Judd Zulgad

Let's go.

It's everything we wanted.

We needed this.

We needed this.

I am so excited for that alarm to come so early on Sunday.

This is the vibe that we're giving.

I love it.

Again, it's because of that blue collar-ness a little bit, right?

Like you have this US team where you've got guys who have to truly go to work, pick up the lunch pail and let's go, whereas they can't just rely on

to quote our favorite Herb Brooks, talent alone like Canadians can.

They just have that much talent in their stock crop in Canada, whereas that's not necessarily the case for the U.S.

Again, top-end players, I'm not trying to take anything away from the Auston Matthews, but they're not the McKinnon, Celebrini's, McDavid's, and Crosby's.

They're just not, and that is fine.

We all know that.

It is.

It's been a ton of fun to watch this U.S.

team get

the performances you need from Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes now, but you're absolutely right.

Judd, the way that it has gone up and down the lineup, Paige Thompson, it's unfortunate.

We hope that the injury is not too severe.