GDT: Canada vs. Finland | 2/17/2025 1:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CET, 8:00 p.m. EET | Tämä on ulkotalo!

[BlueMed]

Binnington has been solid. Hasn't needed to be great but he's done what he's needed to.

It's gonna be real interesting if Binner has a monster game against the US to win the tournament.

 

[Auston Marlander]

Wowww!

So it's just about goalpost moving, got it.

 

[NyQuil]

Federal employees work, amirite?

Some of them work extremely hard.

 

[jj cale]

Maple Leaf team with a big lead going into 3rd in Boston.. Why am I feeling some PTSD

Don't stress it too much, your team is solid from top to bottom, they can play anyway and don't have the holes Canada has to overcome.

 

[FlyguyOX]

nm read incorrectly

 

[KingsHockey24]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

 

[NyQuil]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

Yes. Has to be in regulation though. Otherwise Sweden can pass them with a regulation win.

 

[BTO]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

Yup

 

[Luolis]

Finland with no linechanges still. Fire this f***ing failure of a coach.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

In regulation, yes. Canada will have 5 points. Even if Sweden wins today against the US, they'd also have 5 points but Canada has the wins tiebreaker IIRC.

 

[The Blue Baron]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

 

[NyQuil]

Canada playing the clock now.

Not a lot of urgency out there.

 

[elmaco]

Assuming Canada wins this does that mean we get USA/CAN final?

We are getting that, there's a zero chance Canada loses this.

 

[TheOrganist]

He's been caught swimming a few times, zero faith in him against USA Thursday in a game where one bad goal can and likely will be the difference.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Binner looks a lot more comfortable now than he did in the first. No longer lunging at stuff.

 

[Czechboy]

Large segment of Canadian fans wanting him to fail. He's been very good here.

He has... he's clearly starting in the finals too!

 

[NyQuil]

It's funny when you see Crosby do the "Crosby" with his heels together sideways circling thing that he made famous.

 

[Oilslick941611]

I thought Matthews was great defensively on Saturday

he had one good break up back check, was a ghost otherwise. Marner won the Can/Swe game in OT, so i dont get why people are saying he's been invisible. Its a 4 game tournament, some people expect too much

 

[PaulD]

To recap how Canada has done against Finland in a best on best

1998 - Finland 3 Canada 2 bronze medal game
2002- Finland 1 Canada 2 Quarterfinals
2006 - Finland 2 Canada 0 Round Robin
2014 - Finland 1 Canada 2 OT Round Robin

Canada has not beat Finland by more then a goal in a best on best scenario men’s hockey the last 37 years…that should tell you how todays game will go down. Also note, Canada has never scored more than 2 goals….Our goalie can not, I repeat, CAN NOT give up a soft goal, or it’s OVER.

Well throw that out the window

 

[BTO]

Where was the trigger warning?

 

[Oilslick941611]

why did this start at 1pm

holidays in Canada and US and its prime time in finland. Sweden got a primetime game on saturday.

 

[BTO]

Some of them work extremely hard.

Hence the

 

[Macbanan]

Of the 4 teams that started only 2 had any shot to win we all knew it was Canada VS the USA

Finland is getting absolutely destroyed and there is very real chance Sweden doesn't win a game and finishes last.

Sweden finishing last use to be unheard-of.

If You have a tournament where You know the final before the tournament starts just have a best of 5 series

Unheard of how? It's a four team tournament, last would be like losing the bronze game.

Remember, someone is going to finish last in the 2 team tournament you propose too, and then that will be unheard of.

 

[HockeyVirus]

he had one good break up back check, was a ghost otherwise. Marner won the Can/Swe game in OT, so i dont get why people are saying he's been invisible. Its a 4 game tournament, some people expect too much

He was the matchup center against McDavid and Mcdavid had by far his quietest game that night so not a fair analysis IMO

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Canada is more cohesive this game with Makar etc. Should be a very competitive final game against the USA.