes with an asterisk every year since the best players aren't always available 

It does come with an asterisk, but it's the same one that this tournament comes with EVERY year, so good on Thompson for playing really well against the best of the players that play in Europe through the winter and a handful of really good NHLers.

There's a reason Europeans care way more about this tournament than Canadians and Americans care about it.

[Scottysabres]

Good for Tage. Glad USA finally broke through. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

It was also great for Tage to play in some meaningful games.  

[HumanSlinky39]

Golden goal for Tage. That's awesome.

[PerreaultForever]

Pity it wasn't another Canada U.S. mega game but Tage got a taste of winning that's cool. Maybe he brings an "I want more" attitude with him to camp and it rubs off on the others. Likely got him onto the Olympic team too. 

[Pimlach]

Best thing about this win for Tage is he can carry it forward to his team.   He needs to start kicking some ***** and demanding more of his Sabres teammates. 
 

Second is recognition for the Olympics. 

[SABRES 0311]

[carpandean]

The slow mo at 1:54 is a great angle.

[French Collection]

Congrats to USA hockey. This is not an easy tournament to win. Strength of roster changes a lot year to year for the countries with a lot of NHLers and some “weaker” nations believe they can win games.

I like this move for TNT, showing he deserves consideration for the Olympics, showing up for his country after a tough season and coming through in the clutch.

[Wyldnwoody44]

I'll be honest.i had no clue this was a thing or even going on. 

[Kristian]

Saw the game, and I have to say, if this is what playoff Tage looks like? I’m royally pissed we keep missing the party, because holy crap I’ve never seen him hustle and work like that for Buffalo.

[JohninMinn.]