GDT: 9/22 - Finland vs. Russia - 3 PM ET

[Redline]

Tretiak must have found the fountain of youth.

 

[Dris]

Aho is such a clever player...a little bit of physicality and speed and he will be formidable to watch.. smooth operator

 

[Rugbyplayer*]

Germany's fun, everyone has named them according to the Germanic tribe they first met. We call them 'Saxons', the French 'Allemagnes', the Italians 'Tedesci'...

In Spanish it is 'alemanes'.

 

[Jeppe950]

No, linguistically. Finland is closer to Holland than Hungary ethnically. You have to remember that Finland is pretty diverse - South-Western Finns are ethnically closer to Swedes than Eastern Finns.

Isn't it also very city based in the west like Turku or Vaasa when it comes to the swedish-finns.

 

[Steven1562]

Rask good early.

 

[Gsus]

Basic play's way ahead of Aho. At least he makes good plays sometimes.

Aho has been better so far in the tournament than TT. And that's not even up for discussion.

PP time. Laine time! Or is it Vatanen?

 

[MarVell]

TT used to be great at junior level, what happened to him?

Looks like he's afraid to hold on to the puck. Used to be his strenght in juniors.

 

[chauron]

Laine slapper hits a russian, brutal

 

[Sorey*]

You really must hate him

Dont hate him. Just think he is overrated.

 

[fouba]

Me too, they're not?

i dont understand why people always say Finland is or is not a part of scandinavia,

ofcourse is not but it should be said scandinavia is not a part of Finland

 

[DoubleGold]

Isn't it also very city based in the west like Turku or Vaasa when it comes to the swedish-finns.

Yes, it is.

 

[Sentinel]

Telegin is a stud.

 

[Gsus]

Telegin is a stud.

It's almost funny that he seems to be taking all the block and is dying every PK on the ice. This tournament he's blocked 3 shots which have left him struggling on the ice. Respect to him.

 

[kary]

What a poor pp by finns

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Offensively Finland is just brutal with their decision making.

 

[Nordic*]

I have never seen Granlund as good as he's been in this tournament, on the senior level. Looks much faster than I remember.

Thoughts, Finns?

 

[MMANumminen]

Donskoi is good

 

[The Missing Piece]

Finland playing better without the PP then with.

 

[MMANumminen]

Granny is always our best player so nothing new

 

[ijuka]

They should get Donskoi out of 4th and swap him with Aho.

 

[Cambodian Fouler]

I have never seen Granlund as good as he's been in this tournament, on the senior level. Looks much faster than I remember.

Thoughts, Finns?

His skating has improved alot.

Vatanen still seems to have glue on his stick, he just doesnt want to pass or shoot the puck from blueline.

 

[jepjepjoo]

I have never seen Granlund as good as he's been in this tournament, on the senior level. Looks much faster than I remember.

Thoughts, Finns?

He's always good on the NT

 

[Sorey*]

Finlands offense is like a black hole of suck.

 

[Sentinel]

It's almost funny that he seems to be taking all the block and is dying every PK on the ice. This tournament he's blocked 3 shots which have left him struggling on the ice. Respect to him.

Yet he was out on the ice next shift. Man of steel.

 

[Gsus]

I have never seen Granlund as good as he's been in this tournament, on the senior level. Looks much faster than I remember.

Thoughts, Finns?

He was good on the Wing with Wild. And he got this fast two summers ago I guess.