GDT: 9/19 - Russia vs. Team North America - 8:00 PM ET Part 2

[TLeafsFan]

Concussion for Ekblad...

Komarov's fault. Good, clean hit though.

 

[Dying Alive]

Sounds like Ekblad is done. Really bad news for TNA.

Worse news for Florida. I'd be flipping **** if I was a Panthers fan.

 

[Halla]

Komarov is a piece of ****
If I was a Florida fan I'd be so pissed

for the clean hit? stick the basketball bud

 

[TimeZone]

It's a tough decision for team NA. You want goals so you gotta try to use Rielly's offense. But at same time you dont want NA to score more goals with him on the ice like they've had.

Use him just for PP.

Lol @ no mention by SN on Rielly's defense there. Smh.

Rielly had one bad play in this game. What the **** are you talking about?

 

[Divine]

Komarov is a piece of ****
If I was a Florida fan I'd be so pissed

It was a clean hit, relax. You want him to stop hitting? If it was a headshot, I'd agree. He hit him in the chest.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

It took Russia 4 and a half period to show some real hockey. But can they handle the pressure of being ahead?

They can't trap like Sweden does so they obviously have to keep moving forward.

Russia can only keep pouring it on, try to overwhelm NA in their own end. They have the skill to do so.

 

[Drew4u]

Saw this coming, Na cant compete with the better teams. Skill is not enough to win in these types of tournements

 

[Marlander93]

agree with this, he doesn't play a similar style to the other guys on this team

Seems like a selfish player. Hmmm i'll just hold onto the puck for 10 seconds on the PP and just float one on net.

 

[arrbez]

Komarov is a piece of ****
If I was a Florida fan I'd be so pissed

Clean hit...?

 

[Ninety7]

Are we not allowed to call him out for his bad game currently?

Yeah you are. For this game. Not his career. But some people are straight up taking it to extremes. It's actually pretty funny tbh.

 

[Brewsky]

McDavid and Matthews looking like Gretzky and Lemieux out there.

 

[Ezekial]

I'm sure if Eichel scored a goal everyone will say how he "totally redeemed" himself and won't say anything about his poor play early.

 

[flaneur]

ugh. poor ekblad. there is no such thing as a 'mild' concussion.

i know leaf fans love komarov but i hate how dangerously reckless he is.

 

[Ainec]

glad Nuge is getting exposure to other fanbases. he didn't just magically become good yesterday. He's always been like this

some players are just better with a stacked lineup/elite linemates
- MacKinnon
- RNH
- Duchene
- Matthews (probably works with anyone)

some don't get the same boost
- Eichel
- Crosby
- Malkin
- McDavid (remains to be seen)
- Gostisbehere

 

[Plub]

"How do you put the kids to sleep without dessert?" A question by ESPN.....

 

[Royal Thunder]

Uh...no. Not even close.

Nice one. He has clearly been focusing on defense and it's why he has been high in the zone so much. I actually would like to see him be more aggressive offensively.

 

[Tripod]

get rielly on the top pp unit, not like ghost is working wonders there anyways

Because Ghost is not being used like in Philly. In Philly, he is the shooter.

Here, he is passing to Parayko who is the shooter. Then add in that the players on the halfwall are making bad decisions and taking bad shots from bad angles.

Funny how Ghost is the one getting criticized. After 5 periods:

Ghost +2...and a PPP.
Parayko +2...and a PPP
Rielly even
Murray -1
Jones -1
Trouba -2 in only 2 periods

With the news that Ekblad could be concussed, Trouba is in full time but needs to be better.

 

[Halla]

Rielly had one bad play in this game. What the **** are you talking about?

look at the name. only one of those guys is even still a sen lawl.
he has been doing this all game. nitpicking Rielly. nothing about his goal though

 

[Brock Radunske]

Yeah wish he would go HAM in the weight room for a summer. He'll get stronger in his mid-20s naturally though, everyone does. He's a smart player.

Yeh he's a hell of a player. He lacks a lot of the physical attitubutes that some of the other guys out there have but he sees the ice really well.

 

[Scotty B]

It's a pity one of these teams wont advance. Bring back old school format where everyone plays each other once.

Then best two teams could play final

Both teams can still advance...YG's if they lose this game would need to beat Sweden, Russia beats Suomi

 

[Divine]

I'm sure if Eichel scored a goal everyone will say how he "totally redeemed" himself and won't say anything about his poor play early.

Scoring a goal does that.

 

[ijuka]

It was a clean hit, relax. You want him to stop hitting? If it was a headshot, I'd agree. He hit him in the chest.

Indeed. Ekblad needs to learn to receive a hit.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

LOL Zaitev is awful..... the guy is awful in his own zone.

Markov>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Zaitsev

Btw Rielly again tonight is awful defensively..........

Was "awful" the new word you learned today or something?

 

[DoubleGold]

Komarov is a piece of ****
If I was a Florida fan I'd be so pissed

Clean hit.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Glad to see Nuge is doing well. Lots of posters on HF tend to write him off just solely based on his point totals, when in reality his game has much more going than just points. Also, it hasn't flattered him playing against Kopi/Thornton/Getlaf/etc. head-to-head every night.