GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 12 • Group A: CAN (3) - USA (4) F/SO

[jj cale]

Hart..................solid.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Damn this Canada team looks vastly superior to last years

 

[Sojourn]

I found it funny that the announcers claimed the conditions weren’t affecting play.

What game are they watching? These players are having trouble making the most basic of plays.

 

[TimeZone]

Bit of a selfish play there on that 2 on 1.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of these. I enjoyed the original one back in, what was it, 2008? In part because it was unique.

It's too forced now, and it feels like a cash grab. The quality of the game clearly suffers. The negatives outweigh the positives.

God that original game was so damn cold too.

 

[ponder]

Was really looking forward to the CAN/USA and CAN/FIN games, but this game is pretty poor due to the outdoor gimmick, and the Finland game was really tainted by atrocious officiating. Get your shit together IIHF, this tourney deserves better.

 

[SI90]

Brady Tkachuk is going to be so hard to play against in the NHL. Especially when he becomes a man.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Why, I've never seen back checkers get more blame then the guy defending in a 1 on 1. If he dropped it back to a trailing player and the back checkers were puck watching, sure. Otherwise, he should probably not bite so hard to a feint and let the guy walk a runs him.

Just my 2 cents.

The "back checkers" were coasting down the ice within a stick length on either side of the puck carrier, not 20 feet back. It's pretty inexcusable that neither bothered to engage. Steel in particular, since he was on Lockwood's forehand side, and the side that Lockwood beat Mete to. If Steel engages, there is no one-on-one. There probably isn't even a shot on goal. He easily could have. He just didn't.

Guess we all have our different standards. My coaches sure as hell wouldn't have been blase about a one-on-three turning into a one-on-one.

 

[Chainshot]

View media item 1057Got this from one of my friends at the game, looking back at the "home" side of the stadium (the side the camera is on).

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

This has to be terrible to play in for the goalies.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Special teams have failed them, but for having played like 19 hours ago, US still looks pretty decent, so that's something positive.

 

[Petrus]

Carter Hart is pretty calm as a goalie.

 

[sandysan]

I think his point is it shouldn’t even be outdoors

Yeah that ship has sailed.

Or if you like you can keep beating that dead horse.

If you are going to play outdoors ( we are just look) then 30 minutes at each end is by far the most equitable.

 

[sepHF]

I'm sure it's been said 100 times but this outdoor gimmick is so dumb, especially in a tourney

 

[Carl Carlson]

This has to be terrible to play in for the goalies.

I was thinking that. Snow blowing in your face while your trying to track the puck. Then just standing there freezing.

 

[Snuuzi]

Lmfao this game actually counts??

 

[Muston Atthews]

They can’t even cycle lol

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

This has to be terrible to play in for the goalies.

You wouldn't know it by watching Hart. The guy looks like he's relaxing on a Hawaiian beach

 

[OilerPensfan97]

Lmfao this game actually counts??

No, it's an exhibition match in the middle of the preliminary round obviously.

 

[Critical13]

Was really looking forward to the CAN/USA and CAN/FIN games, but this game is pretty poor due to the outdoor gimmick, and the Finland game was really tainted by atrocious officiating. Get your **** together IIHF, this tourney deserves better.

Doug: "Where is LaFlamme?"
Gord Ogilvey: "Probably giving some single mother herpes out in the parking lot."

 

[Hawkster58]

it's Orchard Park, south of Buffalo in the snow belt, so much adrenaline for the players they aren't cold, just saw my daughter and son in law in the stands on TSN, cool. They say the atmosphere is awesome!

 

[Leafs27]

Ban outdoor games pls

 

[maacoshark]

What game are they watching? These players are having trouble making the most basic of plays.

The announcers never said that at all

 

[SoundAndFury]

This game is honestly both sad and stupid. It's one of those games you read about and wonder how stupid it was.

 

[Raging Bull]

Can’t even make a simple pass.