World Juniors- GAME ON!

• Canada spanks Germany in their opening game at World Juniors. [ SLAM! Sports ]
• Malcom Subban stood tall in goal when his team needed him to. [ Ottawa Sun ]
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins named Canada’s MVP of the game. [ Ottawa Sun ]
• Here’s the opening round action in a nutshell. [ SBNation.com ]

Oh, and on the NHL front… yawn

• How the Greed Stole Hockey, with apologies to Dr. Seuss. [ Yahoo.Com ]
• Links and observations on Day 101 (now day 102) and an Ice Hogs video to cheer you. [ CBSsports ]
• "Silent night" on the negotiation front. [ Globe and Mail ]
• Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron send a holiday greeting. [ @TylerSeguin92 ]
• Patrice Bergeron will leave Swiss team and return to the US after Spengler Cup. [ @NaokoFunayama ]
• … and Andrew Ference is leaving his Czech team for home as well. [ NBC Sports ]
• … as is David Krejci, although he will not return to Boston immediately. [ CSNNE ]