Setting Up A Thrilling World Juniors Finish And Dissecting Canada's Loss

As a big weekend arrives for the world juniors and the NHL, a new episode of The Hockey News Big Show is here. Here's what Katie Gaus and world juniors experts Ryan Kennedy and Tony Ferrari discussed in today's episode: 1:08: Breaking down Canada's loss to Czechia 5:03: What does Team Canada need to do to fix its world juniors problems? 8:10: What team has looked the best at the world juniors? 10:40: Which player has underperformed at the world juniors? 12:47: What's the best story so far this tournament? 16:59: Semifinal prediction: Sweden vs. Finland 18:04: Semifinal prediction: USA vs. Czechia 20:15: Who is going to win gold? 21:39: Auston Matthews misses his sixth-straight game. Should he take more time away to try and more fully heal? Is playing in the 4 Nations Face-Off still in the cards? 25:30: Are the Vegas Golden Knights the scariest team in the Western Conference? 29:37: Team Canada's goal song: yay or nay? 31:28: Was the major penalty on Cole Beaudoin a knee or not a knee? 33:12: Now that Alexander Ovechkin is back from injury, will he break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record this season? 35:24: The Toronto Maple Leafs' quarter-century team will be announced Saturday. Name your top choice. 36:28: YES OR NO: Was the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks game the worst Winter Classic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices