From NHL enforcer to media personality – Paul Bissonnette is expecting fireworks in the battle for Olympic gold on ice.
The Barstool Sports “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast host sat down with The Post for an exclusive interview to talk puck, with his beloved Team Canada entering the tournament as favorites at DraftKings.
Canada sits at +115 odds, compared to Team USA’s +175 mark.
“Go Canada, b–ch,” Bissonnette joked, while also adding that he hopes that Canada beats the USA in the gold medal final. “I hope that Canada throttles them on that stage. I hope that it’s a 7-1 thumping so we can re-establish ourselves as the greatest hockey nation with no doubters … Sidney Crosby is our fearless leader. The gift that keeps on giving, he’s been doing this for 20 years, folks. Let’s go Canada.”
Bissonnette broke down what a matchup between these two behemoth rosters would look like as they move forward in this tournament.
“Canada needs to get good goaltending right out of the gate so it doesn’t become a big topic of conversation. And then they just need to figure out their lines and see what’s clicking. In the NHL, the best players play center,” Bissonnette said.
“The thing is with Team Canada, where do you put those other centers that can’t play center? Are they comfortable playing wing? That’s what I’m looking at for Canada, to tweak the small things to be prepared for when they get into the medal rounds.”
While looking at Team USA, Bissonnette said this might be the best roster they’ve ever had on paper.
“You know you have a good team when you are having a problem deciding if Quinn Hughes should be quarterbacking your power play with four forwards or if you should go with a guy like Zach Werenski,” Bissonnette said. “They went and elected to go with guys like JT Miller and [Vincent] Trocheck. The dogs. The guys you know that will be irritating any lineup they play against, but specifically the Canadian forwards.”
When checking out any dark horses for this year’s tournament, he tipped his hat to Slovakia for pulling off an upset of Finland, which now makes Group B wide open in the tournament.
Another team to watch is Germany, according to the TNT television analyst, who adds that Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl is that good.
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“Can Draisaitl really do it?” Bissonnette pondered.
Germany will have a tough time in Group C, though, as they’ll need to contend with Team USA.
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