GDT: FIN vs. AUT May 16, 2024

[Summer Rose]

Who: Finland vs. Austria

What: IIHF World Championship Group A

Where: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

When: 16:20 CEDT (10:20 EDT)

Why: To upset or not to upset?

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[mattihp]

Austria always challenges Finland. They work hard and smart.

Finland wins 3-1.

 

[Theokritos]

Once Finland is ahead 6-1, Austria has them exactly where they want to have them.

 

[illone84]

Finland takes it 5-2.

 

[mattihp]

Once Finland is ahead 6-1, Austria has them exactly where they want to have them.

Is this a pun on how 6 in german is sex?

 

[FinPanda]

Finland should take this but historically the games have been very close. 4-2 Finland.

 

[jj cale]

Heavy body work leads to first goal.

 

[Theokritos]

Is this a pun on how 6 in german is sex?

It's a pun on Austria's game against Canada.

 

[FinPanda]

Kapanen scored again from a great play

 

[Svedu]

Kapanen, future NHLer.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Kapanen 6 goals with 10 sog, although... i dont count redirect goals as sog...
6 goals with 6 sog..

Kapanen, future NHLer.

hope so, but i dunno

 

[jj cale]

Austria with a terrible start, don't see the intensity out there today so far.

Mental hangover from their halcyon game against Canada.

 

[Theokritos]

0-2, everything is going exactly according to plan for Austria. Three or four goals more for Finland and then a point for Austria is virtually guaranteed.

 

[FinPanda]

Austria with a terrible start, don't see the intensity out there today so far.

Mental hangover from their halcyon game against Canada.

I think also Finland is playing well.

 

[jj cale]

I think also Finland is playing well.

they are, not taking anything away from them but Austria is making it pretty easy for them too, there is zero energy and willingness to compete from them in this first period, low effort and need to get their head in the game.

A lot of teams would be beating them this period......................and i'm not not just talking about the big boys here.

 

[OKR]

Lovely goal

 

[jj cale]

That's more like it..........................sweet play.

O.K, that should wake them up a little.

 

[jj cale]

Finland responds with good puck possession.

 

[jj cale]

Austrian p.p...............hmm

 

[Jukurit]

Austria dominating.

 

[OKR]

We have quite a few players who haven’t offered anything all tournament. Puustinen deserves to be singled out, you would think someone with the expactations he has would at least hustle to make up for the lack of offensive contributions, but he isn’t even trying out there.

 

[jj cale]

Game very much up for grabs.

I must confess as a neutral fan I'd like to see the Austrians tie it up, I just want to see a good third.

A fella like me doesn't have to be nervous in these ones, it's beautiful.

 

[Lambo]

This Finnish team is very reminiscent of 2021 (Corona World Cup). But I don't think they will get through the tournament "like that" at this tournament.

 

[Eco]

I'm just able to finally tune in, and I must say, these AJ adverts on the refs are really brutal on the eyes.

 

[stv11]

Why would you challenge that? It was obviously the right call