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GDT: Denmark (3) vs. Finland (2) • Group A • Dec. 27

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QnebO said:
Finland was slaughtered in comments, but the Czech game wasn't that bad in tape delay, as I expected from comments.

Now we outshot Denmark 36-10 and some say they weren't as bad as the reuslt.

I just feel there is some chance involved, but of course it's not good to lose two games.

They can still beat Sweden.
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Of course they can. As evidenced by last night, anything can happen in a best of one.
 
Assuming Swiss beat Danes, and I'm confident they will...Finns will, in all probability, need to beat Swiss in regulation and at least take Sweden to OT to make QF's... a tall order, based on what we've seen from Suomi thus far...

My crystal ball says the defending gold medal champs will be playing in the relegation round...

WHATASHOCKER :amazed:
 
LoveNHL said:
Most finns have lost market value. I bet we wont see a single finn drafted in the first round 2017.
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Barkov got drafted 2nd after a bad tournament. Scouts don't put too much weight on these short tourneys, where the draft eligible players are 1 or 2 years underaged. Though with dominating performances (like Laine last year), the players can definitely rise.
 
Scotty B said:
Assuming Swiss beat Danes, and I'm confident they will...Finns will, in all probability, need to beat Swiss in regulation and at least take Sweden to OT to make QF's... a tall order, based on what we've seen from Suomi thus far...

My crystal ball says the defending gold medal champs will be playing in the relegation round...

WHATASHOCKER :amazed:
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Lol, every knowledgeable person predicted a tough tournament for Finns. I even predicted they would be a total disgrace to the hockey world. If anything, they have been a positive surprise, outshooting the opponents so far. Let's see if they pull an upset on sweden or the swiss, I'm convinced they have it in them to win one with the right amount of puck luck. And no, Pulju-Aho-Laine wouldn't have made a difference, other than avoiding the relegation. Finnish hockey is at it's low point, and there's no better tomorrow.
 
Hagged said:
Lol, every knowledgeable person predicted a tough tournament for Finns. I even predicted they would be a total disgrace to the hockey world. If anything, they have been a positive surprise, outshooting the opponents so far. Let's see if they pull an upset on sweden or the swiss, I'm convinced they have it in them to win one with the right amount of puck luck. And no, Pulju-Aho-Laine wouldn't have made a difference, other than avoiding the relegation. Finnish hockey is at it's low point, and there's no better tomorrow.
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This. And this has been going on from the early January days.
 
I mean, with Barkov, Rantanen, Pulju, Laine, Aho, Kapanen, Saros, Teravainen, Ristolainen, Vatanen, Lehkonen and Honka, i'd say there's a better tomorrow....but we are going to miss a few generations. Again.
 
Hagged said:
Lol, every knowledgeable person predicted a tough tournament for Finns. I even predicted they would be a total disgrace to the hockey world. If anything, they have been a positive surprise, outshooting the opponents so far. Let's see if they pull an upset on sweden or the swiss, I'm convinced they have it in them to win one with the right amount of puck luck. And no, Pulju-Aho-Laine wouldn't have made a difference, other than avoiding the relegation. Finnish hockey is at it's low point, and there's no better tomorrow.
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If I'm not mistaken Czechs outshot Finns? As for being a positive surprise? Damn right...
















if ur Danish:handclap:
 
Scotty B said:
If I'm not mistaken Czechs outshot Finns? As for being a positive surprise? Damn right...
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Well at least they outshot the Danes, which is more than I could have imagined looking at that team.

The team is a disgrace.

The only thing that would have possibly made Finland a medal contender would have been Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
 
Rambokala said:
I mean, with Barkov, Rantanen, Pulju, Laine, Aho, Kapanen, Saros, Teravainen, Ristolainen, Vatanen, Lehkonen and Honka, i'd say there's a better tomorrow....but we are going to miss a few generations. Again.
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For someone that remember the years before these listed players, this year's Finnish squad has enough depth to crank out good players eventually. Previously when failing that wasn't the case, those teams were shallow in a different way, they couldn't overcome the lack of skill and depth to place higher. This team looks to be failing mostly because it's not playing how it's supposed to play. A pretty significant difference going forward, if you were ever going to use the WJC as a measurement(I would, but not as the be all and end all).
 
joe89 said:
For someone that remember the years before these listed players, this year's Finnish squad has enough depth to crank out good players eventually. Previously when failing that wasn't the case, those teams were shallow in a different way, they couldn't overcome the lack of skill and depth to place higher. This team looks to be failing mostly because it's not playing how it's supposed to play. A pretty significant difference going forward, if you were ever going to use the WJC as a measurement(I would, but not as the be all and end all).
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yeah agreed. Coaching...

No it is a matter of learning, if they do and grow together everything is still wide open.

One thing is for sure, they will come flying vs sweden.
 
Congrats Danes!

The usual Finnish excuses... coaching of Rautakorpi Marjamaki Westerlund Calle...

... The roster mumble mumble... Whatever mumble mumble...

We just lost. Good win Denmark!
 
hagged said:
and no, pulju-aho-laine wouldn't have made a difference, other than avoiding the relegation. Finnish hockey is at it's low point, and there's no better tomorrow.
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What?????????????????????????????????????? This is got to be irony, please god.
 
You know, I used to think Jatkoaika national team threads are idiotic... This one takes the cake by about million miles.
 
Well, this is our most awfullest point since at least 4 hours and I don't see us recovering for 600 years. We should forfeit the rest of the games and travel to Ulan Bator for the D-series championship against Micronesia and Outer Mongolia which will be our destiny for ever and ever.
 
I was at the Bell Centre yesterday for that game and man did the crowd quickly get behind the Danes. It was actually really fun to see.

When the players were lined up on the blue lines after the game, crowd started chanting Krog Krog Krog for the goalie to get player of the game award.

I was sitting right behind the benches and except Sarijarvi*, Finland players showed no emotion AT ALL. Danes were always on the edge of their seat, standing up, reacting to the play. Finns were looking down, just waiting for their next shift. I don't think I saw Juolevi utter a single word on the bench to his teamates, be it motivation or strategy. It really was bad all around.

**After Finland's first goal, Sarijarvi stood up behind the bench and patted every single player in the back with a "come on, we're still in this" feel. Not many reacted, if any at all. He also happened to have a pretty good game and to actually want to play/win it. Really disappointed in the Finns' game.
 
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