Katie Gaus and world juniors experts Ryan Kennedy and Tony Ferrari set up the semifinals, predict the winner, discuss other top stories and take a look at the NHL.

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: Were the kneeing penalties against Team Canada knees or not?

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?

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