GDT: 9/20 - Finland vs. Sweden - 3 PM ET

[psycho_dad*]

It is not like he has his head at waist height. It was a hit in the face, 2 min was correct

Clean hit, it's not Lepisto's fault the guy was hunched over and not ready to take a hit in a hockey game.

The retaliation was worth a penalty, you can't cross check a guy like that, especially one with a puck. You have several options of what to call it...cross checking, interference or roughing.

Lepistos crime was a clean hit. I hate when people get penalized for those because the opponent isn't ready to take hits. It should be expected in hockey.

 

[Fossy21]

Lepisto what are you doing man?

Must've concussed himself

 

[kabidjan18]

He actually made contact with his elbows like he was a little kid on the playground trying to push the big bully Backlund. I prefer no penalty but eh

 

[LaGu]

Clean hit my .... f**king outrage the ref made it 4 on 4. Fin got away with one, happens but that was no where near a clean hit.

It doesn't matter if you were in the right height / head down. That is the point when you have to 'stop' if going for a hit, same as if the other player is close to and turned to the boards. You have to let up, even though you can say he (hitter) was in the 'right' because of his own position.

 

[Fossy21]

Professionals call it a shoulder (Keke Rosberg's voice.. a Finnish F1 joke).

I admit to not getting the joke, but I'm not arguing the hit. It was clean (can understand 2 minutes for principal contact to the head anyway, head wasn't that low). I'm just saying to someone on the ice it might look different than with 5 replays from different angles.

 

[Cirris]

The Finnish Finish is terrible.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Laine is never used for 4v4 even though the less players there are the better it should be for him.

This annoys me immensely.

Agree. This is a game though shows the value of a game breaker. Though it is unfair to depend on the youngest player in the tournament to score a goal. This is where you need to put him on the ice because he is the best chance you have.

 

[Hemsky001]

Must've concussed himself

poor boy, he's so confused

 

[Calgarybrutalist]

There goes our third line centre. Might open a spot for Jankowski.

 

[W75]

We've lost this one. Swedes are good, they know how to play just well enough. Respect.

 

[Coog]

No worries, my finnish friends. Just lean back and watch Sweden totaly imploding with 1 min left... I can feel it happening.

 

[FVM]

If Koivu could score at all, he'd be a great player.

 

[skillhockey]

Koivu is horrible, twice now, should be 2-1.

 

[Chimpradamus]

The stands: "Suomi! Suomi!"

ESPN: "That means 'lion' in Finnish."

Lundqvist, what a game.

 

[W75]

I admit to not getting the joke, but I'm not arguing the hit. It was clean (can understand 2 minutes for principal contact to the head anyway, head wasn't that low). I'm just saying to someone on the ice it might look different than with 5 replays from different angles.

That is true. No hard feelings.

 

[DoubleGold]

Game over.

 

[bDtKarlsson]

Yes powerplay!

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Ridiculous how good Karlsson is with the puck in close quarters.

 

[BB88]

Marjamaki it's about time to bench our defensive guys and let the offensive players play.



edit, ............ you Marjamaki, try to even try.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Sweden should keep retreating to kill the clock

 

[Brun0]

wtf

covered hockey sweden *******

 

[PensandCaps]

Lighting fans just had a heart attack

 

[chauron]

Komarov ....

 

[LaGu]

Komarov should destroy somebody .... oooops

 

[BruinsBtn]

Komarov is an idiot.