GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 31 • Gold: SWE (1) - CAN (3) F

[CB Joe]

When has hockey ever worked this way?

Did you want all the players to get equal ice time as well.

 

[Cleetus]

Holy crap, it was almost 19 years ago to the day:

brings back memories thanks for this! how I miss WCW

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

I'd say on par with world champs, but otherwise I agree. It's just I'm a bit salty about 14 and 16 champs been downplayed. (while on the 5 year streak it was the most important thing ever...especially when canada sucked in torino olympics)

My memory is long, grrrr

WJC would have more value if it wasn't hosted in Canada every other year.

 

[Pookie]

And Canadian fans could complain they had a goal taken away with an overly horny whistle call. can you 100% empathize with that also?

I mean so what?........................we could all do this almost every game.

The thing to notice about all this non stop bull**** about reffing is that if you look it is ALWAYS the same group of guys who ALWAYS do the complaining and ALWAYS blame their losses on reffing. i mean...........in every ****in game, heck they even complain half the time when they win by 3 goals.

It's these same guys EVERY freakin time, that should say all you need to know about how reffing is handled around these parts.


Canada won, the game is bagged and tagged, it's over and they deserved to win.

Let them enjoy it and move on.

As a Leaf fan who had to get over Gretzky's high stick on Gilmour that wasn't called, I guess I have some empathy for Swedish fans who feel cheated.

It's fine to take the high road but if this game is in Europe and we got the wrong end of the penalty calls and had a chance to tie it up but had a non call broken stick end it... well I dare say we wouldn't see many "hats off to Sweden" comments.

 

[BM14]

Let's see clips of the outrage of the Swedish players that received the penalties in question.

 

[Pookie]

Did you want all the players to get equal ice time as well.

Yeah because that is EXACTLY what I am saying in reacting with surprise at the non call on the stick slash.

 

[Irishguy42]

Andersson throwing the medal into the stands was fine. It's a Euro football thing. Very common. He is very passionate about winning. This is the kid who told his team in a meaningless prospect tourney to play as if it was G7 of the SCF.

Andersson is a great leader and player, and I hope he can find a way onto the Olympic team.

 

[McTrashBoat]

WJC would have more value if it wasn't hosted in Canada every other year.

attendance is a good thing

 

[Matte99]

He didn't throw it in anger, he tossed it to a fan as if it was a puck or something similar. He seems (from all reports) to be a great leader and played through pain and injury for many games, leading by example. Rangers can be happy to have him. He said he didnt want a price for losing... We can argue with his point of view but i think all of us want players on our team who really wants to win.

 

[jj cale]

As a Leaf fan who had to get over Gretzky's high stick on Gilmour that wasn't called, I guess I have some empathy for Swedish fans who feel cheated.

It's fine to take the high road but if this game is in Europe and we got the wrong end of the penalty calls and had a chance to tie it up but had a non call broken stick end it... well I dare say we wouldn't see many "hats off to Sweden" comments.

I never said we don't have our fair contingent of these bozos either.

Bottom line, there is always this group of fans who NEVER can admit defeat happened on the up and up and if you look over the years at the gdts of the games it's always the same culprits.

It's ridiculous.

 

[jj cale]

WJC would have more value if it wasn't hosted in Canada every other year.

The Europeans baby WHC would have a ton more value if it wasn't held in Europe EVERY year not just every other year.

 

[CB Joe]

He didn't throw it in anger, he tossed it to a fan as if it was a puck or something similar. He seems (from all reports) to be a great leader and played through pain and injury for many games, leading by example. Rangers can be happy to have him. He said he didnt want a price for losing... We can argue with his point of view but i think all of us want players on our team who really wants to win.

I don't know about that. It looked like he tossed it in frustration.

 

[Pookie]

I never said we don't have our fair contingent of these bozos either.

Bottom line, there is always this group of fans who NEVER can admit defeat happened on the up and up and if you look over the years at the gdts of the games it's always the same culprits.

It's ridiculous.

I generally agree with you.

Calls even out over a season and we know that in the game there is a sliding scale for penalties. Something in the first likely isn't something in the 3rd.

That's because Refing is a flow. Control the game but don't be a factor. GMs want to open it up but they don't want endless PPs and all that.

But this isn't a season. It's one game. We praise the "let them play mentality"

I think that's why the non call on the stick slash surprised me. Refs did award Canada some late PPs in the 3rd. Obvious penalties in the 1st. Maybe in the 3rd? Either way, they chose to call it. They chose not to let them play.

So the precedent was there. And that is such an obvious call, a broken stick with evidence and a turnover right away with an empty net, they could "even it up" and no one would question it.

They became a factor in this game. Deciding factor? Clearly can never know that.

 

[Matte99]

I don't know about that. It looked like he tossed it in frustration.

Im sure he was devastated but its doesnt to seem to be more than a gentle toss from the speed of it.

 

[trilobyte]

He didn't throw it in anger, he tossed it to a fan as if it was a puck or something similar. He seems (from all reports) to be a great leader and played through pain and injury for many games, leading by example. Rangers can be happy to have him. He said he didnt want a price for losing... We can argue with his point of view but i think all of us want players on our team who really wants to win.

Absolutely. He is a heck of a player. As a Rangers fan this tournament is the first time I really got to see him. I like him a ton, and tossing the medal is not some kind of scandal. It's an indication of how badly he wants to win and how much he cares as captain of his team.

 

[LadyJet26]

WJC would have more value if it wasn't hosted in Canada every other year.

No it wouldn't. Canadians are the only ones that give 2 poops about this tournament. Europeans care more about the worlds in May.

 

[Pookie]

Im sure he was devastated but its doesnt to seem to be more than a gentle toss from the speed of it.

He is getting singled out but quite a few took them off after being awarded. One of the coaches could be seen tucking his into his pocket.

Don't really need to pile on and call it poor sportsmanship.

Probably a sentiment across the bench and a reaction in the moment.

 

[WesMcCauley]

 

[jj cale]

I generally agree with you.

Calls even out over a season and we know that in the game there is a sliding scale for penalties. Something in the first likely isn't something in the 3rd.

That's because Refing is a flow. Control the game but don't be a factor. GMs want to open it up but they don't want endless PPs and all that.

But this isn't a season. It's one game. We praise the "let them play mentality"

I think that's why the non call on the stick slash surprised me. Refs did award Canada some late PPs in the 3rd. Obvious penalties in the 1st. Maybe in the 3rd? Either way, they chose to call it. They chose not to let them play.

So the precedent was there. And that is such an obvious call, a broken stick with evidence and a turnover right away with an empty net, they could "even it up" and no one would question it.

They became a factor in this game. Deciding factor? Clearly can never know that.

The quick whistle call was a factor in the game as well, who knows what could have happened if that had gone another way?

Deciding factor? clearly we can never know that.

We could go on till infinity on calls non/calls in games and where would it get us?.................nowhere.

The thing to keep in mind is this, take any call or non call in this game tonight or any other game the team they cheer for plays in and you will see it is the same group of guys that always make an issue out of anything that goes against their team and blame their teams loss on that, but if the same calls/non calls were the other way around and their team won they would have a completely opposite view and say their team won deservedly.

just keep an eye on the GDTS and you will see it is exactly as I am saying it is here, same guys same dance.................every f***in time.

That should tell anyone reasonable all they need to know about these guys. They prove this in every GDT their team plays in.

They are as consistent and predictable in doing that as the changing of the seasons every year.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

No it wouldn't. Canadians are the only ones that give 2 poops about this tournament. Europeans care more about the worlds in May.

Canadians care more about this tournament....Canadians aren't the only ones that care. It's like people didn't watch the most recent tournaments in Sweden and Finland. They weren't that long ago people.

 

[Matte99]

He is getting singled out but quite a few took them off after being awarded. One of the coaches could be seen tucking his into his pocket.

Don't really need to pile on and call it poor sportsmanship.

Probably a sentiment across the bench and a reaction in the moment.

Yeah, probably and he isnt whining about the refs or diving Canadians... just saying "no price for losing". Considering his age, he was very sportsmanlike in his unsportsmanlike behavior. =)

 

[trilobyte]

I think I saw a pic somewhere of him in a USA jersey. The I saw him in the blue and yellow. He came prepared and then some.

 

[Avs425]

So even when I bolded a short, simple text in simple words, in capital letters, in what I can assume is your first language, were you unable to read and understand the post properly. However, considering how you butcher the English language when you write, I cannot hold it against you. We can't be good at everything. It's fine.

Ok Chief sounds good, thanks for coming out. Im not that one that is mad and insulting others that don't agree with me. Have a great night.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

No it wouldn't. Canadians are the only ones that give 2 poops about this tournament. Europeans care more about the worlds in May.

That's true. Btw I really loved the WJC tournament in 2016

 

[Cotton]

If you don't even know about the missed calls and when they even happened, why are you even arguing? For the 1574th time, it's not the Swedish penalties we're arguing here. Do I need to repeat that in caps and bolded?

I have no problems with the loss, it was a coin flip and Sweden had the better toss, they were the better team 5on5 and played excellent PK. Canada got the underdog toss in this game. I'm fine with that, it's hockey. I do however have a problem with the refs sloping the ice like that and having a different book for the teams.

He does know what happened, everyone knows what happened, it seems only a small handfull of you sore losers don’t know what happened and are trying to excuse undisciplined play as some vendetta against you.

So list these non-calls.