GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 18 • Group A: USA (5) - FIN (4) F

[JustaFinnishGuy]

NFL/Bills are playing at the same time and that team needs help to make playoffs for first time in forever.

Weak excuse when the city of Buffalo has 256k residents.
You can't even pull 10k out of 256k?

 

[Lempo]

The always thematical 2 Unlimited.

 

[chauron]

NFL/Bills are playing at the same time and that team needs help to make playoffs for first time in forever.

So priorities? Why the hell they don't play on Fort Erie side then

 

[Lempo]

Magnificent scheduling then. Our lot got the bombs go off in about half an hour here on our part.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

We won't ever win a tournament on NA ice if we won't change the European one
the speed is night and day

 

[ijuka]

Can't remember the last time Finland's had a goalie as bad as Luukkonen.

 

[Opak]

Finland's "4th line" proves once again that they're this team's true top line.

 

[chauron]

Can't remember the last time Finland's had a goalie as bad as Luukkonen.

Last year we had Kaarlehto and Vehviläinen (who was out of condition)

 

[Woodhouse]

Not a good penalty to take, Yamamoto.

 

[King 88]

Can't remember the last time Finland's had a goalie as bad as Luukkonen.

Veini two years ago

 

[FinPanda]

Luukkonen isn't worse than Vehviläinen.

 

[SI90]

Finland is so strong on paper. I’m surprised they haven’t been more dominant

 

[JJTT]

Can't remember the last time Finland's had a goalie as bad as Luukkonen.

Last year?

 

[ijuka]

Luukkonen isn't worse than Vehviläinen.

Well, Vehviläinen was fine last year right? Though in 2016 he was horrible.

Maybe I'm too harsh but Luukkonen isn't exactly making me confident.

Last year?

Vehviläinen had like 93.1 save% it seems like, right?

 

[chauron]

Heiskanen showing some initiative there

 

[AD1066]

That's going to leave a mark.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Finland just has been completely unable to really threaten offensively really at all in this tournament.

 

[Zip15]

Yamamoto has to be in the discussion of most disappointing players in this tournament.

 

[Yakushev72]

Weak excuse when the city of Buffalo has 256k residents.
You can't even pull 10k out of 256k?

In 2011 in the Semi? when the USA played against Canada, it was estimated that 95% of the crowd was Canadian. I recall it was a sea of red. The total apathy toward hockey in the United States really plays in favor of Canada, and Canada always succeeds in convincing the IIHF (money talks!) that if it accepts an American bid to host the WJC, it should be held in a border city so that Canadian can fill the arenas. KACHING for the IIHF, and Rene Fasel can buy his 95th yacht!

 

[Lempo]

That's offensive.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Finland is so strong on paper. I’m surprised they haven’t been more dominant

They've got a strong d group but aren't that deep up front and are meh in net. They are a good team but probably are the 3rd - 5th best team at the tournament.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Managed that storm. Thought Finland was going to score.

 

[chauron]

Finland's getting better

 

[BB88]

Can't remember the last time Finland's had a goalie as bad as Luukkonen.

Last year?

 

[Plub]

I kind of want Finland to win so that the U.S. has to play Sweden. I feel like that would be exciting.