Finland - Czech Republic

[Czechboy]

Also, I could totally see Finn's winning this 1-0 or 2-0 with an ENG. However, I will cheer to the end! Good luck!

 

[czechmate]

Oh please, how about those several handholds..

Look, I'm not trying to make a point by saying any team has been treated poorly by the refs. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't apply double standards.

 

[24 others]

So far:
Finns, once famous for their high-tempo, exciting game, play the trap.
Czechs, once famous for clever passing play, play dump and chase.

 

[BullLund]

So far:
Finns, once famous for their high-tempo, exciting game, play the trap.
Czechs, once famous for clever passing play, play dump and chase.

Well, it is mostly regional players for Finland. They don't have the skill to play any other strategy.

 

[maclean]

Finns way too good at just taking away all space and suffocating any play

 

[BullLund]

Finns way too good at just taking away all space and suffocating any play

Not an easy feat to accomplish on the big ice.

 

[Zub]

Well, it is mostly regional players for Finland. They don't have the skill to play any other strategy.

That's why i hate this team, super boring and embarrassing tactic.

 

[BullLund]

That's why i hate this team, super boring and embarrassing tactic.

It is what it is. Couldn't get any NHL players on the roster. Finland could rarely boast of playing a C or D team but this is what it basically is.

 

[Czechboy]

Totally forgot. at the end of 2nd.. Stransky was causing shit.. all the Finns skated away. That's what Sweden should've done in our game when we did the same thing at the end of the 2nd.lol

Good job!

 

[mattihp]

Czechs are vicious. Different team in the third.

 

[Zub]

It is what it is. Couldn't get any NHL players on the roster. Finland could rarely boast of playing a C or D team but this is what it basically is.

It's like a time machine over 10 years back to the suffering days.

 

[jonlin]

Also, I could totally see Finn's winning this 1-0 or 2-0 with an ENG. However, I will cheer to the end! Good luck!

I feel this is going to overtime. Czechs have the momentum. Its actually a pretty good game for beeing a 1-goal game...

 

[mattihp]

The DJ must love that there is barely any audience. I can almost swear I heard Jacko's They don't care about us

 

[BullLund]

It's like a time machine over 10 years back to the suffering days.

Sadly it wouldn't surprise me if this team could upset our "A-team" atleast 1 out of 3 times, by playing this way. It's Jalonen's "magic", taking scraps and turning them into a major pest.

 

[Rangers79]

Hope Czech wins this honestly but I think Finland has this.

 

[Zub]

Sund has been nothing but a massive liability out there, bench him alrdy.

 

[maclean]

It is what it is. Couldn't get any NHL players on the roster. Finland could rarely boast of playing a C or D team but this is what it basically is.

Czech team barely has any NHL players either

 

[BullLund]

Czech team barely has any NHL players either

That's why the game looks like it does.

By the way, I'm not saying that the Finnish team is bad. This is Jalonen's team. He has built it to fit his purposes. He doesn't need star players to win tournaments.

 

[Zub]

Czech team barely has any NHL players either

Way more than Finland.

 

[jonlin]

Zadina is Hollywood-material.

 

[Gereth]

That PP from high stick would come handy now.

 

[Jussi]

It's like a time machine over 10 years back to the suffering days.

We don't have the luxury of depth. We have to play with what we have and play with a system that fits the roster.

 

[maclean]

That PP from high stick would come handy now.

Based on how our PP has been, I'm not even sure it would

 

[jonlin]

That PP from high stick would come handy now.

I guess it would have been high-stick + embellishment if blown. 4on4. Zadina tried to sell it too much

 

[Czechboy]

I feel this is going to overtime. Czechs have the momentum. Its actually a pretty good game for beeing a 1-goal game...

I feel like we're doing exactly what Finland wants.