GDT: Bronze Medal Game - May 22 - Russia (7) vs USA (2)

[ijuka]

Somebody should have told that to Malkin when he managed a lousy freaking 4 assists in 9 games in his 1st tournament a year after being drafted and a few months shy of his 19 b-day.

Matthews has played a great tournament.

Russian NHL super stars are notoriously lazy in WCs. My favorite is 2011 when Ovechkin was 0+0=0.

 

[Liminality]

Nice zone entry by Matthews

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Vatrano again with the chance. Showing his speed and nose for the net. Having a hell of a game!

 

[HarrisonFord]

Do you really need to ask when it's clear that he's implying Laine is having a better tournament?

Matthews is and has been the best player on the US team. Laine has been maybe the third best player on Finland?

 

[Ralonzo]

Dominik Hasek has really let himself go.

Edit: Oh wait. That guys a Slovak. Nevermind.

 

[HarrisonFord]

Dominik Hasek has really let himself go.

 

[ijuka]

Matthews is and has been the best player on the US team. Laine has been maybe the third best player on Finland?

So better than Mikko Koivu and Jussi Jokinen? Not bad.

Glad to see what Vatrano can do without being held back by his center...

 

[Liminality]

Don't know how Larkin squeezed through and got into the zone untouched

 

[HarrisonFord]

So better than Mikko Koivu and Jussi Jokinen? Not bad.

He's had a better tournament than them, probably. But no, he's not better than them

 

[Liminality]

Datsyuk's still got it

 

[HarrisonFord]

wow, vintage Datsyuk. Incredible steal, amazing backhand pass

 

[The Winter Soldier]

6-2 Russia. That really seals it. Mccabe pickpockted by Pavel.

 

[Ralonzo]

Team USA Coach Lex Luthor is not amused.

 

[Legion34]

Vatrano again with the chance. Showing his speed and nose for the net. Having a hell of a game!

Im curious to see this. He has been horrible all tourney. Just shoots from anywhere.

 

[ijuka]

Im curious to see this. He has been horrible all tourney. Just shoots from anywhere.

He has like 8 shots on goal. Just, 2 of them actually went in so he's having a great game.

 

[Ralonzo]

Im curious to see this. He has been horrible all tourney. Just shoots from anywhere.

So Vatrano is to the IIHF what Evander Kane is to the NHL and Kieffer Bellows is to USNTDP.

 

[Liminality]

He has like 8 shots on goal. Just, 2 of them actually went in so he's having a great game.

He's literally been shooting from anywhere, including some really bad angles and weak blue line shots. He's got some in today which is nice but doesn't tell the full story.

 

[Namba 17]

At least we can beat unmotivated USA D-team.
How long shell we wait until our Federation invite some good coach?

 

[JTD]

He has like 8 shots on goal. Just, 2 of them actually went in so he's having a great game.

Only 2 goals on 8 shots? Wow he's a scrub

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Im curious to see this. He has been horrible all tourney. Just shoots from anywhere.

Vatrano has 8 points in the tourney. And he has been terrific in the bronze medal game. He's got a good shot, he shouldn't shoot? And as a poster reminded us in this thread he actually has more assists in the tournament. I would like to have more horrible players like this on my team if this is your definition of horrible.

 

[ijuka]

Only 2 goals on 8 shots? Wow he's a scrub

Well, it's twice as many as what he had before this game throughout the tournament. I wonder what his shooting % was. 2?

 

[puckluck33*]

Auston Mathews no medal at the world juniors,no medal at the world championships,looks like this guy has loser written all over him.

 

[Coldplay619]

At least we can beat unmotivated USA D-team.
How long shell we wait until our Federation invite some good coach?

Embarrassing World Cup should do it.

 

[Ralonzo]

That's the hand sign for either "wait... I like it" or "too many men"

 

[dubey]

What's with the John Cena chants