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# World Cup of Hockey Final: Game 2 preview and GDT
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/world-cup-hockey-final-game-2-preview-chat-canada-europe/
- Published: 2016-09-29T22:30:02.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-29T22:30:02.000Z
- Description: Canada intent on a better showing than in Game 1.
- Author: J.P. Nikota
- Tags: World Cup of Hockey, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Team Canada will face off tonight at 8 p.m. against Team Europe in a bid to seal a [World Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/fifa-womens-world-cup?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) victory.

The first game of the best-of-three series set an interesting stage for Canada in this game, as Canada looked disorganized - which is uncharacteristic of a team coached by Mike Babcock.

"[We're going to be better tomorrow for sure](http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/babcock-we-are-going-to-be-better-tomorrow-for-sure~960875?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)," said Babcock, who was obviously unhappy with his team's effort.

Although Canada was able to ride the success of their top line consisting of [Brad Marchand](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54897/brad-marchand?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Sidney Crosby](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55428/sidney-crosby?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and [Patrice Bergeron](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54879/patrice-bergeron?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to a 3-1 win, other players know they have to step it up.

"[We had spurts where we let them outplay us](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/world-cup-of-hockey/imperfect-canada-good-enough-game-1/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)," admitted Drew Doughty. Steven Stamkos also acknowledged that the team didn't have a great night, saying "it wasn't one of our best," but added "at this time of the tournament, a win's a win."

Babcock [refused to say yesterday ](http://www.tsn.ca/talent/babcock-won-t-confirm-lineup-for-game-2-1.575712?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)if he was going to make any changes to the roster, but Pierre LeBrun says there are no changes:

> Same lineup for Team Canada tonight in case anyone was wondering
> 
> — Pierre LeBrun (@Real\_ESPNLeBrun) [September 29, 2016](https://twitter.com/Real%5FESPNLeBrun/status/781528783719325696?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

Canada has not lost a best-on-best tournament game since the opening round of the 2010 Olympics.

#### My take

I'll be pretty surprised if Canada doesn't win this game. They're clearly the better team, winning the last game despite looking totally out of sync. Mike Babcock and a group of this players with Team Canada's talent aren't going to be that way a second consecutive night. It should only go worse for Europe. My guess is Canada comes out guns-a-blazing.