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

[Canada Drai]

They don't make noise about it nowadays, but the city was originally founded by one Ed Montonen.

4th line checker or 1st line superstar?

 

[Wooren]

Easily the worst game by the Czechs of the tournament. Just awful. Necas line is the only one that sometimes gets to the Finnish zone, but that's it.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Hey Czechs.
How many guys you have this years U20 team from that U18 team which lost U18 WJC quarterfinal vs Finland in Poprad last spring?

 

[Canucks LB]

Good, Heiskanen though with some difficulties at times.

Juolevi, really, really really good.

This is the best game I have ever seen juolevi play

 

[ijuka]

This is the best game I have ever seen juolevi play

Yeah. IMO he was rather bad the first games, last game he was noticeably better and this game he's much better still. That's a good sign.

 

[Lempo]

4th line checker or 1st line superstar?

He didn't play, he was a snakeoil salesman.

 

[Hemsky001]

Fine guys, I'm not here to judge your attitude. Don't get me wrong, even Czechs are known for being pretty pessimistic too but Finns are just on another level. You and Jets fans.. I've never seen other fans to act like that. Whatever...

 

[Jussi]

I bet ya BobbyMac did his research for Finland's goal song by reading HFBoards.

 

[FinnForTheWin]

Shots are 29-15 for Finns so far - shows which team is on offense and which is defending. However Czechs sure are able to score on their few chances, credits to that.
Now let's Finnish this !

 

[KrejciMVP]

anybody just hear Bob Mckenzie cuss on the air lol

 

[Lempo]

I bet ya BobbyMac did his research for Finland's goal song by reading HFBoards.

What did he say was Frederik mentioned?

 

[BB88]

Win this 20!

 

[Andrei79]

This is the best game I have ever seen juolevi play

I can only say good things about him this year.

He's shown everything I like about a top D today. Just a smart, smart player and if he can adapt that IQ to NHL speed and strength, he's a top pairing D who controls all zones of the ice. He plays like Andrei Markov.

 

[Statsy]

Wow! A Kupari sighting!

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Kupari, break the copper.

 

[Statsy]

Good save off Tolvanen.

 

[chauron]

Goalie barely had it

 

[JJTT]

Koivula finally benched, good

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Tolvanen is so snakebitten. A crossbar and a great pass, and that chance right there. In an alternate universe, he's having a 3 point night now.

 

[chauron]

Kupari with a flashy set of dangles there

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Koivula out for Kupari, good.

 

[ijuka]

Koivula out for Kupari, good.

Good riddance. Koivula's been a massive disappointment.

 

[DaJackal]

Finland is looking better and better.

I just have a bad feeling that we will dominate for 10 more minutes until we give up a breakaway and Czech wins 3-2.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Good riddance. Koivula's been a massive disappointment.

I thought he was good in the first game, downhill from there though.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

They're onto Koronar and shooting high, but shooting high into the center mass isn't a great way of scoring goals. They have to try to pick corners soon.