GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 21 • QF1: CZE (4) - FIN (3) F/SO

[bukwas]

Beautiful goal by Reichel.

 

[Opak]

Kristian Reichel continues to be impressive.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Yup said it so many times.

When Czech get their limited chances, they convert.

 

[Breakers]

BRUTAL pinch by Valimaki

 

[Gintonicplz]

Reichel!!

 

[BB88]

1 shot, 1 goal.

Damm.

 

[Statsy]

Out of nowhere, Reichel ties it up. He's on fire after last game.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

f***ing hell... completely dominating this period and now this.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Question: Who is "supposed" to win this game? Was it a toss up or is Finland the favorite?

Finland

 

[Cuthalu]

Wow. That's what I expected from Finnish stars.

 

[Sportpsych90]

Filthy goal

 

[DieTomi]

Valimaki just ruined the great game he was having. Awful pinch.

 

[chauron]

Oh wow, the only chance to score and yep .. it's a goal

 

[Iapyi]

[QUOTE="Hockeyisl1fe, post: 139688767, member: 2

i would expect at least some people from buffalo to be there and not just a few canadian fans and parents of the players.

horrendous.

 

[sadpanda]

Finland dominating. Reichel ties it up with a nice goal...

 

[canwincup]

Bad pinch by Valimaki there

 

[agent082]

Nice defending Finland.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Time and time again, Luukkonen proves he cannot save this team if there's a defensive lapse.
The goalie is always at an advantage when it's 1 on 1, which is evident by shootout statistics across every league, we need that 1 game saver if we want to win tonight

 

[vaiski]

Same old story, even if we control the pace, we lack the finish of the opponent.

 

[TeddyBare]

I have no idea what Valimaki thought he saw with that pinch.

Then Heiskanen stands up his man

So you had both d-man pinching

 

[Iapyi]

[QUOTE="Hockeyisl1fe, post: 139688767, member: 2

i would expect at least some people from buffalo to be there and not just a few canadian fans and parents of the players.

horrendous.

 

[JJTT]

Why do Välimäki and Kotkansalo keep pinching on every 50/50 puck, just keep it simple.

 

[canucks20]

Luukkonen is awful. He bit the wrong way and Reichel didn't even make a move to that side. Just bit and flopped the wrong way. Always a sign you are struggling bad when you make the initial move as a goalie and not let the player make the initial move

 

[ijuka]

Luukkonen is awful vs breakaways.

A giant goalie yet he thinks it's optimal to slide inside the net while making himself as small as possible.

 

[Critical13]

Valimaki has not impressed me in any way. That one nice shot from the point, but defensively...oof.

At risk of being a homer, E. Rasanen should not only be on this team, but he should be in the top 4. The gap control and board play by the Finnish D is not good, the Czechs have so much damn time and space. Not to mention they could really use his cannon of a shot.